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69-558: Until May 23, 2008, Athens–Ben Epps Airport was served by twice-daily flights to Charlotte on Air Midwest operating as US Airways Express . SeaPort Airlines was the last airline providing scheduled service to the airport, with daily flights to Nashville . On September 28, 2012, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded SeaPort Airlines with daily flights to Nashville replacing GeorgiaSkies . As per Federal Aviation Administration records,

138-445: A non-stop basis. This system contrasts with the point-to-point model , in which there are no hubs and nonstop flights are instead offered between spoke cities. Hub airports also serve origin and destination (O&D) traffic. The hub-and-spoke system allows an airline to serve fewer routes, so fewer aircraft are needed. The system also increases passenger loads; a flight from a hub to a spoke carries not just passengers originating at

207-561: A fourth parallel runway between existing runways 18R/36L and 18C/36C. The runway, projected to cost $ 1 billion, is slated to be 10,000 feet long. It broke ground in June 2023 and construction will complete in 2027. Previously, a 12,000-foot runway had been planned; however, the airport reversed course due to practicality and cost considerations. Future terminal expansions included under the Destination CLT umbrella include Phase II of

276-576: A hub, the airline still refers to it as a focus city. A fortress hub exists when an airline controls a significant majority of the market at one of its hubs. Competition is particularly difficult at fortress hubs. As of 2012 , examples included Delta Air Lines at Atlanta , Detroit , Minneapolis/St. Paul and Salt Lake City ; American Airlines at Charlotte , Dallas Fort Worth , Miami , and Philadelphia ; and United Airlines at Houston–Intercontinental , Newark and Washington-Dulles . Flag carriers have historically enjoyed similar dominance at

345-491: A museum. Charlotte Douglas International Airport is one of the few airports in the United States with a public viewing area. Here, visitors can watch planes take off, land, and taxi to and from runway 18C/36C in addition to providing a view of concourse A. The Overlook is a popular spot for aviation enthusiasts and plane spotters. Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a smoke-free facility, which means that smoking

414-466: A package through Oakland International Airport when shipping packages between destinations near Seattle and Phoenix, Arizona instead of sending deliveries through the Memphis Superhub . A given hub's capacity may become exhausted or capacity shortages may occur during peak periods of the day, at which point airlines may be compelled to shift traffic to a reliever hub. A reliever hub has

483-484: A passenger transit period, repeat a similar process for departure to the final destination of each plane. In past, Air India operated a scissor hub at London's Heathrow Airport , where passengers from Delhi , Ahmedabad , and Mumbai could continue onto a flight to Newark . Until its grounding, Jet Airways operated a similar scissor hub at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to transport passengers from Bangalore , Mumbai and Delhi to Toronto-Pearson and vice versa. At

552-474: A precursor is a bilateral treaty between two country pairs. WestJet used to utilize St. John's as a scissor hub during its summer schedule for flights inbound from Ottawa , Toronto , and Orlando and outbound to Dublin and London–Gatwick . Qantas similarly used to utilize Los Angeles International Airport as a scissor hub for flights inbound from Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney, where passengers could connect onwards if traveling to New York–JFK . In

621-406: A prominent position within the new "Queen's Court" area in the expanded lobby. After the lobby renovation and expansion is complete, a 146,000-square-foot (13,600 m ) glass canopy will be constructed over the roadway and pedestrian skybridges and tunnels will be built connecting the terminal to the hourly parking/rental car facility complex. Separate from the Destination CLT family of projects,

690-443: A regional intermodal cargo facility, an expansion of the east-side terminal lobby, new checked baggage handling systems, and additional space for concessions and shops. Construction of the airport's fourth runway began in spring 2007. At 9,000 feet (2,700 m) long, the new "third parallel" allows three independent approaches for arrivals even from the south, potentially increasing capacity by 33 percent. The new runway lies west of

