# Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT / KCLT)

**Charlotte Douglas International Airport** (IATA: CLT, ICAO: KCLT) is a large airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It opened in 1935. It has 3 runways; the longest is 10,000 ft (3,048 m). In 2025 it handled 51.9 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CLT / KCLT
- FAA: CLT
- Type: Large airport
- Owner: Charlotte
- Serves: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: 1935
- Elevation: 748 ft / 228 m
- Coordinates: 35.2140, -80.9431
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
- Instrument procedures: 21 approaches, 13 departures, 12 arrivals
- Passengers: 51,886,744 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.charlotteairport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Douglas_International_Airport (41 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q597649
- Weather station: KCLT · WMO 72314
- Ident: KCLT

## Timeline

- 1935: Charlotte Douglas International Airport opens.
- 11 Sep 1974: Eastern Air Lines Flight 212. 72 killed.
- 2 Jul 1994: USAir Flight 1016. 37 killed.
- 8 Jan 2003: Air Midwest Flight 5481. 21 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01R/19L | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 356° / 176° | yes |
| 01L/19R | 9,000 ft / 2,743 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 356° / 176° | yes |
| 18/36 | 8,676 ft / 2,644 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 176° / 356° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00078AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 44,279,504 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 44,551,396 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 43,643,641 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 44,578,239 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 44,717,683 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 48,512,104 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 26,228,879 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 41,889,099 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 46,349,253 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 51,972,786 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 57,272,639 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 51,886,744 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

112 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (99)

