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Charlotte Douglas International Airport

United States Geological Survey (USGS) aerial image in 2012

IATA: CLT
ICAO: KCLT
FAA LID: CLT
WMO: 72314

Summary

Airport type

Public

Owner

City of Charlotte

Operator

Charlotte Aviation Department

Serves

Charlotte metropolitan area

Location

5501 Josh Birmingham Parkway
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Hub for

American Airlines
ViaAir

Elevation AMSL

748 ft / 228 m

Coordinates

35°12′50″N 080°56′35″W / 35.21389°N 80.94306°W

Website

www.charlotteairport.com

Map

CLT

Location in North Carolina

CLT

Location in the United States

Runway

Runway	Length		Surface
Runway	ft	m	Surface
18L/36R	8,677	2,645	Asphalt/Concrete
18C/36C	10,000	3,048	Concrete
18R/36L	9,000	2,743	Concrete
5/23	7,502	2,287	Asphalt/Concrete

Statistics (2017)

Passengers	45,909,899
Aircraft operations	553,812

Source: Federal Aviation Administration, Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (IATA: CLT, ICAO: KCLT, FAA LID: CLT) is a joint civil-military public international airport. It is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the 6th busiest airport in the world, based on traffic movements in 2010. It was also the 23rd busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic in 2013. The airport was opened in 1936 as the Charlotte Municipal Airport. It was renamed the Douglas Municipal Airport after former mayor of Charlotte Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr. in 1954. It was the largest hub for US Airways. In 2015, US Airways was combined with American Airlines. Now, Charlotte is the 2nd largest hub for American.