759-548: A similar model of business with its hubs at Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport . Generally speaking, a marginal majority of the airline's long-haul flights are based out of Frankfurt, while a similarly sized but smaller minority are based out of Munich. In past history, carriers have maintained niche, time-of-day operations at hubs. The most notable was America West 's use of McCarran International Airport (now named after longtime Nevada Senator Harry Reid ) in Las Vegas as

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828-494: Is 3,995 by 100 feet (1,218 x 30 m) and 9/27 is 6,122 by 100 feet (1,866 by 30 meters). For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2023, the airport had 39,471 aircraft operations, an average of 108 per day: 92% general aviation , 6% air taxi , 2% military , and <1% scheduled commercial , At that time there were 82 aircraft based at this airport: 71 single- engine , 8 multi-engine, 1 jet , 1 helicopter, and 1 glider. The University of Georgia Aviation club (Aviation Club at UGA)

897-633: Is a frequent stop-over hub for many cargo airlines flying between Asia and North America. Most cargo airlines only stop in Anchorage for refueling and customs, but FedEx and UPS frequently use Anchorage to sort trans-pacific packages between regional hubs on each continent in addition to refueling and customs. Passenger airlines that operate in a similar manner to the FedEx and UPS hubs are often regarded as scissor hubs , as many flights to one destination all land and deplane passengers simultaneously and, after

966-569: Is an airport used by one or more airlines to concentrate passenger traffic and flight operations. Hubs serve as transfer (or stop-over) points to help get passengers to their final destination. It is part of the hub-and-spoke system . An airline may operate flights from several non-hub (spoke) cities to the hub airport, and passengers traveling between spoke cities connect through the hub. This paradigm creates economies of scale that allow an airline to serve (via an intermediate connection) city-pairs that could otherwise not be economically served on

1035-503: Is an international airport serving Charlotte , North Carolina , United States , located roughly 6 miles (9.7 km) west of the city's central business district. Charlotte Douglas is the primary airport for commercial and military use in the Charlotte metropolitan area . Operated by the city of Charlotte's aviation department, the airport covers 5,558 acres (2,249 ha) of land. Established in 1935 as Charlotte Municipal Airport ,

1104-463: Is based at the airport. The University of Georgia Athletics Association , specifically the football, basketball, baseball and softball teams, use the airport as the primary hub for transporting players, coaches, and staff to and from distant away games. There are no airlines serving Athens at this time. Charlotte-Douglas International Airport Charlotte Douglas International Airport ( IATA : CLT , ICAO : KCLT , FAA LID : CLT )

1173-757: Is located in the Plaza between Concourse D & E. The Club CLT Lounge is located on the walkway to the A North Concourse. It is accessible to Priority Pass and Lounge Key passholders as well as individuals purchasing a day pass. A new 15,000 square-foot Delta Skyclub is slated to open in December 2024 in the new A Concourse. CLT currently has four runways. The airport terminal is located on Josh Birmingham Parkway, which connects with Wilkinson Boulevard (to I-485 and Uptown Charlotte ), Little Rock Road (to I-85 ) and Billy Graham Parkway (to I-77 ). The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) operates two bus routes from

1242-547: Is one of a small number of major "hub" airports in the world that has an aviation museum located on the field. Sullenberger Aviation Museum , established in 1992, has a collection of over 50 aircraft, including a DC-3 that is painted in Piedmont Airlines livery. The museum also has an aviation library with over 9,000 volumes and a very extensive photography collection. Rare aircraft in the collection include one of only two surviving Douglas D-558 Skystreak aircraft and

1311-588: Is prohibited inside the terminal building, including all restaurants, bars, lounges, and airline clubs. This is in accordance with the North Carolina Smoke-Free Law, which bans smoking in most of the public places and workplaces. However, this does not mean that smokers have no options at CLT. The Charlotte airport smoking area is easily accessible from inside and outside the terminal using the elevators or stairs near Door 1A or Door 1B. Fortress hub An airline hub or hub airport