- [GSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgsp.md) Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · United States · 75 mi / 121 km · American Eagle
- [GSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgso.md) Piedmont Triad International Airport · United States · 83 mi / 134 km · American Eagle
- [CAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcae.md) Columbia Metropolitan Airport · United States · 89 mi / 143 km · American Eagle
- [AVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kavl.md) Asheville Regional Airport · United States · 91 mi / 147 km · American Eagle
- [FLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kflo.md) Florence Regional Airport · United States · 99 mi / 160 km · American Eagle
- [FAY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfay.md) Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field · United States · 117 mi / 189 km · American Eagle
- [TRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktri.md) Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport · United States · 120 mi / 193 km · American Eagle
- [AGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kags.md) Augusta Regional At Bush Field · United States · 140 mi / 225 km · American Eagle
- [ROA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kroa.md) Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · United States · 155 mi / 250 km · American Eagle
- [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 156 mi / 251 km · American Eagle
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · United States · 168 mi / 271 km · American Eagle
- [LYH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klyh.md) Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field · United States · 175 mi / 282 km · American Eagle
- [TYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktys.md) McGhee Tyson Airport · United States · 176 mi / 284 km · American Eagle
- [ILM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilm.md) Wilmington International Airport · United States · 185 mi / 297 km · American Eagle
- [LWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klwb.md) Greenbrier Valley Airport · United States · 185 mi / 298 km · American Eagle
- [OAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koaj.md) Albert J Ellis Airport · United States · 190 mi / 306 km · American Eagle
- [PGV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgv.md) Pitt-Greenville Airport · United States · 203 mi / 326 km · American Eagle
- [HHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khxd.md) Hilton Head Airport · United States · 207 mi / 333 km · American Eagle
- [SAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksav.md) Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · United States · 214 mi / 344 km · American Eagle
- [EWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewn.md) Coastal Carolina Regional Airport · United States · 221 mi / 355 km · American Eagle
- [CRW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcrw.md) Yeager Airport · United States · 221 mi / 356 km · American Eagle
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 227 mi / 365 km · American Eagle, Delta Air Lines
- [HTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khts.md) Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field · United States · 235 mi / 379 km · American Eagle
- [SHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kshd.md) Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport · United States · 239 mi / 385 km · American Eagle
- [CHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcha.md) Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) · United States · 241 mi / 388 km · American Eagle
- [CHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcho.md) Charlottesville Albemarle Airport · United States · 245 mi / 394 km · American Eagle
- [RIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kric.md) Richmond International Airport · United States · 256 mi / 412 km · American Eagle
- [LEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klex.md) Blue Grass Airport · United States · 281 mi / 453 km · American Eagle
- [PHF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphf.md) Newport News Williamsburg International Airport · United States · 281 mi / 453 km · American Eagle
- [ORF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korf.md) Norfolk International Airport · United States · 289 mi / 465 km · American Eagle
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 321 mi / 517 km · American Eagle
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 328 mi / 528 km · American Eagle, Southwest Airlines
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 331 mi / 533 km · American Eagle
- [HSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khsv.md) Huntsville International Airport · United States · 332 mi / 535 km · American Eagle
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 335 mi / 539 km · American Eagle
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 335 mi / 539 km · American Eagle
- [CMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcmh.md) John Glenn Columbus International Airport · United States · 347 mi / 559 km · American Eagle
- [BHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhm.md) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · United States · 350 mi / 564 km · American Eagle
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 361 mi / 581 km · Southwest Airlines
- [DAY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kday.md) James M. Cox Dayton International Airport · United States · 370 mi / 596 km · American Eagle
- [SBY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksby.md) Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport · United States · 370 mi / 596 km · American Eagle
- [MGM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmgm.md) Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport · United States · 372 mi / 599 km · American Eagle
- [TLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktlh.md) Tallahassee International Airport · United States · 387 mi / 623 km · American Eagle
- [GNV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgnv.md) Gainesville Regional Airport · United States · 390 mi / 627 km · American Eagle
- [CAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcak.md) Akron Canton Regional Airport · United States · 395 mi / 636 km · American Eagle
- [MDT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdt.md) Harrisburg International Airport · United States · 413 mi / 664 km · American Eagle
- [EVV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kevv.md) Evansville Regional Airport · United States · 414 mi / 666 km · American Eagle
- [DAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdab.md) Daytona Beach International Airport · United States · 417 mi / 671 km · American Eagle
- [SCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kunv.md) State College Regional Airport · United States · 424 mi / 683 km · American Eagle
- [ECP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kecp.md) Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport · United States · 438 mi / 705 km · American Eagle
- [VPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvps.md) Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · United States · 460 mi / 740 km · American Eagle
- [FWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfwa.md) Fort Wayne International Airport · United States · 460 mi / 741 km · American Eagle
- [ERI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keri.md) Erie International Tom Ridge Field · United States · 477 mi / 767 km · American Eagle
- [ABE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kabe.md) Lehigh Valley International Airport · United States · 480 mi / 773 km · American Eagle
- [PNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpns.md) Pensacola International Airport · United States · 488 mi / 786 km · American Eagle
- [MLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmlb.md) Melbourne Orlando International Airport · United States · 492 mi / 791 km · American Eagle
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 501 mi / 806 km · Delta Air Lines
- [AVP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kavp.md) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport · United States · 509 mi / 819 km · American Eagle
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 510 mi / 821 km · American Eagle
- [VRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvrb.md) Vero Beach Regional Airport · United States · 523 mi / 842 km · American Eagle
- [MOB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmob.md) Mobile Regional Airport · United States · 526 mi / 846 km · American Eagle
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 528 mi / 850 km · United Airlines
- [SBN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksbn.md) South Bend International Airport · United States · 534 mi / 860 km · American Eagle
- [JAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjan.md) Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · United States · 561 mi / 903 km · American Eagle
- [HPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khpn.md) Westchester County Airport · United States · 564 mi / 907 km · American Eagle
- [ROC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kroc.md) Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport · United States · 574 mi / 923 km · American Eagle
- [GPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgpt.md) Gulfport Biloxi International Airport · United States · 577 mi / 928 km · American Eagle
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · United States · 584 mi / 940 km · Southwest Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 589 mi / 948 km · American Eagle, Air Canada Express
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 600 mi / 965 km · United Airlines
- [PIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpia.md) General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport · United States · 607 mi / 977 km · American Eagle
- [APF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kapf.md) Naples Municipal Airport · United States · 628 mi / 1,011 km · American Eagle
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 633 mi / 1,019 km · JetBlue Airways
- [LIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klit.md) Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field · United States · 639 mi / 1,029 km · American Eagle
- [COU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcou.md) Columbia Regional Airport · United States · 669 mi / 1,077 km · American Eagle
- [MLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmli.md) Quad City International Airport · United States · 674 mi / 1,084 km · American Eagle
- [BTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtr.md) Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · United States · 674 mi / 1,085 km · American Eagle
- [PVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvd.md) Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · United States · 683 mi / 1,099 km · American Eagle
- [SGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksgf.md) Springfield Branson National Airport · United States · 707 mi / 1,138 km · American Eagle
- [MSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsn.md) Dane County Regional Truax Field · United States · 708 mi / 1,139 km · American Eagle
- [ELH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/myeh.md) North Eleuthera Airport · Bahamas · 719 mi / 1,157 km · American Eagle
- [LFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klft.md) Lafayette Regional Airport · United States · 729 mi / 1,173 km · American Eagle
- [MHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmht.md) Manchester-Boston Regional Airport · United States · 737 mi / 1,186 km · American Eagle
- [EYW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keyw.md) Key West International Airport · United States · 738 mi / 1,188 km · American Eagle
- [ATW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katw.md) Appleton International Airport · United States · 743 mi / 1,195 km · American Eagle
- [XNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kxna.md) Northwest Arkansas National Airport · United States · 752 mi / 1,211 km · American Eagle
- [BTV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtv.md) Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport · United States · 761 mi / 1,224 km · American Eagle
- [SHV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kshv.md) Shreveport Regional Airport · United States · 763 mi / 1,228 km · American Eagle
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 803 mi / 1,292 km · American Eagle
- [TUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktul.md) Tulsa International Airport · United States · 840 mi / 1,352 km · American Eagle
- [GGT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/myef.md) Exuma International Airport · Bahamas · 861 mi / 1,385 km · American Eagle
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 912 mi / 1,467 km · United Airlines
- [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · United States · 924 mi / 1,487 km · Southwest Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 930 mi / 1,496 km · Delta Air Lines
- [OKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kokc.md) OKC Will Rogers World Airport · United States · 938 mi / 1,510 km · American Eagle
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,335 mi / 2,148 km · United Airlines
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 1,695 mi / 2,728 km · Volaris
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 1,724 mi / 2,774 km · Delta Air Lines
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 7,394 mi / 11,900 km · Etihad Airways

