Airport Fast Facts

airport photoCharlotte Douglas International Airport is the seventh busiest in the nation. It averages over 640 daily flights. More than 38 million passengers traveled through Charlotte Douglas airport in 2010. 
The top five markets served by the airport are Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas and New York.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport was awarded the prestigious Eagle Award by International Air Transport Association (IATA) for best airport in the world. Click here to download the press release and here to visit IATA's web site.

Click here to download a PDF of Jerry Orr's (aviation director) October 13, 2009 presentation.

Rankings, 2010

  • Seventh nationwide in total operations
  • 11th nationwide in total passengers (38,254,207 passengers)
  • 34th nationwide in cargo (freight, mail)
Major Airlines: 11
Number of Flights Daily: 671
Direct/Nonstop Flights: 138 destinations,
36 International
Air Cargo (annually) 2010: 63,916 tons enplaned
  70,424 tons deplaned
Top 15 Airports Served By
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport 
Rank Destination Passengers Daily
1 La Guardia  1,534
2 Boston 1,174
3 O'Hare 966
4 Baltimore/Washington  860
5  Dallas/Fort Worth  740
6  Orlando 738
7  New York - Kennedy  706
8  New York - Newark  674
9  Las Vegas  594
10  Los Angeles  578
11  Philadelphia  572
12  San Francisco  514
13  Fort Lauderdale  502
14  Atlanta 468
15  Minneapolis/St. Paul  438
 July 2010-June 2011

 Air Passenger Enplanements

Year

 # of Enplanements
2010 19,096,963
2009 17,246,594
2008 17,357,993
2007 16,569,354
2006 14,829,903
2005 14,043,554
2004 12,417,506
2003 11,511,465
2002 11,792,511
2001 11,557,058
2000 11,498,79

CLT Airlines
Name of Airline  Phone Number Operates on
Concourse
Air Canada  1-888-247-2262

A
Air Tran Airways 1-800-Air-Tran

A
American Airlines, American
Eagle, American Connection		 1-800-433-7300

A
Continental Airlines,
Continental Express		 1-800-525-0280

A
Delta Airlines, Delta
Connection		 1-800-221-1212

A
Insel Air 1-866-794-6049

D
JetBlue Airways 1-800-JETBLUE

D
Lufthansa 1-800-399-5838

D
Northwest Airlines 1-800-225-2525

A
United Airlines, United Express 1-800-241-6522

A
US Airways 1-800-428-4322

B,C & D
US Airways Express 1-800-428-4322

E