Jan 30, 2024 - There are no signs of CLT slowing down in 2024. This year will be filled with construction milestones and new concessions and destinations. Check out what’s in store.
Fourth Parallel Runway
Design of CLT’s fourth parallel runway will be completed this summer. Grading and drainage work, lighting installation and utilities relocation will continue throughout the year.
CLT’s $1 billion airfield project will boost operations with the addition of the 10,000- by 150-foot runway, which will be located west of Runway 18C/36C and will serve departing traffic. The commissioning and opening are scheduled for fall 2027.
Terminal Lobby Expansion
Glass installation on the Terminal Lobby Expansion (TLE) canopy is currently underway. Canopy construction is slated to wrap up this fall. Meanwhile, CLT plans to finish the TLE’s skybridges (walkways) connecting the Hourly Deck to the terminal this summer.
Also, by this summer the mezzanine, including terrazzo flooring artwork, will debut.
The entire TLE is on track for completion in fall 2025.
Concourse A Expansion
Concourse A Expansion Phase II will welcome passengers in September with seven Delta and three common-use gates (Gates A30 - A39).
The 191,848-square-foot expansion will feature auto-tinting window glass to help control the temperature and sunlight inside, seats with integrated power to charge electronic devices, terrazzo flooring in the center walkways and two new art pieces currently in development.
Airport Overlook
The new Overlook will open this summer. The site will include restrooms, two age-specific playgrounds, picnic tables, a bus and food truck staging area, aircraft displays, airfield views and a memorial to USAir Flight 1016.
The new Overlook remains on Airport property just west of the previous location off Marshall Drive.
Concourse D and E Renovations
Concourse E renovations are under way and will run through 2025 with new flooring, lighting, paint and upgraded restrooms.
Concourse D renovations are in planning stages, but may start this summer.
Learn more information about CLT’s $4 billion capital investment plan - Destination CLT.
New Concessions
La Madeleine, a French style bakery, will begin serving customers in early 2024 on Concourse E.
This summer and fall scheduled openings include Dunkin', Crown Diner and the Great Wagon Road on Concourse A Expansion Phase II, Great American Bagel on Concourse B and OMB (Olde Mecklenburg Brewery) Biergarten on Concourse D.
On the retail side, Hip & Humble will welcome customers on the D/E Connector while some well-known terminal shops will change locations. Queen City News & Gifts is moving to Concourse B and Johnston & Murphy is coming to the Atrium.
CLT has more than 100 concessions. View the various options for shopping, dining and relaxing at Charlotte Douglas.
New Destinations
American Airlines is launching seasonal service in June through September to Jackson Hole, Wyoming (JAC); Bozeman, Montana (BZN); Calgary, Canada (YYC), and Spokane, Washington (GEG).
It will be the first time American offers nonstop service to Calgary International Airport and Spokane International Airport.
Frontier Airlines will introduce the following six new destinations from CLT this spring:
- LaGuardia (LGA) and Baltimore (BWI), daily service begins April 10.
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Chicago O’Hare (ORD), three times a week starting April 11.
- Houston Bush Intercontinental (IAH), three times a week service beginning April 21.
- Buffalo (BUF), three times a week service, departing May 17.
- San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU), daily service commences June 1.
Don’t wait. Book now at aa.com and flyfrontier.com. Airline contact information is also on cltairport.com.
