KCLT
Airport
Charlotte/Douglas Intl
Charlotte, North Carolina

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/27/2025 - 1/22/2026

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:CLT / KCLT
Lat/Lng:35.2131869444, -80.9513791667
35-12-47.4730N, 080-57-04.9650W
Estimated by 3rd Party Survey on 08/10/2023
Elevation:747 feet Surveyed by 3rd Party Survey on 08/10/2023
Magnetic Variation:07W,(2000), [-8W (2025)]
Sectional:CHARLOTTE
Liquid Oxygen Also Available.
From City:5nm W of Charlotte

Operations

Use:Open to the public
Airspace Analysis:NOT ANALYZED
Airport Existed Prior to 1958.
Ownership:Publicly owned
Activation:09/1937
Attended:Continuous
J8 Fuel Also Available.
Control Tower:yes 24 hrs
Type:ATCT-TRACON
Days Tower Operational:ALL
Airspace Class:B
Tower Radar:ASR,24hrs
ARTCC:Atlanta(ZTL)Atlanta Center
FSS:Raleigh FSS(RDU)
NOTAMs and Weather:CLTNOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator:Lighted
Lights:Sunset-Sunrise
Beacon:Sunset-Sunrise
Landing Fee:no
ARFF:I E S 05/1973

Communications

UNICOM:122.950
Weather:ASOS 704-255-5973
ATIS:121.15 ;Arrival
132.1 ;Departure
operates continuously
Tower:
Contact 'Charlotte Tower'
118.1 ;Runway 18L/36R
133.35 ;Runway 18R/36L
257.8,
126.4 ;Runway 18C/36C
Ground:
Contact 'Charlotte Ground'
348.6,121.8 ;West,
121.9 ;East
Clearance:
348.6,127.15
Approach:
Contact 'CHARLOTTE' Approach (24 local)
307.8 ;360-179,
124.0 ;075-245 Abv 8000 ft
126.15,
134.75 ;296-360 8000 ft & Blw
128.325 ;001-119 8000 ft & Blw
257.2 ;180-359,
120.05 ;120-295 8000 ft & Blw
120.5 ;246-074 Abv 8000 ft
Departure:
Contact 'CHARLOTTE' Departure (24 local)
124.0 ;075-245 Abv 8000 ft
307.8 ;360-179,
134.75 ;296-360 8000 ft & Blw
128.325 ;001-119 8000 ft & Blw
257.2 ;180-359,
120.05 ;120-295 8000 ft & Blw
120.5 ;246-074 Abv 8000 ft
Emergency:
121.5,243.0
Other:--BOBZY DP 257.2
--BOBZY DP 120.5
--WEAZL DP 257.2
--WEAZL DP 120.5
--MAJIC STAR 282.325
--MAJIC STAR 126.15
--BTSEY STAR 125.35
--FILPZ STAR 257.2
--FILPZ STAR 125.35
--STOCR STAR 282.325
--STOCR STAR 126.15
--KILNS DP 307.8
--KILNS DP 124.0
--KWEEN DP 307.8 ;RWY 18R, 18L, 18C, 36R
--KWEEN DP 120.5 ;RWY 36L, 36C
--KWEEN DP 124.0 ;RWY 18L, 18R, 18C, 36R
--KWEEN DP 257.2 ;RWY 36L, 36C
--CHARLOTTE DP 307.8 ;BUCKL TRANSITION, RWY 18L, 18R, 18C,
--PARQR STAR 257.2
--PARQR STAR 125.35
--MLLET STAR 282.325
--MLLET STAR 126.15
--UNARM STAR 135.6
--UNARM STAR 377.15
--CHSLY STAR 282.325
--CHSLY STAR 126.15
--KERMIT DP 120.5 ;235-055
--KERMIT DP 257.2 ;235-055
--KERMIT DP 307.8 ;055-235
--KERMIT DP 124.0 ;055-235
--KRITR DP 257.2
--KRITR DP 120.5
--RASLN STAR 282.325
--RASLN STAR 126.15