### Seasonal (15)

- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 321 mi / 517 km · United Airlines
- [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 549 mi / 883 km · American Eagle
- [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · United States · 574 mi / 924 km · Southwest Airlines
- [FPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mygf.md) Grand Bahama International Airport · Bahamas · 613 mi / 986 km · American Eagle
- [MHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/myam.md) Leonard M. Thompson International Airport · Bahamas · 643 mi / 1,035 km · American Eagle
- [MKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmke.md) General Mitchell International Airport · United States · 651 mi / 1,048 km · American Eagle
- [TVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktvc.md) Cherry Capital Airport · United States · 702 mi / 1,130 km · American Eagle
- [MVY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmvy.md) Martha's Vineyard Airport · United States · 703 mi / 1,132 km · American Eagle
- [ACK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kack.md) Nantucket Memorial Airport · United States · 722 mi / 1,162 km · American Eagle
- [GHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/myem.md) Governor's Harbour Airport · Bahamas · 739 mi / 1,189 km · American Eagle
- [CID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcid.md) The Eastern Iowa Airport · United States · 741 mi / 1,193 km · American Eagle
- [PWM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwm.md) Portland International Jetport · United States · 812 mi / 1,307 km · American Eagle
- [YQB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqb.md) Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport · Canada · 941 mi / 1,514 km · American Eagle
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,335 mi / 2,148 km · Southwest Airlines
- [ASE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kase.md) Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) · United States · 1,448 mi / 2,330 km · American Eagle

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CLT, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines)
- YV [Mesa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mesa-airlines)

### Passenger (8)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 98
- WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 6
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 5
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 4
- [Air Canada Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-express) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 1
- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 1

Former hub of [CCAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ccair), [Eastern Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eastern-air-lines), [Piedmont Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/piedmont-airlines-pdt), [Piedmont Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/piedmont-airlines), [Sunbird Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunbird-airlines), [US Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/us-airways), [US Airways Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/us-airways-express).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 51.9M (2025) | #32 of 3,974 | #11 in North America | #11 in US |
| Longest runway | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | =1,058 of 29,858 | =243 in North America | =191 in US |
| Elevation | 748 ft / 228 m | =22,470 of 43,403 | =10,656 in North America | =8,794 in US |
| Age | Opened 1935 | =593 of 15,079 | =128 in North America | =112 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 120.050 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 121.150 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 127.150 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| POST | BASE OPS COMD POST | 29.220 |
| RDO | RALEIGH RDO | 122.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [USA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjqf.md) Concord-Padgett Regional Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [HKY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khky.md) Hickory Regional Airport · 44 mi / 71 km
- [INT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kint.md) Smith Reynolds Airport · 75 mi / 121 km
- [GSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgsp.md) Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · 75 mi / 121 km
- [GSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgso.md) Piedmont Triad International Airport · 83 mi / 134 km
- [GMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgmu.md) Greenville Downtown Airport · 84 mi / 134 km

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #32

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Charlotte Douglas International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Douglas_International_Airport&oldid=1376328099), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt/data