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Charlotte

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

KCLT
1,295
Flights/Day
11:23
Local Time
New York
Timezone
748ft
Elevation
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VFR
31°C
Few Clouds • 4kt • 1020.70"
Observed: 14:52 UTC
VFR — Visual Flight Rules: Clear conditions, no weather delays expected.
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06:00
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Few (1-2 oktas) Scattered (3-4) Broken (5-7) Overcast (8) | CLR = Clear 25k = 25,000 ft ceiling
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TAF valid until 08:00 local time
About Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Charlotte experiences moderate southeastern US conditions with summer thunderstorms. The Blue Ridge Mountains create mild turbulence on westerly approaches.

Is Charlotte Douglas Airport turbulent?

Charlotte experiences moderate turbulence typical of the southeastern US, primarily from afternoon thunderstorms in summer and occasional frontal systems in winter. The Blue Ridge Mountains to the west can create localized turbulence on westerly approaches, but the airport's Piedmont location generally shields it from the worst mountain effects. Hurricane season (June-November) brings the most significant weather disruptions.

  • Charlotte averages 40+ thunderstorm days per year
  • Blue Ridge Mountains lie 80 miles to the west
  • Remnants of Atlantic hurricanes occasionally impact operations
How do hurricanes affect Charlotte flights?

Although Charlotte sits 200 miles inland, tropical systems tracking up the coast or across the Southeast can bring heavy rain, gusty winds, and turbulence. The airport serves as a hub for rebooking displaced coastal travelers during hurricane evacuations. Expect operational impacts 1-2 days before and after major storms pass through the region.

When is flying from Charlotte smoothest?

Late September through November and March through May offer the calmest conditions. Summer afternoons bring pop-up thunderstorms almost daily, making morning departures more reliable. Winter frontal passages can cause brief turbulence but rarely major delays. Charlotte's moderate climate makes it one of the more reliable major US hubs year-round.

Is turbulence at Charlotte dangerous?

No. Modern aircraft are designed to withstand forces far stronger than turbulence. While bumps can feel uncomfortable, they do not pose a safety risk. Pilots actively avoid rough air whenever possible. Learn more about turbulence

Best seats to reduce turbulence when flying from Charlotte?

Seats near the wings feel the least movement because they are closest to the aircraft's center of gravity. Seats at the back of the aircraft feel turbulence more strongly. Learn more about seat selection