--JOOLS STAR 135.6
--JOOLS STAR 377.15
--CHARLOTTE DP 124.0 ;BUCKL, GANTS, LILLS & RUNIE TRANSITIO
--CHARLOTTE DP 257.2 ;HARAY & PITTY TRANSITION. RWY 36L, 36
--CHARLOTTE DP 120.5 ;HARAY & PITTY TRANSITIONS. RWY 36L, 3
--CHARLOTTE DP 124.0 ;RWY 18L, 18R, 18C, 36R
--CHARLOTTE DP 307.8 ;GANTS, LILLS & RUNIE TRANSITIONS
--LIINN STAR 257.2
--LIINN STAR 125.35
--BEAVY DP 307.8 ;RWY 18R, 18L, 18C, 36R
--BEAVY DP 120.5 ;RWY 36L, 36C
--BEAVY DP 124.0 ;RWY 18L, 18R, 18C, 36R
--BEAVY DP 257.2 ;RWY 36L, 36C
--IC 124.0 ;075-245 ABV 8000 FT
--IC 307.8 ;360-179
--IC 134.75 ;296-360 8000 FT & BLW
--IC 128.325 ;001-119 8000 FT & BLW
--IC 257.2 ;180-359
--IC 120.05 ;120-295 8000 FT & BLW
--IC 120.5 ;246-074 ABV 8000 FT
--CLASS B 124.0 ;075-245 ABV 8000 FT
--CLASS B 307.8 ;360-179
--CLASS B 134.75 ;296-360 8000 FT & BLW
--CLASS B 128.325 ;001-119 8000 FT & BLW
--CLASS B 257.2 ;180-359
--CLASS B 120.05 ;120-295 8000 FT & BLW
--CLASS B 120.5 ;246-074 ABV 8000 FT
--JOJJO DP 257.2
--JOJJO DP 120.5
--KNIGHTS DP 257.2 ;235-055
--KNIGHTS DP 128.325 ;055-235
--KNIGHTS DP 307.8 ;055-235
--KNIGHTS DP 120.5 ;FLYYN, CEGAL TRANSITIONS RWY 36L, 36C
--KNIGHTS DP 120.05 ;DEBIE, NEANO TRANSITIONS
--KNIGHTS DP 128.325 ;PEKNN, LILLS, HAMLN, ANDYS TRANSITI
--KNIGHTS DP 120.05 ;FLYYN, CEGAL TRANSITIONS, 18L, 18C,
--BANKR STAR 135.6
--BANKR STAR 377.15
--LILLS DP 307.8
--LILLS DP 124.0
--BARMY DP 307.8
--BARMY DP 124.0
--JONZE STAR 135.6
--JONZE STAR 377.15
--ESTRR DP 257.2
--ESTRR DP 120.5
--ICONS DP 307.8 ;RWY 18R, 18L, 18C, 36R
--ICONS DP 120.5 ;RWY 36L, 36C
--ICONS DP 124.0 ;RWY 18L, 18R, 18C, 36R
--ICONS DP 257.2 ;RWY 36L, 36C
out of Service Indefinitely.
Cd Frequency 127.2 out of Service Indefinitely at Gastonia Muni (Akh), Gastonia, Nc.
Master Provides:ARTS-IIIA
Class B
Conflict Alert
CPDLC (Logon Kusa)
LLWAS
MSAW
Pdc
TDWR
Tower Remarks:Asde-X in Use. Operate Transponders with Altitude Reporting Mode and Ads-B (If Equipped) Enabled on All Airport Surfaces.

Services

Fuel:Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Jet A - Kerosene, freeze point -40C
A++
L a++(Military), 100 & O-156 Available.
Airframe Repair:Major
Powerplant Repair:Major
Bottled Oxygen:None
Bulk Oxygen:High/Low pressure
Liquid Oxygen Also Available.
Transient Storage:Tie-Down
Other Services:Air Freight, Air Ambulance, Avionics, Cargo handling, Charter, Aircraft Rental, Aircraft Sales, Annual Surveying

Based Aircraft

Total:0

Annual Operations

Total:0

Ownership

Owner:City of Charlotte
600 East Fourth St
Charlotte, Nc 28202
704-336-2241
Manager:Haley Gentry
5601 Wilkinson Blvd.
Charlotte, Nc 28208
704-359-4000