1380-850: Is the main hub for an airline. However, as an airline expands operations at its primary hub to the point that it experiences capacity limitations, it may elect to open secondary hubs. Examples of such hubs are Air Canada 's hubs at Montréal–Trudeau and Vancouver , British Airways ' hub at London–Gatwick , Air India 's hub at Mumbai and Lufthansa 's hub at Munich . By operating multiple hubs, airlines can expand their geographic reach. They can also better serve spoke–spoke markets, providing more itineraries with connections at different hubs. Cargo airlines like FedEx Express and UPS Airlines also operate secondary hubs to an extent, but these are primarily used to serve regional high-demand destinations because shipping packages through its main hub would waste fuel; an example of this would be FedEx transiting

1449-545: Is used for office space. The old control tower was removed in the late 1990s. In 1989 Piedmont merged with USAir; the new merged operations kept the USAir name. In 1990, a new 80,000-square-foot (7,400 m ) international and commuter concourse (Concourse D) opened, and in 1991 further expansion of the central terminal building continued, reflective of USAir's dominating presence at the airport. A monumental bronze statue of Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the namesake of

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1518-481: Is used for offices and training rooms by various aviation-related organizations. The United States Army Air Forces took control of the airport and established Charlotte Air Base in early 1941, which was renamed Morris Field soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor . The US military invested more than $ 5 million in airfield improvements by the time the facility was returned to the City of Charlotte in 1946. The airfield

1587-497: The FAA is building a new 367-foot (112 m) control tower south of the CLT passenger terminal to replace the existing 150-foot tower north of the terminal. When complete, the tower will be the second-tallest air traffic control tower in the United States and the ninth-tallest in the world. The new tower is now functioning and in use. Planning is currently underway for the construction of

1656-497: The airline industry, a focus city is a destination from which an airline operates limited point-to-point routes. A focus city primarily caters to the local market rather than to connecting passengers. Although the term focus city is used to mainly refer to an airport from which an airline operates limited point-to-point routes, its usage has loosely expanded to refer to a small-scale hub as well. For example, even though JetBlue 's operations at New York–JFK resemble that of

1725-611: The 145th Airlift Wing of the North Carolina Air National Guard . The city received Works Progress Administration funding to establish Charlotte's first municipal airport; the airport was, at the time, the largest single WPA project in the United States, incorporating a terminal, hangar, beacon tower and three runways. In 1936, Charlotte Municipal Airport opened, operated by the City of Charlotte; Eastern Air Lines began scheduled passenger service in 1937. The original passenger terminal still exists and

1794-510: The Concourse A Expansion, Phase VIII of the Concourse E expansion, and expansions to Concourses B and C. These expansions are projected to cost roughly $ 1.1 billion and are not expected to be complete until 2026. 8-10 gates are expected to be added to Concourse B, 10-12 gates to Concourse C, and 10 gates in the expansion of Concourse A farther north. Phase VIII of the Concourse E expansion will add 34,000 square feet (3,200 m ) of hold room to

1863-617: The East Terminal Expansion includes a Centurion Lounge . The airport announced that it had served 50.2 million passengers in 2019, a new record for the airport. Destination CLT includes a $ 90 million terminal renovation project of Concourses A, B, C, D, and the Atrium. Aspects of the renovations include the replacement of carpet with terrazzo, upgraded lighting, remodeled bathrooms, and new seats with charging in every seat. Concourse B renovations wrapped up in 2019. With

1932-526: The East Terminal Expansion opened. The expansion added 51,000 square feet, primarily of passenger amenity space, across three levels. The main level of the expansion is "The Plaza," a food court. The Plaza's artistic centerpiece is a hanging artwork entitled "Loops" by Christian Moeller . "Loops" became a part of the project through a partnership between the airport and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Arts and Science Council. The upper level of

2001-609: The Sprinter route. Located in front of the airport terminal, the Rental Car Facility operates on the three lower levels of the Hourly Deck and has a combined 3,000 cars from eight rental car companies. The level 2 lobby includes customer counters and kiosks from the following companies: Advantage , Alamo , Avis , Budget , Dollar , Enterprise , Hertz and National . Charlotte Douglas International Airport

