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  • 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...

  • Aviation leadership team, mayor, and US Department of Transportation Secretary pointing and viewing a map of operational safety and airfield investment
    Apr 5, 2023

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport leadership and Mayor Vi Lyles welcomed U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Wednesday, March 29, for a first-hand look at CLT’s...

  • Apr 4, 2023
    Passengers are Encouraged to Book Parking Online, Don’t Fly by the Seat of Your Pants

    Spring Break for local school districts will bring increased travel demand this weekend for passengers starting their trip at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Passengers are strongly...

  • Red sign that reads
    Mar 15, 2023

    CLT enters the next phase of the Terminal Lobby Expansion (TLE) project on Friday, March 17 with the closing of Checkpoint B. The closure allows for an expansion to include six Automated Screening...

  • Rendering of Concourse E renovations
    Mar 13, 2023

    CLT is receiving $32 million for Concourse E renovations from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Terminals Program through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The concourse...

  • Mar 8, 2023

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport is hosting two public meetings regarding the Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study. These meetings will present preliminary information and...

  • Feb 23, 2023
    New airline ticket counters opening, Checkpoint B Closing March 17 to Add Lanes

    The Terminal Lobby Expansion is nearly halfway complete and remains on target for a fall 2025 finish. The TLE project is increasing the current terminal lobby space by 175,000 square feet...

  • Feb 16, 2023
    CLT Express Deck Self-Park to Open for Online Booking Only

    Just in time for spring break, the new Express Deck Self-Park (formerly known as Express Deck 2) will be available to book online only starting March 1 for arrivals beginning March 23. Customers...

  • Jan 24, 2023
    Counts 5% Shy of Pre-Pandemic Numbers

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport is inching closer to pre-pandemic numbers. CLT served nearly 48 million passengers last year, a 10% jump from 43 million passengers in 2021 and only 5%...

  • Jan 11, 2023

    An outage earlier today in the real-time flight status notification system used by the Federal Aviation Administration resulted in a nationwide ground stop of all air traffic

  • Jan 9, 2023
    'North Carolina: The State of Aviation:' Airport Remains Top Economic Driver Among N.C. Airports

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport contributed $32 billion to the state’s economy in 2021, according to a North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Division of Aviation report...