Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)

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Location and general information

IATA code: CLT
ICAO code: KCLT
FAA site number: 16608.*A
City / state: Charlotte, NC
County: Mecklenburg
Time zone: America/New_York
Reference point: 35°12'47.47" N
80°57'04.97" W
Elevation: 747.9 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 7° W (2000)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, City of Charlotte
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 5,558 acres
From downtown: 5 NM west
Sectional chart: Charlotte
Activated: 09/1937

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 24 hours
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bulk high/low
Transient storage: Tie-downs
Other services: Air freight, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
ARTCC: Atlanta (ZTL)
Flight service: Raleigh (RDU)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: CLT
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Landing fee: No
Customs: Landing rights airport
FAR 139 certification: Class I, ARFF index E, scheduled air carrier (05/1973)
Airport manager: Haley Gentry
704-359-4000
Last FAA inspection: 05/22/2026

FAA remarks

Runway surface condition info during duty hours phone ANG operations 704-391-9177 or airborne 292.25.
Be alert for flocks of migratory birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Military: ANG: contact comd post 30 minimum prior landing. Amops/comd post - 292.25 (call newsreel).
Successive or simultaneous departures from runway 18 and runway 19L are approved with course divergence beginning no further than 4 miles from end of runway.
Runway status lights in operate.
Taxiway C4 and C6: when taxiing aircraft with cockpit to main gear distance greater than 90 ft, pilot must perform judgemental oversteering instead of cockpit over centerline steering.
Group IV aircraft with a wingspan greater than 118 ft are prohibited from exiting runway 18/36 at taxiway C10.
Taxiway C10 unusable for TXG onto runway 18/36.
CLT ramp, non-movmt area, is ctld ramp; contact ramp control prior to entering.
Group iii aircraft with a wingspan greater than 79 ft are prohibited from making a nbnd turn onto taxiway C when taxiing westbound on taxiway A.
Taxiway D, restricted to 15 MPH or less with wingspan 171 ft and greater.
Group iii aircraft with a wingspan greater than 79 ft are prohibited from making a sbnd turn onto taxiway C when taxiing nwbnd on taxiway R.
Taxiway C from the approach of runway 18 to taxiway J and taxiway M from the apron to runway 18/36 restricted to 15 MPH or less with wingspan 171 ft and greater.
Group VI aircraft with a wingspan greater than 214 ft (65M) are prohibited on taxiway M between the terminal ramp and taxiway C, as well as taxiway C north of taxiway M.
All aircraft are prohibited from exiting runway 36 sebd at taxiway R.
Terminal ramp orange taxilane from spot 1W to spot 27E max wingspan 118 ft.
Terminal ramp blue taxilane from spot 1E to spot 27W max wingspan 118 ft.
Terminal ramp orange taxilane from spot 29E to spot 34N max wingspan 82 ft.
Terminal ramp blue taxilane at spot 28S between concourse D and E alley max wingspan 118 ft.
Terminal ramp blue taxilane from spot 26N to spot 27W max wingspan 118 ft.
Terminal ramp orange taxilane at spot 28N between concourse D and E alley max wingspan 94 ft.
Aircraft with wingspan greater than 118 ft use judgmental oversteer instead of cockpit over centerline steering entering and exiting runway 18/36.
Group IV aircraft and larger with a wingspan greater than 118 ft (36M) are prohibited on taxiway T.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: CLT
ICAO code: KCLT
Location: Charlotte, NC, United States
Elevation: 747.9 ft
Time zone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 35.214, -80.9431

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
01R / 19L	10,000 × 150 ft	Concrete, good, grooved
01L / 19R	9,000 × 150 ft	Concrete, excellent, grooved
18 / 36	8,676 × 150 ft	Asphalt/concrete, good, grooved

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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