2070-456: The United States is achieved through airport location and hub dominance. The top 10 megahubs in the US are dominated by American Airlines , Delta Air Lines and United Airlines , the three largest United States–based airlines. Airlines may operate banks of flights at their hubs, in which several flights arrive and depart within short periods of time. The banks may be known as "peaks" of activity at

2139-462: The airport had 3,449 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 5,335 enplanements in 2009, and 5,751 in 2010. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year). In September 2015, a 600-foot, $ 17 million runway extension project

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2208-501: The airport terminal: Route 5-Airport (Sprinter) to Uptown Charlotte/ CTC and Route 60-Tyvola Road to LYNX Tyvola station . There is also bus service to the air cargo center, maintenance facilities, and old terminal via Route 10-West Boulevard to the Charlotte Transportation Center in center city Charlotte. The proposed Lynx Silver Line would serve the airport, traveling along a route that largely follows

2277-496: The airport was later renamed as Douglas Municipal Airport for Ben Elbert Douglas Sr. , who was mayor of Charlotte when the airport was first built. In 1982 the airport was renamed again, this time to its current Charlotte Douglas International Airport. In 2019, CLT was the 11th-busiest airport in the United States in terms of passenger traffic, having processed over 50 million passengers, and fifth-busiest in terms of aircraft operations, ranking sixth globally. In 2021, CLT grew to

2346-473: The airport was renamed Charlotte Douglas International Airport . Concourses B and C were expanded in 1987 and 1984 respectively, while Concourse A was built in 1986 to handle future growth. In 1987, Piedmont started non-stop 767 flights to London. In the mid-1980s, the old terminal site was converted to a cargo center, and the central concourse and Eastern unit terminal were removed to make way for more cargo buildings. The original main building still stands and

2415-399: The airport's data network of aircraft movements and turns the data into an always-changing visual artwork. The main 139-foot (42 m)-long screen is one of the largest digital artworks of its kind in the world. In late 2019, the new terminal roadway was opened. The new roadway has sixteen lanes over two levels, with departures traffic using the elevated level and arrivals traffic utilizing

2484-630: The aspirations of UAE Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to transform the latter into a world-class metropolis. Sheikh Mohammed proceeded to establish a new airline based in Dubai, Emirates , which launched operations in 1985. Elsewhere in the Middle East region, Qatar and Oman decided to create their own airlines as well. Qatar Airways and Oman Air were both founded in 1993, with hubs at Doha and Muscat respectively. As

2553-476: The building north to south, and a mezzanine restaurant and airline offices overlooked this open space. Delta Air Lines began scheduled passenger service in 1956. The OAG for April 1957 shows 57 weekday departures on Eastern, 7 Piedmont, 6 Capital, 4 Delta and 2 Southern. Nonstop flights did not reach beyond Newark, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Louisville, Birmingham, and Jacksonville. Scheduled jet flights (Eastern Air Lines Boeing 720s) began in early 1962. Eastern used

2622-846: The city), created by Raymond Kaskey , was placed in front of the main terminal. In 1990, Lufthansa began Boeing 747 service to Germany; this service ended shortly thereafter. In 1994 British Airways began service to London via a "global alliance" with USAir. This was later discontinued, as British Airways formed the Oneworld Alliance and USAir become a part of the Star Alliance (although USAir later joined Oneworld prior to merging with American ). Lufthansa restarted service to Charlotte in 2003 and now operates flights between Charlotte and Munich , utilizing their Airbus A350-900 fleet. Prior to March 31, 2019, Lufthansa flew their Airbus A340-600 and Airbus A330-300 aircraft on

2691-456: The conclusion of the terminal roadway and curb front construction, work on the terminal lobby renovation and expansion began. The $ 600 million project is projected to be completed in 2025. The project will consolidate existing security checkpoints A, B, C, D, and E into three larger and more efficient checkpoints. The baggage claim and ticketing areas will be completely gutted and remodeled. Raymond Kaskey's "Queen Charlotte" statue will be moved to

