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The City of Charlotte announced today that Haley Gentry is the next Aviation Director for Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). Gentry has spent more than 30 years in the Aviation...

CLT’s busy summer travel season has returned. Charlotte Douglas will welcome large crowds who are ready to return to the skies over the next four months. Memorial Day weekend officially kicks...

CLT remains the sixth busiest airport nationwide and climbed one spot from 2019 to the sixth busiest airport worldwide in arrivals and departures, according to Airports Council International (ACI)...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today the implementation of biometric facial comparison technology to the Charlotte Douglas International...

Charlotte Douglas International Airport is giving the public two opportunities next week to learn about and comment on the Draft EA that evaluates the potential impacts of the proposed...

Airport Community Partnerships raised a record $79,600 for the Construction Skills Training Center at Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont during the 2021 CLT Charity Golf Tournament....

Airport Community Partnerships will present the second CLT Charity Golf Tournament May 3 at the Ballantyne Country Club. The sold-out event features 144 golfers. The 2021 tournament benefits the...

Charlotte Douglas International Airport’s Concourse A Expansion – Phase I achieved Green Globes® for New Construction certification, recognizing sustainability efforts during the design and...

Two of the worlds’ top rating agencies recently rated bonds issued on behalf of the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Fitch Ratings assigned an 'AA-' rating to the City of Charlotte’s...

Passengers flying through CLT should expect a busy Airport as spring and summer travel numbers steadily rise. Throughout March CLT has seen 18,000 to 19,000 daily local passengers, which is among...

Over the past year, the aviation industry has taken steps to enhance cleaning practices and evolve safety protocols to safeguard customers throughout their travels. As an additional measure to...

Charlotte Douglas International Airport is investing in the latest technology to help deter the spread of COVID-19 and give passengers the confidence to fly again. “As air travel begins to pick...

Cross-posted from tsa.gov. Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) today announced that automated screening lanes (ASLs)...

COVID-19 impacts on airline travel stifled Charlotte Douglas International Airport’s 2020 year-end passenger and operation numbers. The Airport served 27.2 million passengers in 2020, a 46...

Charlotte Douglas International Airport is working closely with our partners regarding TSA’s security directive that will implement provisions of the CDC’s Emergency Order on Promoting...

Charlotte Douglas International Airport contributes $24.6 billion annually to the state’s local economy, according to a North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Division of Aviation...

Charlotte Douglas International Airport has earned Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) STAR™ Facility Accreditation, recognizing that CLT has implemented the most stringent protocols for...

Charlotte Douglas International Airport is prepared for Christmas travelers to start arriving this weekend. Due to COVID-19, the numbers are considerably lower than last year, however, CLT will be...

Charlotte Douglas International Airport launched a virtual presentation to share information and gather feedback as part of an Environmental Assessment (EA) of a proposal to build a new runway and...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Nov. 23 issued additional COVID-19 safety measures to tighten mask requirements and enforcement as cases continue to rise rapidly in North Carolina and across the...

Thanksgiving holiday travel, which kicks off this weekend at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, will be different for many passengers because of COVID-19 safety measures implemented for a...

Charlotte Douglas International Airport is launching its new parking revenue control system on Monday, Nov. 9 that will bring enhanced customer services and improved operational capability to...

Passengers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport can now view security checkpoint wait times via CLT’s website and app before arriving at the terminal. The Airport has partnered with...

Charlotte Douglas International Airport is adding five electric buses to its vehicle fleet as part of CLT’s sustainability commitment to pursue fiscally responsible practices that minimize...

As concessionaires inside Charlotte Douglas International Airport terminal continue to reopen following the COVID-19 slowdown, the Aviation Department is hosting its first virtual job fair to help...