Upcoming Flights (next 2 hours) 91
Flight Destination Departure Aircraft Forecast
1I447
Netjets Aviation
QSB 11:24 Local -- Forecast
AA5326
American Airlines
ATL 11:25 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
AA2632
American Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
IND 11:25 Local airbus a321-211 Forecast
AA5786
American Eagle
MGM 11:25 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA3819
American Eagle
+1 codeshare AA
CHS 11:25 Local embraer e175lr Forecast
LF3756
Contour Aviation
PAH 11:25 Local embraer erj-140lr Forecast
AA5412
American Eagle
+1 codeshare AA
DAB 11:25 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
AA1785
American Airlines
ALB 11:25 Local airbus a320-214 Forecast
AA6024
American Airlines
HSV 11:25 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA2470
American Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
LAS 11:26 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA374
American Airlines
JFK 11:26 Local a319 Forecast
AA2044
American Airlines
BDA 11:27 Local airbus a319-112 Forecast
AA2242
American Airlines
POP 11:30 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA5793
American Eagle
+1 codeshare AA
LYH 11:30 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA886
American Airlines
CUN 11:30 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA1662
American Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
DEN 11:30 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA6111
American Eagle
TRI 11:30 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA5085
American Airlines
BHM 11:30 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
AA5983
American Airlines
CHO 11:30 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA3133
American Airlines
TUL 11:31 Local airbus a319-115 Forecast
AA2166
American Airlines
ILM 11:31 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA5657
American Eagle
CVG 11:33 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
AA1634
American Airlines
DFW 11:34 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
LF3934
Contour Aviation
AOO 11:35 Local embraer erj-140lr Forecast
AA2218
American Airlines
SJU 11:35 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA2486
American Airlines
STL 11:37 Local airbus a319-112 Forecast
UA6236
United Express
IAH 11:39 Local embraer e175lr Forecast
AA3166
American Airlines
MCI 11:40 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA5188
American Airlines
ELH 11:40 Local -- Forecast
AA5034
American Eagle
CAK 11:40 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
AA2032
American Airlines
DSM 11:41 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
NK2180
Spirit Airlines
LGA 11:41 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
AA6128
American Airlines
SBY 11:43 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA5816
American Airlines
OAJ 11:45 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA1753
American Airlines (Us Airways Retro Livery)
FLL 11:45 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA2821
American Airlines
STX 11:50 Local -- Forecast
LF3422
Contour Aviation
BKW 11:55 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA2993
American Airlines
NAS 11:55 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA5950
American Eagle
CHA 12:00 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA5543
American Eagle
IAD 12:00 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
AA1401
American Airlines
BGR 12:05 Local airbus a319-112 Forecast
AA2771
American Airlines
ILM 12:10 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA6034
American Airlines
JAN 12:10 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA1709
American Airlines
BOS 12:10 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA1902
American Airlines
PBI 12:10 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA3319
American Airlines
PUJ 12:11 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA6090
American Eagle
SAV 12:15 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA5331
American Eagle
MYR 12:15 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
AA4296
American Eagle
SRQ 12:15 Local embraer e175lr Forecast
AA2298
American Airlines
FLL 12:16 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA5836
American Eagle
+1 codeshare AA
CAE 12:19 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA2958
American Airlines
STL 12:21 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA997
American Airlines
DCA 12:24 Local airbus a319-112 Forecast
AA2305
American Airlines
MCO 12:27 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA5801
American Eagle
MGM 12:32 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA5075
American Eagle
ECP 12:40 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
AA1242
American Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
CHS 12:45 Local boeing 737 max 8 Forecast
DL1590
Delta Air Lines
+1 codeshare AA
DTW 12:45 Local boeing 717-2bd Forecast
AA5440
American Eagle
+1 codeshare AA
GSP 12:49 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
AA6007
American Eagle
GNV 12:51 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA5378
American Eagle
MYR 12:52 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
LF3402
Contour Aviation
BKW 12:55 Local -- Forecast
NK1552
Spirit Airlines
EWR 12:58 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
AA2792
American Airlines
PUJ 12:59 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA1778
American Airlines
CUN 12:59 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
WN472
Southwest Airlines
DEN 13:00 Local boeing 737-8h4 Forecast
AA6122
American Eagle
LEX 13:00 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA6133
American Airlines
TYS 13:02 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA3067
American Airlines
GSO 13:03 Local airbus a320-214 Forecast
AA3643
American Eagle
HHH 13:05 Local embraer e175lr Forecast
AA3118
American Airlines
SFO 13:07 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA2165
