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Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Terminals
- 1
- Elevation
- 748 ft
- Hub airlines
- 1
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT/KCLT) is a high-volume American Airlines connecting hub for the U.S. Southeast. It has 1 terminal and sits 748 ft above sea level in Charlotte, United States.
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About Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport — IATA CLT, ICAO KCLT — is the principal airport serving Charlotte, North Carolina, in United States, and is one of the the United States hubs profiled across this guide. The airfield lies at 35.21° latitude and -80.94° longitude, 748 feet above mean sea level, and observes America/New_York local time. Arriving and departing passengers are handled across 1 passenger terminal.
Day-to-day operations at Charlotte Douglas International Airport are anchored by American Airlines, which operates a hub or focus city here. That carrier bases aircraft and crews at Charlotte, scheduling banks of connecting flights that join short-haul feeder services to the longer trunk routes which make CLT a recognisable waypoint on the the United States network.
Principal nonstop destinations from Charlotte include Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), New York (LGA), New York (JFK), Miami (MIA), Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW), Washington (DCA), Boston (BOS), Philadelphia (PHL) and Newark (EWR). Each of those airports carries its own profile in this guide, so you can compare terminals, field elevation, based carriers and the busiest routes on the same terms before you book. Those links form part of the guide's internal route graph, connecting CLT to its principal the United States and intercontinental markets.
Airport facts
| IATA / ICAO | CLT / KCLT |
|---|---|
| City | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
| Coordinates | 35.21°, -80.94° |
| Elevation | 748 ft |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Timezone | America/New_York |
| Hub airlines | American Airlines |
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Route guides from CLT
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- CLT → MIA to Miami
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the airport code for Charlotte Douglas International Airport?
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, United States, uses IATA code CLT and ICAO code KCLT.
- Which airlines are based at Charlotte (CLT)?
- American Airlines (AA) operates a hub or focus city at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
- Where is Charlotte Douglas International Airport located?
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport sits at 35.21°, -80.94° and 748 feet above sea level, in the America/New_York timezone.
- How many terminals does Charlotte Douglas International Airport have?
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport has 1 passenger terminal.
- What city and country does CLT serve?
- CLT (Charlotte Douglas International Airport) serves Charlotte, North Carolina, in United States.
- Is Charlotte Douglas International Airport a hub airport?
- Yes. American Airlines operates a hub or focus city at CLT, giving Charlotte a dense schedule of connecting flights across its 1 terminal.
- Which destinations can you fly to nonstop from Charlotte?
- Major nonstop markets from Charlotte Douglas International Airport include Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), New York (LGA), New York (JFK), Miami (MIA), Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW), each with its own airport profile in this guide.
Data sources
- Airport identity and geography courtesy of OurAirports (ourairports.com) and Wikidata.