2760-475: The concourse. This phase of the expansion accommodates gates already in operation; however, passengers must walk under temporary canopies to access the aircraft parked at these gates. The construction of the CATS LYNX Silver Line , expected to be complete in 2030, will bring light rail service to the airport. The airport plans to construct an automated people mover to connect the terminal to

2829-554: The deregulation of the air cargo industry in the United States. The system has created an efficient delivery system for the airline. UPS Airlines has followed a similar pattern in Louisville. In Europe, ASL Airlines , Cargolux and DHL Aviation follow a similar strategy and operate their primary hubs at Liège , Luxembourg and Leipzig respectively. Additionally, Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska ,

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2898-557: The development of traditional hubs, such as London-Heathrow , Paris-Charles de Gaulle , and New York-JFK . A cargo hub is an airport that primarily is operated by a cargo airline that uses the hub-and-spoke system. In the United States , two of the largest cargo hub airports, FedEx 's Memphis Superhub and UPS Louisville Worldport , are close to the mean center of the United States population . FedEx's airline, FedEx Express , established its Memphis hub in 1973, prior to

2967-399: The end of its west concourse in 1973. In April 1975, the airport had 97 weekday departures to 32 destinations on seven airlines. After airline deregulation , passenger numbers at the terminal nearly doubled between 1978 and 1980, and a new 10,000-foot (3,000 m) parallel runway and control tower opened in 1979. The airport's master plan called for a new terminal across the runway from

3036-434: The existing site, with ground broken in 1979. At the time, the airport had only two concourses: one used exclusively by Eastern, and one used by other carriers, including United , Delta , Piedmont , and several commuter airlines. In 1979, Piedmont Airlines chose Charlotte as the hub for its expanding network. A new 325,000-square-foot (30,200 m ) passenger terminal designed by Odell Associates opened in 1982, and

3105-425: The future growth of the airport. Concourse A North, a nine-gate expansion of Concourse A, was completed in summer 2018. Air Canada , JetBlue , United , Southwest , Frontier , and Spirit moved their operations to Concourse A North upon its completion. A digital artwork titled "Interconnected," by Refik Anadol , is prominently featured on three massive display screens in Concourse A North. The artwork draws from

3174-472: The gain in connecting passengers would outweigh the rise in costs. For example, the hub of Qatar Airways in Doha Airport has 471 daily movements to 140 destinations by March 2020 with an average of 262 seats per movement; in three main waves: 05:00–09:00 (132 movements), 16:00–21:00 (128) and 23:00–03:00 (132), allowing around 30 million connecting passengers in 2019. Before the US airline industry

3243-647: The governments of Bahrain , Oman , Qatar and the United Arab Emirates took control of Gulf Air from the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). Gulf Air became the flag carrier of the four Middle Eastern nations. It linked Oman, Qatar and the UAE to its Bahrain hub, from which it offered flights to destinations throughout Europe and Asia. In the UAE, Gulf Air focused on Abu Dhabi rather than Dubai , contrary to

3312-431: The ground level. The eight lanes on each level are split into five outer lanes for personal vehicles, and three inner lanes for commercial and airport vehicles. Some components of the project, namely the skybridges from the hourly parking deck and rental car facility, the glass canopy over the roadway, and some lanes on the departure level will not be finished until the terminal lobby project is complete. In November 2019,

3381-451: The hub, but also passengers originating at multiple spoke cities. However, the system is costly. Additional employees and facilities are needed to cater to connecting passengers. To serve spoke cities of varying populations and demand, an airline requires several aircraft types, and specific training and equipment are necessary for each type. In addition, airlines may experience capacity constraints as they expand at their hub airports. For

3450-405: The hubs and the non-banks as "valleys". Banking allows for short connection times for passengers. However, an airline must assemble many resources to cater to the influx of flights during a bank, and having several aircraft on the ground at the same time can lead to congestion and delays. In addition, banking could result in inefficient aircraft utilisation, with aircraft waiting at spoke cities for