American Airlines
ILM 13:09 Local airbus a319-132 Forecast
AA5869
American Airlines
TLH 13:09 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA6042
American Eagle
ROA 13:10 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA5537
American Eagle
DAB 13:10 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
AA5015
American Eagle
MHT 13:10 Local mitsubishi crj-701er Forecast
AA6101
American Airlines
CAE 13:10 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA3733
American Eagle
PNS 13:11 Local embraer e175lr Forecast
AA1224
American Airlines
PHL 13:11 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA1851
American Airlines
BDL 13:12 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA1826
American Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
MSY 13:12 Local -- Forecast
AA1680
American Airlines
PHX 13:14 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA3303
American Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
MDT 13:14 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
AA2526
American Airlines
NAS 13:16 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA2381
American Airlines
MSP 13:19 Local airbus a320-214 Forecast
AA1170
American Airlines
BOS 13:19 Local airbus a321-253nx Forecast
NK2191
Spirit Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
FLL 13:20 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
AA5871
American Airlines
TRI 13:20 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA4153
American Eagle
SGF 13:20 Local embraer e175lr Forecast
AA2449
American Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
MCO 13:20 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA5310
American Airlines
CVG 13:21 Local mitsubishi crj-702er Forecast
11:24
Local
CLT QSB
1I447
11:25
Local
CLT ATL
AA AA5326
mitsubishi crj-900lr
11:25
Local
CLT IND
AA AA2632 +1
airbus a321-211
11:25
Local
CLT MGM
AA AA5786
embraer erj-145lr
11:25
Local
CLT CHS
AA AA3819 +1
embraer e175lr
11:25
Local
CLT PAH
LF3756
embraer erj-140lr
11:25
Local
CLT DAB
AA AA5412 +1
mitsubishi crj-900lr
11:25
Local
CLT ALB
AA AA1785
airbus a320-214
11:25
Local
CLT HSV
AA AA6024
embraer erj-145lr
11:26
Local
CLT LAS
AA AA2470 +1
airbus a321-231
11:26
Local
CLT JFK
AA AA374
11:27
Local
CLT BDA
AA AA2044
airbus a319-112
11:30
Local
CLT POP
AA AA2242
boeing 737-823
11:30
Local
CLT LYH
AA AA5793 +1
embraer erj-145lr
11:30
Local
CLT CUN
AA AA886
airbus a321-231
11:30
Local
CLT DEN
AA AA1662 +1
airbus a321-231
11:30
Local
CLT TRI
AA AA6111
embraer erj-145lr
11:30
Local
CLT BHM
AA AA5085
mitsubishi crj-900lr
11:30
Local
CLT CHO
AA AA5983
embraer erj-145lr
11:31
Local
CLT TUL
AA AA3133
airbus a319-115
11:31
Local
CLT ILM
AA AA2166
airbus a321-231
11:33
Local
CLT CVG
AA AA5657
mitsubishi crj-900lr
11:34
Local
CLT DFW
AA AA1634
airbus a321-231
11:35
Local
CLT AOO
LF3934
embraer erj-140lr
11:35
Local
CLT SJU
AA AA2218
airbus a321-231
11:37
Local
CLT STL
AA AA2486
airbus a319-112
11:39
Local
CLT IAH
UA UA6236
embraer e175lr
11:40
Local
CLT MCI
AA AA3166
boeing 737-823
11:40
Local
CLT ELH
AA AA5188
11:40
Local
CLT CAK
AA AA5034
mitsubishi crj-900lr
11:41
Local
CLT DSM
AA AA2032
airbus a320-232
11:41
Local
CLT LGA
NK NK2180
airbus a320-232
11:43
Local
CLT SBY
AA AA6128
embraer erj-145lr
11:45
Local
CLT OAJ
AA AA5816
embraer erj-145lr
11:45
Local
CLT FLL
AA AA1753
airbus a321-231
11:50
Local
CLT STX
AA AA2821
11:55
Local
CLT BKW
LF3422
embraer erj-145lr
11:55
Local
CLT NAS
AA AA2993
boeing 737-823
12:00
Local
CLT CHA
AA AA5950
embraer erj-145lr
12:00
Local
CLT IAD
AA AA5543
mitsubishi crj-900lr
12:05
Local
CLT BGR
AA AA1401
airbus a319-112
12:10
Local
CLT ILM
AA AA2771
boeing 737-823
12:10
Local
CLT JAN
AA AA6034
embraer erj-145lr
12:10
Local
CLT BOS
AA AA1709
airbus a321-231
12:10
Local
CLT PBI
AA AA1902
boeing 737-823
12:11
Local
CLT PUJ
AA AA3319
airbus a321-231
12:15
Local
CLT SAV
AA AA6090
embraer erj-145lr
12:15
Local
CLT MYR
AA AA5331
mitsubishi crj-900lr
12:15
Local
CLT SRQ
AA AA4296
embraer e175lr
12:16
Local
CLT FLL
AA AA2298
airbus a321-231
12:19
Local
CLT CAE
AA AA5836 +1
embraer erj-145lr
12:21
Local
CLT STL
AA AA2958
boeing 737-823
12:24
Local
CLT DCA
AA AA997
airbus a319-112
12:27
Local
CLT MCO
AA AA2305
airbus a321-231
12:32
Local
CLT MGM
AA AA5801
embraer erj-145lr
12:40
Local
CLT ECP
AA AA5075
mitsubishi crj-900lr
12:45
Local
CLT CHS
AA AA1242 +1
boeing 737 max 8
12:45
Local
CLT DTW
DL DL1590 +1
boeing 717-2bd
12:49
Local
CLT GSP
AA AA5440 +1
mitsubishi crj-900lr
12:51
Local
CLT GNV
AA AA6007
embraer erj-145lr
12:52
Local
CLT MYR
AA AA5378
mitsubishi crj-900lr
12:55
Local
CLT BKW
LF3402
12:58
Local
CLT EWR
NK NK1552
airbus a320-232
12:59
Local
CLT PUJ
AA AA2792
airbus a321-231
12:59
Local
CLT CUN
AA AA1778
airbus a321-231
13:00
Local
CLT DEN
WN WN472
boeing 737-8h4
13:00
Local
CLT LEX
AA AA6122
embraer erj-145lr
13:02
Local
CLT TYS
AA AA6133
embraer erj-145lr
13:03
Local
CLT GSO
AA AA3067
airbus a320-214
13:05
Local
CLT HHH
AA AA3643
embraer e175lr
13:07
Local
CLT SFO
AA AA3118
airbus a321-231
13:09
Local
CLT ILM
AA AA2165
airbus a319-132
13:09
Local
CLT TLH
AA AA5869
embraer erj-145lr
13:10
Local
CLT ROA
AA AA6042
embraer erj-145lr
13:10
Local
CLT DAB
AA AA5537
mitsubishi crj-900lr
13:10
Local
CLT MHT
AA AA5015
mitsubishi crj-701er
13:10
Local
CLT CAE
AA AA6101
embraer erj-145lr
13:11
Local
CLT PNS
AA AA3733
embraer e175lr
13:11
Local
CLT PHL
AA AA1224
airbus a321-231
13:12
Local
CLT BDL
AA AA1851
boeing 737-823
13:12
Local
CLT MSY
AA AA1826 +1
13:14
Local
CLT PHX
AA AA1680
airbus a321-231
13:14
Local
CLT MDT
AA AA3303 +1
airbus a320-232
13:16
Local
CLT NAS
AA AA2526
boeing 737-823
13:19
Local
CLT MSP
AA AA2381
airbus a320-214
13:19
Local
CLT BOS
AA AA1170
airbus a321-253nx
13:20
Local
CLT FLL
NK NK2191 +1
airbus a320-232
13:20
Local
CLT TRI
AA AA5871
embraer erj-145lr
13:20
Local
CLT SGF
AA AA4153
embraer e175lr
13:20
Local
CLT MCO
AA AA2449 +1
airbus a321-231
13:21
Local
CLT CVG
AA AA5310
mitsubishi crj-702er
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