Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT / KCLT)

#35 of the 50 busiest airports in the world (2025)

27 flights through Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT / KCLT) in Charlotte, United States of America have been caught by people using this site. They were caught by 4 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.

In the last 30 days our receivers heard 11,134 airline flights heading to Charlotte Douglas International Airport and 11,612 airline flights leaving it, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.

Fly here

ICAO
KCLT
IATA
CLT
City
Charlotte
Country
United States of America
Position
35.214, -80.943
Catches
27
Spotters
4
arriving, 30 days
11134
departing, 30 days
11612
days heard
31

About the airport

Charlotte Douglas International Airport serves Charlotte. It sits 748 ft (228 m) above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest is 10,000 ft (3,048 m).

Wikipedia article

Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)

Pilots who visit

Nobody has visited Charlotte Douglas International Airport in the simulator yet.

A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.

Captain

No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.

The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.

Race for captain

This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.

Nobody is chasing the seat yet.

One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.

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Where those flights also go

Aircraft types caught here

Airlines

Top spotters through this airport

  1. @pfshady — 12 catches
  2. @lcameron — 8 catches
  3. @qt21 — 6 catches
  4. @0krypt — 1 catch

Recent catches

Questions

How many flights to and from Charlotte Douglas International Airport does Skydex hear?

Over the last 30 days: 11,134 airline flights arriving and 11,612 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was October 14, 2026, with 1,098 airline flights.

When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Charlotte Douglas International Airport?

On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.

Is this the departure board of Charlotte Douglas International Airport?

No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.

Have players caught flights through Charlotte Douglas International Airport?

Yes: 27 catches by 4 spotters so far.

How high is Charlotte Douglas International Airport above sea level?

748 ft (228 m), according to OurAirports.

How long is the longest runway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport?

10,000 ft (3,048 m), the longest of its 3 runways.

Can I fly over Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Skydex?

Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.

How do I visit Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Skydex?

A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Charlotte Douglas International Airport in the simulator yet.

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