3519-411: The last section. With the merger of US Airways and American Airlines in 2013, Charlotte became the second-largest hub for the merged airline, after Dallas/Fort Worth . In 2015, airport officials formally announced the completion of the "CLT 2015" plan, and kicked off construction of the new Destination CLT airport development plan. Destination CLT represents a total $ 2.5 billion investment into

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3588-457: The light rail station, which will be located at the airport's Destination District just north of the terminal. CLT has one terminal with 124 gates on five concourses. All five concourses are connected to the central terminal building housing ticketing, security, and baggage claim. American has two Admirals Club locations in Concourses B & C. An American Express Centurion Lounge

3657-2247: The main international airport of their countries and some still do. Examples include Aeromexico in Mexico City , Air Canada in Toronto–Pearson , Air France in Paris–Charles de Gaulle , British Airways in London–Heathrow , Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong , Copa Airlines in Panama City , Emirates in Dubai , Ethiopian Airlines in Addis Ababa , Finnair in Helsinki , Iberia in Madrid , Japan Airlines in Tokyo-Haneda , Iran Air in Imam Khomeini , ITA Airways in Rome , Aeroflot in Moscow–Sheremetyevo , Korean Air at Seoul–Incheon , KLM in Amsterdam , Lufthansa in Frankfurt , Qantas in Sydney , Qatar Airways in Doha , Singapore Airlines in Singapore , South African Airways in Johannesburg , Swiss International Air Lines in Zurich , TAP Air Portugal in Lisbon , Turkish Airlines in Istanbul , and Aegean Airlines in Athens . A primary hub

3726-431: The main terminal. In 1969, a new enclosed concourse was built parallel to the center pier. When it was completed, Piedmont, Eastern, and Delta moved in and the old center pier was demolished. The new concourse had separate departure lounges, restrooms and an enlarged baggage claim area. United's flights continued to use the east pier, with an enclosed holding room added for waiting passengers. Eastern added two more gates to

3795-415: The new 32-gate Concourse E opened. The airline closed its Concourse D US Airways Club location in 2002. In 2003, the main ticketing hall was expanded to the east, providing 13 additional ticketing counters and a new security checkpoint; Concourse D was expanded by an additional nine gates. Following the 2005 acquisition of US Airways by America West Airlines in a reverse takeover , Charlotte remained

3864-799: The new airlines grew, their home nations relied less on Gulf Air to provide air service. Qatar withdrew its share in Gulf Air in 2002. In 2003, the UAE formed another national airline, Etihad Airways , which is based in Abu Dhabi. The country exited Gulf Air in 2006, and Oman followed in 2007. Gulf Air therefore became fully owned by the government of Bahrain. Emirates , Qatar Airways , Saudia and Etihad Airways have since established large hubs at their respective home airports. The hubs, which benefit from their proximity to large population centres, have become popular stopover points on trips between Europe and Asia, for example. Their rapid growth has impacted

3933-515: The next bank. Instead, some airlines have debanked their hubs, introducing a "rolling hub" in which flight arrivals and departures are spread throughout the day. This phenomenon is also known as "depeaking". While costs may decrease, connection times are longer at a rolling hub. American Airlines was the first to depeak its hubs, trying to improve profitability following the September 11 attacks . It rebanked its hubs in 2015, however, feeling

4002-406: The passenger, the hub-and-spoke system offers one-stop air service to a wide array of destinations. However, it requires having to regularly make connections en route to their final destination, which increases travel time. Additionally, airlines can come to monopolise their hubs (fortress hubs), allowing them to freely increase fares as passengers have no alternative. High domestic connectivity in

4071-471: The peak of operations at their former scissor hub at Brussels prior to the 2016 shift to Schiphol, flights operated from Mumbai, Delhi, and Chennai and continued onward to Toronto, New York , and Newark after a near-simultaneous stopover in Brussels and vice versa. An international scissor hub could be used for third and fourth freedom flights or it could be used for fifth freedom flights, for which

