Charlotte Air National Guard Base

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is an international airport located approximately 6 miles west of Charlotte, North Carolina's central business district. Established in 1935 as Charlotte Municipal Airport, it was later renamed Douglas Municipal Airport in 1954 and then Charlotte Douglas International Airport in 1982. During early 1941, the United States Army Air Forces took control of the airport, renaming it Morris Field, and utilized it for antisubmarine patrols and training before returning it to the City of Charlotte in 1946.

The airport is operated by the City of Charlotte's aviation department and serves as a commercial-civil-military facility. It is home to the Charlotte Air National Guard base, with the 145th Airlift Wing of the North Carolina Air National Guard as its host unit. Charlotte Douglas is a major hub for American Airlines, which conducts the majority of its flights from the airport. Following the merger of US Airways and American Airlines in 2013, Charlotte became the second-largest hub for the combined airline.

CLT features one terminal with 124 gates spread across five concourses. The airport currently operates three runways: 18L/36R (2,645 m, asphalt/concrete), 18C/36C (3,048 m, concrete), and 18R/36L (2,743 m, concrete). A fourth parallel runway is under construction, projected to be 3,000 meters long and completed by 2027. Notable facilities include the Sullenberger Aviation Museum on-site and a public viewing area for aircraft operations. The airport is undergoing significant expansion and renovation projects under the "Destination CLT" plan, including terminal lobby expansion and concourse modernizations, with a new 367-foot control tower recently becoming operational.