Charlotte Douglas International Airport KCLT / CLT
Charlotte's hub, 15 minutes from Uptown's banking towers, with Wilson Air Center as the sole FBO and CBP on site. American Airlines' hub adds congestion; Concord-Padgett (25 minutes) serves NASCAR and overflow traffic.
10,000 ft
Longest runway
15 min
Drive to Charlotte
1
FBOs / handlers
748 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- concrete
- Fuel type
- Jet A, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 10 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.cltairport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Wilson Air Center Charlotte
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (10,000 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport · Vmzp85 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons