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Charlotte

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

KCLT
1,295
Flights/Day
06:43
Local Time
New York
Timezone
748ft
Elevation
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VFR
11°C
Few Clouds • 5kt • 7mi • 1022.80"
Observed: 09:52 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) 69
Flight Destination Departure Aircraft Forecast
WN1744
Southwest Airlines
MDW 06:50 Local -- Forecast
UA2151
United Airlines
EWR 07:00 Local boeing 737 max 8 Forecast
AA5976
American Eagle
+1 codeshare AA
CHO 07:05 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA2624
American Airlines
RDU 07:05 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA2014
American Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
RIC 07:05 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA1661
American Airlines
ORD 07:06 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA3041
American Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
PUJ 07:07 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA2872
American Airlines
SDF 07:08 Local airbus a319-112 Forecast
AA5044
American Eagle
+2 codeshares DL AA
ATL 07:09 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
AA770
American Airlines
MIA 07:09 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA6113
American Eagle
CHS 07:10 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA5969
American Eagle
CHA 07:10 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
WN2217
Southwest Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
BWI 07:10 Local boeing 737-7h4 Forecast
AA5796
American Eagle
LYH 07:10 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA6132
American Eagle
TYS 07:10 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA1927
American Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
LAS 07:10 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA3314
American Airlines
PBI 07:11 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA1162
American Airlines
MBJ 07:14 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA6078
American Eagle
SAV 07:15 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA5954
American Eagle
+1 codeshare AA
AVL 07:15 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA6117
American Eagle
ILM 07:15 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA5266
American Eagle
IAD 07:15 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
AA5848
American Eagle
ROA 07:15 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA1812
American Airlines
PVD 07:17 Local airbus a319-112 Forecast
AA4945
American Eagle
LIT 07:17 Local mitsubishi crj-701er Forecast
AA5431
American Eagle
HPN 07:17 Local mitsubishi crj-701er Forecast
AA3183
American Airlines
ORF 07:18 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA1261
American Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
DFW 07:19 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA3174
American Airlines
MYR 07:20 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA1264
American Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
CLE 07:21 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA5998
American Eagle
FAY 07:22 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA2415
American Airlines
MSY 07:23 Local airbus a320-214 Forecast
AA881
American Airlines
+1 codeshare F9
CUN 07:24 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA1419
American Airlines
FLL 07:25 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA2950
American Airlines
STL 07:26 Local airbus a319-112 Forecast
AA5964
American Eagle
CAE 07:29 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA6016
American Eagle
GSP 07:29 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA2582
American Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
DTW 07:30 Local airbus a320-214 Forecast
AA2111
American Airlines
LGA 07:33 Local airbus a319-132 Forecast
AA5795
American Eagle
GSO 07:35 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA2710
American Airlines
RSW 07:36 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA1782
American Airlines
EWR 07:37 Local boeing 737 max 8 Forecast
AA5090
American Eagle
BHM 07:38 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
AA2917
American Airlines
+2 codeshares F9 AA
MCO 07:42 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA1892
American Airlines
BOS 07:44 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
WN4576
Southwest Airlines
+1 codeshare WN
BWI 07:45 Local boeing 737-7h4 Forecast
8C3327
Amazon Air
SBD 07:45 Local boeing 767-323(er)(bdsf) Forecast
AA1365
American Airlines
DFW 07:55 Local a321 Forecast
DL3150
Delta Air Lines
+2 codeshares DL AA
ATL 07:55 Local boeing 717-2bd Forecast
AA5186
American Eagle
CVG 07:59 Local mitsubishi crj-900lr Forecast
NK170
Spirit Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
FLL 08:00 Local airbus a320-232 Forecast
AA2172
American Airlines
IND 08:00 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
UA3493
United Express
+1 codeshare UA
ORD 08:00 Local embraer e175lr Forecast
UA1963
United Airlines
DEN 08:06 Local boeing 737-824 Forecast
AA1062
American Airlines
JFK 08:10 Local airbus a319-132 Forecast
AA2310
American Airlines
PIT 08:14 Local boeing 737 max 8 Forecast
5X5285
Ups
SDF 08:15 Local boeing 767-300f(er) Forecast
AA2079
American Airlines
LAX 08:20 Local airbus a321-253nx Forecast
AA2584
American Airlines
PVD 08:20 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA978
American Airlines
MEM 08:20 Local airbus a320-214 Forecast
WN2979
Southwest Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
STL 08:25 Local boeing 737-8h4 Forecast
AA2431
American Airlines
STT 08:25 Local airbus a319-115 Forecast
AA3295
American Airlines
MBJ 08:25 Local boeing 737-823 Forecast
AA5979
American Eagle
CHO 08:30 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA5932
American Eagle
+1 codeshare AA
TRI 08:30 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA2775
American Airlines
+1 codeshare AA
SEA 08:30 Local airbus a321-231 Forecast
AA6109
American Eagle
+1 codeshare AA
SAV 08:35 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
AA5993
American Eagle
EWN 08:35 Local embraer erj-145lr Forecast
5X5273
Ups
RFD 08:40 Local boeing 757-24apf Forecast
06:50
Local
CLT MDW
WN WN1744
07:00
Local
CLT EWR
UA UA2151
boeing 737 max 8
07:05
Local
CLT CHO
AA AA5976 +1
embraer erj-145lr
07:05
Local
CLT RDU
AA AA2624
airbus a321-231
07:05
Local
CLT RIC
AA AA2014 +1
boeing 737-823
07:06
Local
CLT ORD
AA AA1661
boeing 737-823
07:07
Local
CLT PUJ
AA AA3041 +1
airbus a321-231
07:08
Local
CLT SDF
AA AA2872
airbus a319-112
07:09
Local
CLT ATL
AA AA5044 +2
mitsubishi crj-900lr
07:09
Local
CLT MIA
AA AA770
boeing 737-823
07:10
Local
CLT CHS
AA AA6113
embraer erj-145lr
07:10
Local
CLT CHA
AA AA5969
embraer erj-145lr
07:10
Local
CLT BWI
WN WN2217 +1
boeing 737-7h4
07:10
Local
CLT LYH
AA AA5796
embraer erj-145lr
07:10
Local
CLT TYS
AA AA6132
embraer erj-145lr
07:10
Local
CLT LAS
AA AA1927 +1
airbus a321-231
07:11
Local
CLT PBI
AA AA3314
airbus a321-231
07:14
Local
CLT MBJ
AA AA1162
boeing 737-823
07:15
Local
CLT SAV
AA AA6078
embraer erj-145lr
07:15
Local
CLT AVL
AA AA5954 +1
embraer erj-145lr
07:15
Local
CLT ILM
AA AA6117
embraer erj-145lr
07:15
Local
CLT IAD
AA AA5266
mitsubishi crj-900lr
07:15
Local
CLT ROA
AA AA5848
embraer erj-145lr
07:17
Local
CLT PVD
AA AA1812
airbus a319-112
07:17
Local
CLT LIT
AA AA4945
mitsubishi crj-701er
07:17
Local
CLT HPN
AA AA5431
mitsubishi crj-701er
07:18
Local
CLT ORF
AA AA3183
boeing 737-823
07:19
Local
CLT DFW
AA AA1261 +1
airbus a321-231
07:20
Local
CLT MYR
AA AA3174
boeing 737-823
07:21
Local
CLT CLE
AA AA1264 +1
boeing 737-823
07:22
Local
CLT FAY
AA AA5998
embraer erj-145lr
07:23
Local
CLT MSY
AA AA2415
airbus a320-214
07:24
Local
CLT CUN
AA AA881 +1
airbus a321-231
07:25
Local
CLT FLL
AA AA1419
airbus a321-231
07:26
Local
CLT STL
AA AA2950
airbus a319-112
07:29
Local
CLT CAE
AA AA5964
embraer erj-145lr
07:29
Local
CLT GSP
AA AA6016
embraer erj-145lr
07:30
Local
CLT DTW
AA AA2582 +1
airbus a320-214
07:33
Local
CLT LGA
AA AA2111
airbus a319-132
07:35
Local
CLT GSO
AA AA5795
embraer erj-145lr
07:36
Local
CLT RSW
AA AA2710
airbus a321-231
07:37
Local
CLT EWR
AA AA1782
boeing 737 max 8
07:38
Local
CLT BHM
AA AA5090
mitsubishi crj-900lr
07:42
Local
CLT MCO
AA AA2917 +2
airbus a321-231
07:44
Local
CLT BOS
AA AA1892
airbus a321-231
07:45
Local
CLT BWI
WN WN4576 +1
boeing 737-7h4
07:45
Local
CLT SBD
8C 8C3327
boeing 767-323(er)(bdsf)
07:55
Local
CLT DFW
AA AA1365
07:55
Local
CLT ATL
DL DL3150 +2
boeing 717-2bd
07:59
Local
CLT CVG
AA AA5186
mitsubishi crj-900lr
08:00
Local
CLT FLL
NK NK170 +1
airbus a320-232
08:00
Local
CLT IND
AA AA2172
airbus a321-231
08:00
Local
CLT ORD
UA UA3493 +1
embraer e175lr
08:06
Local
CLT DEN
UA UA1963
boeing 737-824
08:10
Local
CLT JFK
AA AA1062
airbus a319-132
08:14
Local
CLT PIT
AA AA2310
boeing 737 max 8
08:15
Local
CLT SDF
5X 5X5285
boeing 767-300f(er)
08:20
Local
CLT LAX
AA AA2079
airbus a321-253nx
08:20
Local
CLT PVD
AA AA2584
airbus a321-231
08:20
Local
CLT MEM
AA AA978
airbus a320-214
08:25
Local
CLT STL
WN WN2979 +1
boeing 737-8h4
08:25
Local
CLT STT
AA AA2431
airbus a319-115
08:25
Local
CLT MBJ
AA AA3295
boeing 737-823
08:30
Local
CLT CHO
AA AA5979
embraer erj-145lr
08:30
Local
CLT TRI
AA AA5932 +1
embraer erj-145lr
08:30
Local
CLT SEA
AA AA2775 +1
airbus a321-231
08:35
Local
CLT SAV
AA AA6109 +1
embraer erj-145lr
08:35
Local
CLT EWN
AA AA5993
embraer erj-145lr
08:40
Local
CLT RFD
5X 5X5273
boeing 757-24apf
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