Charlotte Douglas International Airport serves civil and military aviation purposes in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is the second largest hub for American Airlines after Dallas/Fort Worth, with service to 178 domestic and international destinations. A record 50,168,783 passengers enplaned and deplaned at the airport in 2019. Charlotte Airport ranked 11th in the US by the passenger volume. The airport handled 578,263 aircraft movements, and 183,900 tons of cargo shipment.
Top Carriers at the Airport
By passenger share record available with US Govt. Department of Transportation, we have ranked the carriers as follows.
Airline | Passenger | Passenger Share % |
American | 27,174 | 59.66 |
Delta | 1,360 | 2.99 |
Southwest | 689 | 1.51 |
Frontier | 485 | 1.06 |
Envoy Air | 382 | 0.84 |
Other | 15,457 | 33.94 |
Ground Transportation
The transportation means mentioned below make commuting to and from Charlotte Airport extremely easier.
Road
The airport is connected with Wilkinson Boulevard (to I-485 and Uptown Charlotte), Little Rock Road (to I-85) and Billy Graham Parkway (to I-77).
Public transportation
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) operates two bus routes from the airport terminal: Route 5-Airport (Sprinter) to Uptown Charlotte/CTC and Route 60-Tyvola Road to LYNX Tyvola station. Route 10-West Boulevard operate between the old terminal and Uptown Charlotte/CTC.
Rental Car Facility
Eight rental car companies including Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz and National have their counters and kiosks in the Rental Car Facility. They have their fleets comprising around 3,000 cars.
Destinations Served by Carrier
Domestic
City | Carrier |
Orlando, MCO | American, Frontier |
New York, LGA | American, Delta |
Chicago, ORD | American, Frontier, United |
Dallas/Fort-Worth, DFW | American |
Newark, EWR | American, Spirit, United |
Boston, BOS | American, JetBlue |
Atlanta, ATL | American, Delta |
Philadelphia, PHL | American, Frontier |
Baltimore, Maryland | American, Southwest, Spirit |
Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona | American |
International
City | Carrier |
Cancún, CUN, Mexico | American, Frontier |
Montego Bay, MBJ, Jamaica | American, Delta |
London Heathrow, LHR, UK | American, Frontier, United |
Punta Cana, PUJ, Dominican Republic | American |
Toronto, YYZ, Canada | American, Air Canada |
Nassau, NAS, Bahamas | American |
Oranjestad, AUA, Aruba | American |
Munich, MUC, Germany | American |
Frankfurt, FRA Germany | American |
Grand Cayman, GCM, Cayman Islands | American |