Charlotte/Douglas International Airport

Introduction

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT) near Charlotte, North Carolina, is one of the busiest airports in the USA and in the top 25 worldwide. It has numerous domestic connections and quite a few international flights as well.

For more information about other airports throughout the world, also see the list of airports.

Getting there and away

• Bus: Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)'s Sprinter Enhanced Bus Service connects the airport to the downtown Charlotte Transportation Center and it arrives and departs in front of Zone D Baggage Claim in the commercial lanes. The service operates from the airport every 20 minutes Monday-Friday from 5:50am to 7:00pm. After 7:00pm, service is offered every 30 minutes until 12:02am. On Saturday and Sunday, Sprinter operates from the airport every hour from 6:00am to 8:00am, every half hour from 8:00am to 9:00pm, and every hour from 9:00pm to 1:00am. It takes about 20 minutes and the one-way fare is $1.75.
• Taxis, hotel shuttles and rental cars are all available at the airport as well.

Getting around

Airlines, Destinations and Terminals

There are 5 concourses at the airport, labelled A to E. For more information about airlines, also see the list of airlines and the details about flying with budget airlines.

Concourse A

• Air Canada Jazz - Toronto-Pearson
• AirTran Airways - Atlanta, Baltimore, Orlando
• American Airlines - Dallas/Fort Worth
• American Eagle - Chicago-O'Hare, New York-LaGuardia, Miami
• Continental Airlines - Houston-Intercontinental, Newark
• Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines - Cleveland
• Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines - Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark
• Delta Air Lines - Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul
• Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines - Atlanta
• Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines - Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK
• Delta Connection operated by Comair - Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Memphis, New York-JFK
• Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines - Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul
• Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines - Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Detroit, Memphis
• Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines - Memphis, New York-JFK
• United Airlines - Chicago-O'Hare
• United Express operated by Mesa Airlines - Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles
• United Express operated by Shuttle America - Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles

Concourse B

• US Airways (also uses concourse C and D) - Domestic Albany, Allentown/Bethlehem, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Charleston (SC), Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Harrisburg, Hartford/Springfield, Houston-Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Manchester (NH), Memphis, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, New Orleans, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (ME), Portland (OR), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), Sacramento, St. Louis, St. Thomas, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, Savannah, Seattle/Tacoma, Syracuse, Tampa, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach, Wilmington (NC)

Concourse D

• JetBlue Airways - Boston, New York-JFK
• Lufthansa - Munich
• US Airways - Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Belize City, Bermuda, Cancún, Cozumel, Frankfurt, Grand Cayman, Liberia (Costa Rica), London-Gatwick, Mexico City, Montego Bay, Nassau, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Providenciales, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rome-Fiumicino, St.Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, San José de Costa Rica, San José del Cabo, Toronto-Pearson
• US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (also uses concourse E) - Asheville, Augusta (GA), Blountville/Tri-Cities, Charleston (SC), Charleston (WV), Charlottesville, Chattanooga, Columbia (SC), Florence (SC), Greensboro, Greenville (NC), Greenville/Spartanburg (SC), Hilton Head, Huntington (WV), Jacksonville (NC), Lynchburg, New Bern, Newport News/Williamsburg, Richmond, Roanoke, Salisbury (MD)

Concourse E

• US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin - Allentown/Bethlehem, Baltimore, Birmingham (AL), Boston, Buffalo, Charleston (SC), Chattanooga, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Daytona Beach, Fayetteville (NC), Greensboro, Greenville/Spartanburg (SC), Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jacksonville (NC), Lexington, Louisville, Milwaukee, Myrtle Beach, Norfolk, Ottawa, Portland (ME), Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Savannah, St. Louis, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, White Plains, Wilmington (NC)
• US Airways Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines - Charleston (SC), Columbus (OH), Greensboro, Louisville, Myrtle Beach, New Bern, Richmond
• US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines - Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham (AL), Charleston (SC), Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Detroit, Fayetteville (NC), Harrisburg, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Louisville, Little Rock, Memphis, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, New Orleans, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Pensacola, Raleigh/Durham, St. Louis, San Antonio, Sarasota/Bradenton, Savannah, Washington-Dulles, Wilmington (NC)
• US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines - Akron/Canton, Allentown/Bethlehem, Asheville, Atlanta, Augusta (GA), Baton Rouge, Birmingham (AL), Blountville/Tri-Cities, Charleston (SC), Charleston (WV), Charlottesville, Chattanooga, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Columbia (SC), Columbus (OH), Dayton, Daytona Beach, Fayetteville (AR), Fayetteville (NC), Fort Walton Beach, Freeport, Gainesville, Greensboro, Greenville (NC), Greenville/Spartanburg (SC), Gulfport/Biloxi, Harrisburg, Hartford/Springfield, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson, Jacksonville (FL), Jacksonville (NC), Knoxville, Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Melbourne (FL), Mobile, Montgomery, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, New Bern, Newport News/Williamsburg, New York-LaGuardia, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Pensacola, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Roanoke, St. Louis, Sarasota/Bradenton, Savannah, Tallahassee, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, White Plains, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Wilmington (NC)
• US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines - Albany, Atlanta, Baltimore, Buffalo, Charleston (SC), Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Detroit, Greensboro, Houston-Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Key West, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montréal-Trudeau, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, New Orleans, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, St. Louis, Savannah, Syracuse, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Reagan, Wilmington (NC)

Do

Eat

Restaurants and Cafe's that are located in the Charlotte/Douglas International Airport include the following:

Drink

Sleep

Keeping connected