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Two years ago, CLT Chief Infrastructure Officer Jack Christine was presented with an ask that he doesn’t receive every day. “We want to put a tail of an MD-80 in the terminal,” requested CLT’s senior architect Dennis Iskra. “I was a little taken back by it, but excited at the same time,” Christine said. “I am an aviation person at heart, for me, my response was if we can figure out how to do it, I’m game.”

The way many travelers enter Charlotte Douglas International Airport has become safer and more efficient. The change also will keep vehicle traffic flowing in front of the terminal. Starting today (July 31), customers walking between the terminal lobby and the Hourly Deck, or the Rental Car Facility will no longer have to cross eight lanes of traffic. Pedestrians will use either the newly constructed skybridges or the underground walkways.

CLT is on track to break its 53.4 million passenger record set in 2023. Mid-year numbers show from January through June 2024 the Airport served 29.5 million passengers, which is up 15.6% from the 25.5 million who flew to from and through Charlotte Douglas during that same period in 2023.

For the second consecutive year, Charlotte Douglas International Airport is the most financially efficient North American airport with more than 40 million passengers, according to a top academic research organization in the air transportation sector. CLT Chief Financial Officer Michael Hill accepted the award July 3 at the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) World Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.

The action item of the day is Pack Your Bags. The following new nonstop flights are arriving at CLT: American Airlines Aug. 10 – Quebec City, Canada (seasonal through Nov. 2) Dec. 7 – St. Vincent and Grenadines (Saturday only service)

CLT is on track to break its 50.2 million passenger record set in 2019. Mid-year numbers show from January through June 2023 the Airport served 25.5 million passengers, which is up 4% from the...

Destination CLT, the Airport’s $4 billion capital investment program, is setting a high bar with expansion and renovation projects elevating the passenger experience.

When the Airport’s fourth parallel runway opens in fall 2027, the benefits will have an immediate impact for passengers and airlines. The new runway will provide a 20% to 25% increased capacity...

Charlotte Douglas International Airport hosted send-off celebrations for the USA Women’s Field Hockey and Taekwondo teams as they began their journey to the Paris Olympic Games.

CLT remains seventh worldwide and nationwide for arrivals and departures, according to Airports Council International (ACI) 2023 preliminary rankings that were released in early April. Charlotte Douglas lands ninth nationwide and 22nd worldwide for passenger traffic. The rankings come on the heels of a record-breaking year as CLT surpassed its all-time passenger record. Charlotte welcomed 53.4 million passengers in 2023, a 12% jump from 47.8 million passengers in 2022 and 6.5% above the previous record of 50.2 million passengers in 2019.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is one of the busiest airports in the world. It is home to the second largest hub for the world’s largest airline, American Airlines. With an average of 1,400 arrivals and departures each day, CLT is more airport than a city of Charlotte’s size needs. So, how did CLT become the major hub it is today?