Charlotte

CLT · KCLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

35.21°, -80.94°NC, United States

Passengers a year

49.4M

#13 busiest in the U.S.

200

nonstop destinations

42

airlines

686

departures a day

81.8%

arrivals on time

2.1%

flights cancelled

81.4%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from CLT, by passengers: MCO, DFW, MIA, ORD, LGA, PHX, BOS, TPA, PHL, FLLCLTORDPHLLGABOSFLLMIAMCOTPADFWPHX
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Charlotte, with 89% of all passengers. 42 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

American Airlines holds 89% of the airport — the most concentrated large hub in the country. The nearest comparison is DFW at 83%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American82% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by PSA, Piedmont, Envoy, SkyWest, Republic
89.2%44.1M-7.3%
DL
Delta75% fullDelta Connection · operated by Republic, Endeavor, SkyWest
3.0%1.5M-11.7%
F9
Frontier73% full
1.9%945.5K+7%
UA
United79% fullUnited Express · operated by Republic, Mesa, SkyWest, GoJet, CommuteAir
1.9%919.3K-23.3%
WN
Southwest85% full
1.7%843.6K-3%
+Other airlines
2.3%1.1M—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

157 domestic and 43 international nonstop destinations from Charlotte, across 30 countries.

91% domestic · 9% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Orlando (MCO)

    721.8K departing · 81% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    603.2K departing · 83% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Miami (MIA)

    546.8K departing · 79% full

    American Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    536.7K departing · 78% full

    American Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • New York (LGA)

    535.1K departing · 80% full

    American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    479K departing · 88% full

    American Airlines

  • Boston (BOS)

    475.1K departing · 81% full

    American Airlines · Delta Air Lines

  • Tampa (TPA)

    465.4K departing · 80% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Philadelphia (PHL)

    455.3K departing · 74% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines

  • Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

    444.3K departing · 80% full

    American Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines

Top international destinations

  • London, United Kingdom (LHR)

    253.6K departing · 498.8K both ways

    American Airlines

  • Cancún, Mexico (CUN)

    220K departing · 444.7K both ways

    American Airlines

  • Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)

    197.9K departing · 397.9K both ways

    American Airlines

  • Munich, Germany (MUC)

    146.8K departing · 296.6K both ways

    Lufthansa · American Airlines

  • Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    129.3K departing · 257.2K both ways

    American Airlines · Air Canada

  • Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ)

    128.1K departing · 259.2K both ways

    American Airlines

  • Nassau, Bahamas (NAS)

    109.9K departing · 224.1K both ways

    American Airlines

  • Oranjestad, Aruba (AUA)

    97K departing · 194.4K both ways

    American Airlines

  • Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands (PLS)

    84.7K departing · 176.1K both ways

    American Airlines

  • Madrid, Spain (MAD)

    84.6K departing · 172K both ways

    American Airlines

All nonstop destinations

200 nonstop · 13 airlines · 157 domestic / 43 intl

ALBAlbanyABQAlbuquerqueAVLAshevilleATLAtlantaAGSAugustaAUSAustinBWIBaltimoreBGRBangorSKBBasseterreBZEBelize CityBHMBirminghamBOSBostonBZNBozemanBGIBridgetownBUFBuffaloBTVBurlingtonYYCCalgaryCUNCancúnCIDCedar RapidsCHSCharlestonSTTCharlotte AmalieORDChicagoSTXChristianstedCVGCincinnati / CovingtonCLEClevelandCMHColumbusCZMCozumelDFWDallas-Fort WorthDABDaytona BeachDENDenverDSMDes MoinesDTWDetroitDUBDublinIADDullesEGEEagleXNAFayetteville/Springdale/RogersFLLFort LauderdaleRSWFort MyersFRAFrankfurt am MainFPOFreeportGCMGeorge TownGRRGrand RapidsGSOGreensboroGSPGreenville/Greer/SpartanburgBDAHamiltonMDTHarrisburgBDLHartfordIAHHoustonINDIndianapolisJACJacksonJAXJacksonvilleMCIKansas CityEYWKey WestSVDKingstownTYSKnoxville/MaryvilleLASLas VegasLIRLiberiaLITLittle RockLHRLondonLAXLos AngelesSDFLouisvilleMSNMadisonMADMadridMEMMemphisMEXMexico CityMIAMiamiMKEMilwaukeeMSPMinneapolisMBJMontego BayMUCMunichMYRMyrtle BeachBNANashvilleNASNassauMSYNew OrleansJFKNew YorkLGANew YorkEWRNewarkORFNorfolkOKCOklahoma CityOMAOmahaONTOntarioAUAOranjestadMCOOrlandoANUOsbournPSPPalm SpringsECPPanama City BeachCDGParisPNSPensacolaPHLPhiladelphiaPHXPhoenixPITPittsburghPDXPortlandPWMPortlandPVDProvidence/WarwickPLSProvidencialesPOPPuerto PlataPUJPunta CanaRDURaleigh/DurhamRICRichmondROCRochesterFCORomeSMFSacramentoGNDSaint George'sSLCSalt Lake CitySATSan AntonioSANSan DiegoSFOSan FranciscoSJCSan JoseSJOSan JoséSJDSan José del CaboSJUSan JuanSNASanta AnaSRQSarasota/BradentonSAVSavannahSEASeattleSXMSint MaartenATHSpata-ArtemidaSTLSt LouisSYRSyracuseTPATampaYYZTorontoTVCTraverse CityTULTulsaVPSValparaisoYVRVancouverUVFVieux FortDCAWashingtonPBIWest Palm BeachAVPWilkes-Barre/ScrantonCURWillemstadILMWilmington

