Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT  IATA) is in western Charlotte.

Understand

Charlotte has 🌍 one terminal with 115 gates and five concourses, A-E. The concourses are arranged in a pinwheel format. There is a single ticketing, baggage, and security location with all concourses connected behind security with moving walkways.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport is one of the few airports in the United States with a public viewing area. Here, visitors can watch planes take off, land, and taxi to and from runway 18C/36C in addition to providing a view of concourse A. The Overlook is a popular spot for aviation enthusiasts and plane spotters.

Traveler information

Flights

Charlotte is a major international airport serving North Carolina and South Carolina. It has excellent coverage of the eastern half of the U.S. and the Caribbean as well as service to several European and Central American hubs. American Airlines operates the majority of the airport's flights.

The airport is the second-largest hub for Oneworld member American Airlines. American Airlines serves over 120 domestic destinations from Charlotte/Douglas and over 35 international destinations, including Rome, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Dublin, Madrid, and Mexico City, among many others. The airport also receives domestic flights from Delta, United, JetBlue, Southwest, Frontier, and ViaAir. Lufthansa, aligned with Star Alliance, is the only foreign transoceanic carrier, with service to Munich. Air Canada has service to Toronto. Volaris has flights to Guadalajara in Mexico. Though the airport has diversified somewhat in the past few years, American Airlines domestic flights are still its primary source of traffic. Due to this dominance by a single carrier, finding fare bargains can be a challenge.

Passengers flying on American will arrive and depart from Concourse B, C, D, or E. Lufthansa passengers will arrive and depart from Concourse D, the airport's international concourse. All other airlines arrive and depart from Concourse A. All concourses connect through the Atrium however, so passengers of any airline may clear security at any security checkpoint.

Ground transportation

By bus

Charlotte Area Transit System has 2 routes to the airport. The Sprinter route 5, a rapid bus to downtown, and route 60 to the Tyvola LYNX station.

The HOP bus operates scheduled service from Asheville, Boone/Blowing Rock, and Hickory.

By shuttle bus

Courtesy shuttles service local hotels and parking lots.

By taxi or ride-hailing

Ride hails and taxis are available on the Arrivals level.

By car

There is road access from Wilkinson Blvd/Andrew Jackson Hwy/29, and I-84. A variety of airport and private parking lots are available.

By rental car

Rentals cars are located on the other side of the pickup/drop off lanes, on level 2 of the hourly parking deck.

By bicycle

Get around

There is no rail or bus services to get around the airport, but many hallways have moving walkways.

See

  • 🌍 Carolinas Aviation Museum, 4108 Airport Dr, ☏ +1 704-359-8442. Tu-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 1PM-5PM. This is a big attraction for aviation fanatics. This museum features a wide variety of resources including historic and restored airplanes (most notably the "Miracle on the Hudson" plane), air shows and a library (by research request only). Because it is at Charlotte-Douglas, it is the only attraction in the city that can be reached by airplane. If you want to meet people working on restoring the airplanes, come on a Tuesday or Thursday. (It is also a great place to watch takeoffs and landings at the airport.) The museum is temporarily closed to make way for Honeywell’s aircraft at Charlotte Douglas. The museum plans to reopen on Saturday, June 1, 2024. 

Eat and drink

Don't worry if you get hungry at CLT – the airport is home to many restaurants and shops. Many of the restaurants are decently priced.

Buy

The shops are not reasonably .

Connect

There is free wifi and charging stations throughout the terminal. Connect to the SSID CLTNET.

The Bank of America Business centers in the central concourse have electrical outlets, comfy chairs, and several restaurants nearby.

Cope

There are currency exchanges post-security in the atrium and concourse D. The currency exchange in baggage claim is closed, as of June 2022.

An interfaith chapel is in the atrium.

Pet relief areas are in several locations.

Sleep

Travelers are permitted to stay airside overnight. Minute Suites has a location in the Atrium open 24 hours. Rooms can be rented for periods ranging from one hour to overnight.

There is no other attached lodging, but several options exist off-property:

Nearby

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