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Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Charlotte · United States · America/New_York

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4Runways
10,000Longest (ft)
748Elevation (ft)
140Route Records
17Airline Records
UTC-5Timezone
203Mapped Stands
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Route Intelligence

50Well Connected
Shortest route
GSPGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport121.4 km
American Airlines
Longest route
FCORome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport7,726.5 km
US Airways
Nearest international
YYZToronto Pearson International Airport947.6 km
American Airlines
Longest international
FCORome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport7,726.5 km
American Airlines
Longest domestic
SFOSan Francisco International Airport3,686.9 km
American Airlines

Airport Connectivity Score

50/100

Well Connected

Destinations served140 destinations
Airline diversity17 airlines
Haul mix coverage3 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

05/237,502 ftAsphalt/ConcreteLITCLOSED
18C/36C10,000 ftConcrete
18L/36R8,676 ftAsphalt/ConcreteLIT
18R/36L9,000 ftConcreteLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
101
medium-haul
31
long-haul
8

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
USAConcord-Padgett Regional Airport28.7 km
Nearest same country
USAConcord-Padgett Regional Airport28.7 km
Nearest international
YQGWindsor International Airport804.3 km
Farthest airport
JADPerth Jandakot Airport18,421.9 km
Within 500 km: 77 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 296 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 697 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1USAConcord-Padgett Regional Airport28.7 kmM
2HKYHickory Regional Airport71.2 kmM
3INTSmith Reynolds Airport121.2 kmM
4GSPGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport121.4 kmM
5GSOPiedmont Triad International Airport134 kmL
6GMUGreenville Downtown Airport134.4 kmM
7CUBJim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport138.4 kmM
8CAEColumbia Metropolitan Airport142.8 kmM
9MMTMc Entire Joint National Guard Base144.4 kmM
10SSCShaw Air Force Base144.6 kmM

ATC Frequencies8

A/DAPP/DEP120.05 MHz
ATISATIS121.15 MHz
CLDCLNC DEL127.15 MHz
GNDGND121.8 MHz
POSTBASE OPS COMD POST29.22 MHz
RDORALEIGH RDO122.4 MHz
TWRTWR118.1 MHz
UNICUNICOM122.95 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

319
112
320
78
CRJ
73
321
70
CR7
50
CR9
29
DH8
25
DH3
16
737
16
734
16

Live Departures & Arrivals34

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JIA5144CRJ9750 ft
PDT6034E145875 ft
AAL1685A3201,925 ft
AAL493B7389,800 ft
JIA5674CRJ92,375 ft
PDT6129E1458,900 ft
JIA5444CRJ92,575 ft
JIA5015CRJ96,825 ft
JTZ419E55P4,500 ft
PDT6050E1453,925 ft

Source: adsb.lol — community ADS-B network. Approximate local traffic within 40nm, not a definitive schedule.

Aircraft Spotted Here

Bombardier CRJ-900LR at Charlotte/Douglas Int'l Airport - KCLTPhoto: Parker White via JetPhotosEmbraer ERJ-145LR at University Park Airport - KUNVPhoto: Steven Ma via JetPhotosAirbus A320-232 at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - KDTWPhoto: DJ Reed via JetPhotosBoeing 737-823 at Miami Int'l Airport - KMIAPhoto: Max2011 via JetPhotosBombardier CRJ-900LR at Philadelphia Int'l Airport - KPHLPhoto: Chris Gimmillaro via JetPhotosBombardier CRJ-900LR at Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Williamsburg - KORFPhoto: Paul R Lineberry Sr via JetPhotos

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Airline Records in Dataset17

ACAir Canada
AFAir France
FLAirTran Airways
ASAlaska Airlines
AZAlitalia
AAAmerican Airlines
AVAvianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia
DLDelta Air Lines
F9Frontier Airlines
7IInsel Air (7I/INC) (Priv)
B6JetBlue Airways
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
LHLufthansa Cargo
WNSouthwest Airlines
USUS Airways
UAUnited Airlines
VSVirgin Atlantic Airways

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Airport HistoryEst. 1936

Charlotte Douglas International Airport traces its roots to 1935, when the city of Charlotte, North Carolina established a municipal airfield with help from Depression-era WPA funding. Renamed in 1954 for former mayor Ben Elbert Douglas Sr., who championed its early development, the airport was transformed into a major hub after Piedmont Airlines chose it as its base in 1979. It passed through Piedmont's 1989 merger into USAir/US Airways and then American Airlines' 2013 merger with US Airways, emerging as American's second-largest hub after Dallas/Fort Worth and one of the busiest airports in the United States.

✦The airport is named after Ben Elbert Douglas Sr., the Charlotte mayor who pushed for its development in the 1930s, not for a national aviation figure.
✦Charlotte Douglas is home to the Sullenberger Aviation Museum, which displays the actual Airbus A320 recovered from US Airways Flight 1549's 2009 'Miracle on the Hudson' landing.
✦The airport's newer air traffic control tower, at 367 feet, is one of the tallest in the United States.
✦American Airlines operates Charlotte as a 'fortress hub,' meaning it faces little direct competition from other airlines on most routes out of the airport.
1935
Charlotte Municipal Airport established

The City of Charlotte established a municipal airport, with construction assisted by Works Progress Administration (WPA) funding during the Great Depression.

1936
Airport opens for operations

The airfield opened with a small terminal, hangar, beacon tower, and three runways, laying the groundwork for Charlotte's future as an aviation hub.

1954
Renamed Douglas Municipal Airport

The airport was renamed in honor of Ben Elbert Douglas Sr., the Charlotte mayor credited with driving its early growth.

1979
Piedmont Airlines establishes its hub

Piedmont Airlines chose Charlotte as a hub, dramatically increasing flight volumes and prompting major terminal and runway expansion, including a new 10,000-foot runway.

1982
Renamed Charlotte Douglas International Airport and new terminal opens

A 325,000-square-foot terminal with new concourses opened, and the airport adopted its current name, Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

1989
Piedmont merges into USAir

Piedmont Airlines merged with USAir, and Charlotte continued as a primary hub for the combined carrier, later renamed US Airways.

2013
US Airways merges with American Airlines

Following the merger that created the modern American Airlines, Charlotte Douglas became American's second-largest hub after Dallas/Fort Worth, a 'fortress hub' status it retains.

2024
Record passenger year

Charlotte Douglas handled a record 58.8 million passengers in 2024, ranking among the busiest airports in the United States.

Operator
City of Charlotte Aviation Department1935 – presentThe airport has been owned and operated by the City of Charlotte since its founding, a status that has been the subject of periodic state-level governance disputes.

Compiled from Wikipedia, Simple Flying, and airport/city sources; recent passenger statistics (e.g., 2024 figures) are current as of publicly reported data and may be revised.