American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, SkyWest Airlines

CAKAkronABEAllentown/BethlehemATWAppletonASEAspenBTRBaton RougeTRIBlountvilleCRWCharlestonCHOCharlottesvilleCHAChattanoogaCAEColumbiaCOUColumbiaDAYDaytonERIErieEVVEvansvilleFAYFayettevilleFLOFlorenceFWAFort WayneGNVGainesvilleGHBGovernor's HarbourGRBGreen BayPGVGreenvilleGPTGulfportHHHHilton Head IslandHTSHuntingtonHSVHuntsvilleJANJacksonLFTLafayetteLWBLewisburgLEXLexingtonLYHLynchburgMHTManchesterMHHMarsh HarbourMVYMartha's VineyardMLBMelbourneMOBMobileMLIMolineMGMMontgomeryYULMontréalGGTMoss TownACKNantucketEWNNew BernPHFNewport NewsELHNorth EleutheraPIAPeoriaYQBQuebecRAPRapid CityOAJRichlandsROARoanokeSBYSalisburySHVShreveportSBNSouth BendSGFSpringfieldTLHTallahasseeVRBVero BeachSHDWeyers CaveHPNWhite Plains

American Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Charlotte.

Body class · share of departures

When Charlotte is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak May 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
15,253,842
1991
16,506,432
1992
17,768,482
1993
16,472,592
1994
19,606,073
1995
20,025,380
1996
20,922,204
1997
21,585,873
1998
21,383,201
1999
19,721,819
2000
21,692,479
2001
21,294,054
2002
21,978,865
2003
23,345,327
2004
25,531,937
2005
28,720,367
2006
30,072,881
2007
33,615,542
2008
35,016,664
2009
34,944,513
2010
37,951,414
2011
38,748,714
2012
40,740,461
2013
43,477,938
2014
43,985,941
2015
44,551,396
2016
43,643,641
2017
44,578,239
2018
44,717,683
2019
48,512,104
2020
26,228,879
2021
41,889,099
2022
46,349,253
2023
51,972,786
2024
57,272,639
2025
51,886,744
2026
28,447,901 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Charlotte, 82 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 16 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 82Late 16Cancelled 2

18 min

average delay

3,732

flights cancelled

177.5K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 87.5%

Least reliable here

Southwest Airlines 73.2%

Among US airports

#13

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 72.9%–87.7%

The weak spot is July 2026, when 72.9% of arrivals landed on time — 8.9 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 87.7%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)?

Charlotte Douglas International Airport handled about 49.4M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #13 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 686 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)?

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Charlotte (CLT), flying about 89% of its passengers. 42 airlines serve Charlotte in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)?

Charlotte (CLT) has 200 nonstop destinations — 157 domestic and 43 international across 30 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)?

About 81.8% of flights arriving at Charlotte (CLT) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.1% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)?

The Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures from Charlotte (CLT), about 20% of the total.

Trip reports on YouTube

Fliers post trip reports from flights through Charlotte (CLT) to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.

  • Genki's Travels

    American Airlines | A320-200 | First Class | Charlotte (CLT) to Baltimore (BWI) | Trip Report

    24:06 · Aug 2025

    Watch on YouTube

  • Global Aviation & Travel

    REVIEW | American Airlines | Charlotte (CLT) - Indianapolis (IND) | Boeing 737-800 | First Class

    15:06 · Jan 2026

    Watch on YouTube

  • BrandonJohnson10K

    American Airlines First Class CLT-CMH CRJ900 Trip Report

    6:28 · Oct 2024

    Watch on YouTube

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Departing counts passengers leaving Charlotte; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).