Airport Fast Facts
 Charlotte Douglas International Airport is the 8th busiest in the nation. It averages over 640 daily flights and over 33 million passengers traveled through Charlotte Douglas airport in 2007. The top five markets served by the airport are Atlanta, New York, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Chicago and Newark.
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Rankings, 2008
- 8th nationwide in total operations
- 14th nationwide in total passengers (34,739,020 passengers)
- 34th nationwide in cargo (freight, mail)
| Major Airlines: |
10 (see list below) |
| Number of Flights Daily: |
643 |
| Direct/Nonstop Flights: |
128 destinations,
28 International
|
| Air Cargo (annually) 2007: |
66,990 tons enplaned |
| |
84,208 tons deplaned |
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Air Passenger Enplanements
|
|
Year
|
# of Enplanements
|
|
2008
|
17,357,993
|
|
2007
|
16,569,354
|
|
2006
|
14,829,903
|
|
2005
|
14,043,554
|
|
2004
|
12,417,506
|
|
2003
|
11,511,465
|
|
2002
|
11,792,511
|
|
2001
|
11,557,058
|
|
2000
|
11,498,794
|
|
1999
|
10,684,261
|
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Top 15 Airports Served By
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
|
| Rank |
Destination |
Rank |
Destination |
| 1 |
La Guardia
|
9 |
Las Vegas
|
| 2 |
O'Hare
|
10 |
Detroit
|
| 3 |
Newark
|
11 |
Ft. Lauderdale
|
| 4 |
Boston
|
12 |
JFK
|
| 5 |
Orlando
|
13 |
Minneapolis
|
| 6 |
Baltimore/Washington
|
14 |
Atlanta
|
| 7 |
Dallas/Ft. Worth
|
15 |
San Francisco
|
| 8 |
Los Angeles
|
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June 2008
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