Runway & Airfield Projects
Runway & Airfield Projects
Airfield Modernization Update: Runway 5-23 converted to Taxiway J
Fourth Parallel Runway Fact Sheet
Status:
Preliminary design underway
Description:
Identified in the Airport’s 2016 Master Plan Update, the Fourth Parallel Runway program was identified to address runway capacity to meet future demand at acceptable levels of runway delay. The program includes the design and construction of a new 10,000-foot long by 150 feet wide parallel runway, capable of serving Aircraft Approach Category D and Airplane Design Group V aircraft (D-V), 1,100 feet to the west of Runway 18C/36C, including North and South End-Around Taxiways. The construction of the South End-Around Taxiway will require a relocation of one mile of West Boulevard. With the expansion and reconfiguration of the airfield, an additional Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting facility is needed to support airfield emergency response times.
Duration:
8 years
Milestones:
Environmental Assessment: 2019 - 2022
Design: 2022 - 2025
Groundbreaking: June 2023
Construction starts: 2023
Completion: 2027
Cost:
$1,006,000,000
Funding Source:
Future General Airport Revenue Bonds (GARBS), Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Revenue and federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grants
Status: Construction Underway
Description:
The first phase of the North End-Around Taxiway (NEAT) and associated relocations program will design and construct an end-around taxiway north of Runway 18C/36C. The new taxiway will provide connectivity for arriving aircraft between the western runway and the terminal ramp. This connectivity will reduce the number of aircraft crossings on Runway 18C/36C, will enhance safety of the airfield and will provide for additional queuing capabilities for traffic utilizing Runway 18C/36C.
Several enabling projects are included in this program such as the relocation of the Airport Overlook, the relocation of a one-mile segment of Old Dowd Road, and the construction of a new private access drive adjacent to the Airport’s Long Term 1 parking lot.
During Phase II of the NEAT program, the Runway 18C/36C threshold will be displaced by 1,235 feet. This displacement is necessary to accommodate the future Medium Intensity Approach Lighting (MALSR) System and to provide the necessary Aircraft Design Group V Taxiway Object Free Area. Due to the displacement, it will be necessary to construct a new highspeed taxiway on the southern end of Runway 18C/36C, the new highspeed taxiway will allow arriving aircraft to exit the runway environment in an expedited and efficient manner.
Phase II implementation to be determined at a later date.
Duration:
5 years
Milestones:
Phase I
Design: complete
Construction:
Start: April 2021 Completion: December 2024 - NEAT January 2025 - enabling projects
Cost:
$253,139,000
Funding Source:
Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) bonds and federal grant funding.
Status:
Design underway
Description:
The South End-Around Taxiway project is one of four projects that comprise the Fourth Parallel Runway Program. The new taxiway will provide connectivity for arriving and departing aircraft between the western runways and the terminal ramp and will tie into the Taxiway F extension being constructed under a separate program, this connectivity will reduce the number of aircraft crossings on Runway 18C/36C as well as the new Fourth Parallel Runway.
By eliminating aircraft crossings of the two runways, the new taxiway will provide for the reduction of incurred delay both locally at CLT and in the National Airspace System, will provide for a reduction in jet fuel consumed by aircraft operators, will reduce aviation related emissions due to delay savings, and will contribute to significant cost savings for both aircraft operators and passengers.
Duration:
4 years
Milestones:
Design: May 2023 – June 2024
Construction starts: December 2024
Completion: April 2027
Cost:
Included in Fourth Parallel Runway cost
Funding Source:
Future General Airport Revenue Bonds (GARBS), Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) revenue and federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grants
Status:
Initiating Preliminary Design
Description:
Part of the Airport’s 2016 Master Plan Update, the South Ramp Expansion was identified to address terminal ramp and gate capacity needs and to reduce congestion and provide operational efficiencies. The program will allow CLT to accommodate future airline passenger demand and provide the needed capacity and maintain acceptable levels of delay.
The program will ultimately provide for the design and construction of the required pavement to provide full dual Aircraft Design Group III & V taxi lanes south of existing Concourses B and Concourse C, will reconfigure existing airfield pavement to accommodate the expanded terminal ramp, and provide the required ramp pavement to accommodate the future Concourse B & C Expansions.
During Phase I of the South Ramp Expansion Program, the terminal ramp south of Concourse C will be expanded to the south and east, thereby eliminating one of the last major congestion points on the terminal ramp. The reconfigured pavement will allow bidirectional flow of aircraft during periods of high traffic with minimal delays. Phase I will also provide for two enabling projects which will relocate the Airport Surveillance Radar and the Center Lighting Vault to more permanent sites away from the congested terminal ramp and allow Phase II to commence.
During Phase II of the South Ramp Expansion Program, the program will expand the terminal ramp south of Concourse B, providing additional aircraft queuing capacity and additional taxiing capacity needed to leverage the additional airfield efficiency and delay savings resulting from the Fourth Parallel Runway Program.
Duration:
7 years
Milestones:
Phase I Design: September 2023 – August 2025
Phase I Construction: September 2025 – September 2028
Phase II Design: April 2026 – March 2027
Phase II Construction: October 2028 – March 2030
Cost:
$405,000,000
Funding Source:
Future General Airport Revenue Bonds (GARBS) and federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grants