4140-721: The potential to serve several functions for an airline: it can bypass the congested hub, it can absorb excess demand for flights that could otherwise not be scheduled at the congested hub, and it can schedule new O&D city pairs for connecting traffic. One of the most recognized examples of this model is Delta Air Lines ' and American Airlines ' uses of LaGuardia Airport as a domestic hub in New York City , due to capacity and slot restrictions at their hubs at John F. Kennedy International Airport . Many regional flights operate out of LaGuardia, while most international and long-haul domestic flights remain at JFK. Lufthansa operates

4209-422: The primary domestic hub for the airline. The majority of US Airways' international routes remained at the airline's second-largest hub, Philadelphia . Between 2007 and 2015, the airport completed $ 1.5 billion worth of construction projects, part of which later became known as the "CLT 2015" plan. These projects included a new airport entrance roadway, new hourly parking decks with a centralized rental car facility,

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4278-645: The route. Starting on July 4, 2023, and for the foreseeable future, Lufthansa will be switching the equipment on the Munich-Charlotte route and vice versa to the Airbus A340-600 from the Airbus A350-900 . In 1999, plans were announced for the construction of a regional carrier concourse (present-day Concourse E) and for the expansion of Concourses A and D. This expansion was designed by The Wilson Group and LS3P Associates Ltd. In 2002,

4347-662: The second (and oldest surviving) U.S.-built Harrier, which was used as the flight-test aircraft and accumulated over 5,000 flight-test hours. In January 2011, the museum acquired N106US , the US Airways Airbus A320 ditched by captain Chesley Sullenberger as US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009. This aircraft, which was delivered on June 10, 2011, is about 35 years younger than any other commercial airliner on display in

4416-487: The sixth busiest airport in the United States. Charlotte is a fortress hub for American Airlines , which operates the majority of the airport's flights. The airport has 3 operating runways and 1 non operating runway and one passenger terminal with 124 gates across five concourses. A commercial-civil-military facility, the airport is home to the Charlotte Air National Guard base and its host unit,

4485-529: The three existing runways. The construction of the fourth runway required the relocation of parts of Wallace Neel Road (which had been the Western boundary of the airport) to an alignment located farther to the west. Construction occurred in two phases. The first phase, which began in March 2007, included grading and drainage. The second phase included the paving and lighting of the runway. In August 2009, crews paved

4554-418: The west pier, Piedmont and Delta the center pier, and United and Southern used the east pier. A major renovation project in the late 1960s expanded the facility. Eastern opened a unit terminal in 1967, replacing the old west pier. This new facility had eight dedicated gates for Eastern, each with its own departure lounge, snack bar and separate baggage claim space. Eastern passengers continued to check in at

4623-528: Was deregulated in 1978, most airlines operated under the point-to-point system (with a notable exception being Pan Am ). The Civil Aeronautics Board dictated which routes an airline could fly. At the same time, however, some airlines began to experiment with the hub-and-spoke system. Delta Air Lines was the first to implement such a system, providing service to remote spoke cities from its Atlanta hub. After deregulation, many airlines quickly established hub-and-spoke route networks of their own. In 1974,

4692-724: Was completed at the airport to accept larger planes, primarily for use by the University of Georgia . The airport received a $ 750,000 grant from the United States Department of Transportation in 2020 to provide incentives for a commercial airliner to begin services to Athens. After receiving the grant, a local official stated that the airport was negotiating with American Airlines to begin services to Athens. Athens–Ben Epps Airport covers an area of 425 acres (172 ha ) at an elevation of 812 feet (248 m) above mean sea level . It has two asphalt paved runways : 2/20

4761-547: Was used by the Third Air Force for antisubmarine patrols and training. In 1954, a 70,000-square-foot (6,500 m ) passenger terminal opened and the airport was renamed Douglas Municipal Airport in honor of former Charlotte Mayor Ben Elbert Douglas Sr. , who had overseen the airport's opening 20 years earlier. The terminal had two floors; passenger operations were confined to the ground floor. Ticketing and baggage claim were on each side of an open space that bisected

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