Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | KCLT |
| IATA code | CLT |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 228.3 m (749 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 9 km west of Charlotte |
| Street | Billy Graham Pkwy, I-85 , I-485 US 74 |
| Local transport |
Bus : CATS Route 5 |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1935 |
| operator | Charlotte Aviation Department |
| surface | 2428 ha |
| Terminals | 1, 5 concourses |
| Passengers | 46,444,380 (2018) |
| Air freight | 178,805 t (2018) |
| Flight movements |
550,013 (2018) |
| Employees | 29,185 (2015) |
| Runways | |
| 18L / 36R | 2644 m × 46 m concrete |
| 18C / 36C | 3048 m × 46 m concrete |
| 18R / 36L | 2743 m × 46 m concrete |
| 5/23 | 2286 m × 46 m concrete |
The Charlotte Douglas International Airport ( IATA : CLT , ICAO : KCLT ) is the airport of the American city of Charlotte in North Carolina . The airport is named after the former mayor of Charlotte, Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr. It used to be the hub of American US Airways , after the merger with American Airlines this was taken over as the main hub.
Location and transport links
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is nine kilometers west of downtown Charlotte. The Interstate 85 and US Highway 74 run north of the airport, west of the airport runs the Interstate 485 and east of the airport of Billy Graham Parkway.
The Charlotte Douglas International Airport is integrated into local public transport by buses , Route 5 of the Charlotte Area Transit System regularly connects it with the city center.
Airport facilities
- The airport has a main terminal with five departure halls (Concourse AE) and 114 gates .
- The airport has four runways .
- Over 1,400 flight movements are handled every day
Airlines and Destinations
Charlotte Douglas International Airport serves American Airlines as the second largest hub ; until 2015 it was a hub for US Airways . It is used by a total of twelve airlines.
In March 2019 there were direct flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to 175 national and 36 international destinations. The international route network includes flights to Europe and North America . Most of the destinations are served exclusively by American Airlines. In the German-speaking Frankfurt American Airlines and Munich by Lufthansa served.
Traffic figures
In 2017 Charlotte Douglas International Airport had a passenger volume of around 45.9 million, making it the tenth largest airport in the United States by passengers. It was ranked 29th in air freight in 2017, and ranked 6th in flight movements in 2017.
| year | Passenger volume |
Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail ) |
Aircraft movements (with military) |
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| National | International | total | |||
| 2018 | 43.213.587 | 3,230,793 | 46,444,380 | 178,805 | 550.013 |
| 2017 | 42.604.250 | 3,305,649 | 45,909,899 | 174,918 | 553.812 |
| 2016 | 41.310.624 | 3,111,398 | 44.422.022 | 154,477 | 545.742 |
| 2015 | 42.052.360 | 2,823,159 | 44,875,519 | 135.085 | 543.944 |
| 2014 | 41,353,751 | 2,918,681 | 44.272.432 | 132.351 | 545.178 |
| 2013 | 40,638,617 | 2,817,693 | 43.456.310 | 129,799 | 557.948 |
| 2012 | 38,525,621 | 2,702,751 | 41.228.372 | 126,730 | 552.093 |
| 2011 | 36,425,848 | 2,617,860 | 39.043.708 | 137.943 | 539.842 |
| 2010 | 35.779.114 | 2,475,093 | 38.254.207 | 134,340 | 529.101 |
| 2009 | 32,358,581 | 2,178,085 | 34,536,666 | 119,551 | 509,448 |
| 2008 | 32,562,747 | 2,176,273 | 34,739,020 | 132.009 | 536.253 |
| 2007 | 31.125.411 | 2,040,277 | 33.165.688 | 144.240 | 522,541 |
| 2006 | 27,705,461 | 1,988,488 | 29,693,949 | 170,752 | 509,559 |
Busiest routes
| rank | city | Passengers | Airlines |
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| 1 | New York – LaGuardia , New York | 610,540 | American , Delta |
| 2 | Atlanta , Georgia | 602,640 | American, Delta |
| 3 | Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas | 591.160 | American |
| 4th | Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois | 588,570 | American, United |
| 5 | Orlando , Florida | 528,700 | American, Frontier |
| 6th | Boston , Massachusetts | 522.970 | JetBlue |
| 7th | Newark , New Jersey | 504.960 | American, United |
| 8th | Phoenix – Sky Harbor , Arizona | 498,690 | American |
| 9 | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania | 462.780 | American, Frontier |
| 10 | Baltimore , Maryland | 406.030 | American, Southwest |
Incidents
- On July 2, 1994, a Douglas DC-9 -31 of the USAir (license number N954VJ ) launched at Columbia Metropolitan Airport , South Carolina , crashed at Charlotte Airport during a failed go-around attempt in heavy rain showers with wind shear. Of the 57 occupants, 37 were killed (see also USAir flight 1016 ) .
- On 8 January 2003, the pilots lost control of their Beechcraft 1900 D of the US Airways Express (Mark N233YV ), which had reared steeply after takeoff from Charlotte Douglas International Airport up to 52 ° and after the stall crashed into a maintenance hangar. The machine caught fire and all 21 people on board died. The main cause was incorrectly adjusted elevator controls two days earlier. The American Air Traffic Control Authority (FAA) also assumes that overweight passengers caused the accident and increased the weight formula for passengers by ten pounds per person in December 2003 (see US Airways Express flight 5481 ) .
See also
Web links
- The airport website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Fast Facts. CLTAirport.com, March 2019, accessed March 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e CLT Traffic and Activity Reports. (No longer available online.) CLTAirport.com, archived from the original on January 4, 2017 ; accessed on March 3, 2019 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Economic Development. CLTAirport.com, accessed July 27, 2018 .
- ^ Ground Transportation. CLTAirport.com, accessed March 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Terminal Map. CLTAirport.com, accessed April 1, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Nonstop Cities Served. CLTAirport.com, January 2019, accessed March 3, 2019 .
- ^ Charlotte Douglas International. Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 1, 2018 .
- ↑ accident report DC-9-31 N954VJ , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 10 October 2017th
- ↑ Sabine Etzold: “ Learn to eat! “- DIE ZEIT No. 15 from April 1st, 2004
- ↑ accident report Beech 1900D N233YV , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 26 November 2017th
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