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  • Mar 20, 2024
    CLT Airport gets ready for record-breaking crowds

    Spring Break is expected to be the busiest one yet at Charlotte Douglas International Airport as local school districts dismiss for an eight-day recess beginning Thursday, March 28. Forecasts show...

  • Feb 13, 2024

    When Lisa and Charles Allen tell the story of how they met, people sometimes don’t believe them. That’s because it sounds like something out of a movie. But this is a real-life fairy tale,...

  • Jan 24, 2024

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport saw record-breaking travel in 2023, surpassing its all-time passenger record set pre-pandemic. CLTwelcomed 53.4 million passengers last year, a 12% jump...

  • Jan 23, 2024

    Washington, D.C. – Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) on Jan. 19 announced Ella Rice Moultrie as the recipient of the 2023 ACI-NA Risk Management Professional of the Year...

  • Jan 18, 2024
    Airport and Engineering College Join Forces for Innovation and Research

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport has partnered with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering to develop the first-of-its-kind Charlotte...

  • Dec 12, 2023

    Winter holiday travel begins Thursday, Dec. 14 at CLT and will continue through Wednesday, Jan. 3. with higher-than-normal passenger volumes. Approximately 1.6 million local and connecting...

  • Dec 11, 2023

    The 16th annual Runway 5K raised $47,361 for Airport Opportunity Scholarships at Central Piedmont Community College. The scholarships were created in 2018 to help promote careers in aviation as...

  • Passengers featured in the terminal walking to and from gates with luggage and backpacks
    Nov 16, 2023
    CLT Expects Record-Breaking Passenger Traffic

    This Thanksgiving travel season is expected to be the busiest one yet at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Holiday traffic will be busiest from the Thursday before Thanksgiving (Nov. 16)...

  • Oct 27, 2023
    Booking Online Guarantees Best Rates

    Drive-up parking rates for all lots and decks at Charlotte Douglas International Airport will increase Nov. 6. The rate changes are due to substantial local passenger growth and the significant...

  • Oct 20, 2023
    Lobby Expansion East Side, Checkpoint 1 Opens by End of the Month

    The Terminal Lobby Expansion’s (TLE) east side will open by the end of the month, providing approximately 90,000 square feet of additional circulation space and access to the east subterranean...

  • Oct 13, 2023

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport CLT is among the nation’s top 10 best airports in in the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Large Airport after a four-week online vote....

  • Sep 26, 2023

    CLT is the fifth most connected airport in the country for domestic services, according to OAG’s 2023 Megahubs index. OAG, the leading data platform for the global travel industry, ranked...

  • Aviation employees speaking to the members of the community about opportunities at the airport.
    Sep 18, 2023

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport, along with its tenants and partners, will host an Airport Job Fair from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Urban League of Central Carolinas, 740...

  • Aug 30, 2023

    Labor Day marks the official end of summer travel season and Charlotte Douglas International Airport expects to be busy over the holiday as flyers take final summer adventures. Passengers are...

  • Aug 17, 2023

    Registration for CLT’s 16th Annual Runway 5K scheduled for 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 is underway. The event takes place entirely on the airfield with two miles of runway and a close-up look...

  • Jul 27, 2023

    It’s official. CLT ranks the seventh busiest airport worldwide and nationwide for arrivals and departures, according to Airports Council International (ACI) 2022 final rankings, which were...

  • Jul 24, 2023
    Award Earned in Over 30 Million Passenger Category

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport is the most efficient North American airport with over 30 million passengers according to the Air Transport Regional Society (ATRS), a top academic research...

  • Jun 28, 2023

    At approximately 8:40 a.m. Delta Air Lines Flight 1092 landed in Charlotte on Runway 36 Left. The aircraft remains on the runway due to mechanical issues. The runway is closed and Airport is...

  • Jun 27, 2023
    Passengers Encouraged to Plan Ahead, Don’t Fly by the Seat of Your Pants

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport is anticipating record-breaking crowds for the upcoming Fourth of July weekend at the midway point of CLT’s summer travel season. The Airport is expecting...

  • Groundbreaking Ceremony for Fourth Parallel Runway, dirt turning
    Jun 9, 2023
    10,000-Foot Runway Scheduled for Commissioning in 2027

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport began the next project under the Destination CLT portfolio today with the groundbreaking of CLT’s fourth parallel runway. It was identified in the...

  • Passengers featured in the terminal walking to and from gates with luggage and backpacks
    May 30, 2023

    CLT ranks the seventh busiest airport worldwide for arrivals and departures and 10th in North America for passengers according to the Airports Council International (ACI) 2022 preliminary...

  • Passengers in Concourse C with luggage
    May 23, 2023
    Passengers Encouraged to Plan Ahead and Don’t Fly by the Seat of Your Pants

    Memorial Day will bring a high volume of local passengers to Charlotte Douglas International Airport as the busy summer travel season begins this weekend. Passengers are strongly advised to book...

  • ACP logo, purple and blue colors with Airport Community Partnership verbiage
    May 11, 2023

    Airport Community Partnerships, supported by Charlotte Douglas International Airport, raised a record $115,384 for Freedom School Partners Summer Literacy Program at Renaissance West STEAM...

  • Charlotte Douglas International Airport’s Central Energy Plant facility
    Apr 21, 2023

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport’s Central Energy Plant achieved Two Green Globes® certification for new construction, recognizing sustainability efforts for resource...

  • Passengers in the terminal near Gate C with luggage and other travel baggage
    Apr 12, 2023

    Local passenger counts soared at Charlotte Douglas International Airport during Easter weekend as TSA screened over 172,000 passengers April 6-10. Those numbers are in addition to the...

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