Runways

Runways:18C/36C
18L/36R
18R/36L

Runway 18C/36C

Length:10000 feet
by 3rd Party Survey on 08/10/2023
Width:150 feet
Surface:Porland Cement Concrete, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:Saw-cut or Plastic Grooved
Classification (PCN):Pcr Value: 1009/R/C/W/T
Weight Capacity:Single Wheel aircraft: 93,000 lbs
Dual Wheel aircraft: 200,000 lbs
Dual Tandem Wheel aircraft: 350,000 lbs
Double Dual Tandem Wheel aircraft: 650,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:High Intensity
End 18C End 36C
Takeoff Run Available (TORA):10000 feet10000 feet
Takeoff Distance Available (TODA):10000 feet10000 feet
Accelerate-Stop Distance Available (ASDA):10000 feet10000 feet
Landing Distance Available (LDA):10000 feet10000 feet
True Alignment:176,(168 Magnetic)356,(348 Magnetic)
ILS Type:ILS/DMEILS
Runway Markings:Precision Instrument,Good ConditionPrecision Instrument,Good Condition
Elevation at End:742.0' MSL692.2' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone:742.0' MSL706.8' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height:69' AGL72' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle:3.00°3.00°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator:4-light PAPI on right side of runway4-light PAPI on left side of runway
Runway Visual Range Equipment Location:Touchdown, Midfield, RolloutTouchdown, Midfield, Rollout
Approach Lights:MALSR - 1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator LightsALSF2 - Standard 2,400 Foot High Intensity Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashers, Category II or III Configuration
Runway End Centerline Lights:YesYes
Runway End Touchdown Lights: Yes
Objects:Road 
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Precision Instrument RunwayPrecision Instrument Runway
Object Clearance Slope:46:150:1
Object Height:25' AGL 
Object Distance:1350' Along centerline
425' Left of centerline
 

Runway 18L/36R

Length:8676 feet
by 3rd Party Survey on 08/10/2023
Width:150 feet
Surface:Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Porland Cement Concrete, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:Saw-cut or Plastic Grooved
Classification (PCN):Pcr Value: 1076/R/D/W/T
Weight Capacity:Single Wheel aircraft: 93,000 lbs
Dual Wheel aircraft: 200,000 lbs
Dual Tandem Wheel aircraft: 350,000 lbs
Double Dual Tandem Wheel aircraft: 650,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:High Intensity
End 18L End 36R
Takeoff Run Available (TORA):8676 feet8676 feet
Takeoff Distance Available (TODA):8676 feet8676 feet
Accelerate-Stop Distance Available (ASDA):8676 feet8390 feet
Landing Distance Available (LDA):8676 feet8390 feet
True Alignment:176,(168 Magnetic)356,(348 Magnetic)
ILS Type:ILS/DMEILS/DME
Runway Markings:Precision Instrument,Good ConditionPrecision Instrument,Good Condition
Aircraft Arresting Device: EMAS
Elevation at End:745.9' MSL723.4' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone:747.9' MSL726.9' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height:76' AGL71' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle:3.00°3.00°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator:4-light PAPI on left side of runway4-light PAPI on right side of runway
Runway Visual Range Equipment Location:Touchdown, Midfield, RolloutTouchdown, Midfield, Rollout
Approach Lights: ALSF2 - Standard 2,400 Foot High Intensity Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashers, Category II or III Configuration
Runway End Identifer Lights (REIL):Yes 
Runway End Centerline Lights:YesYes
Runway End Touchdown Lights: Yes
Objects:Rr 
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Precision Instrument RunwayPrecision Instrument Runway
Object Clearance Slope:17:150:1
Object Height:19' AGL 
Object Distance:523' Along centerline
0B'
 

Runway 18R/36L

Length:9000 feet
by 3rd Party Survey on 08/10/2023
Width:150 feet
Surface:Porland Cement Concrete, Excellent Condition
Surface Treatment:Saw-cut or Plastic Grooved
Classification (PCN):Pcr Value: 627/R/C/W/T
Weight Capacity:Single Wheel aircraft: 93,000 lbs
Dual Wheel aircraft: 200,000 lbs
Dual Tandem Wheel aircraft: 350,000 lbs
Double Dual Tandem Wheel aircraft: 650,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:High Intensity
End 18R End 36L
Takeoff Run Available (TORA):9000 feet9000 feet
Takeoff Distance Available (TODA):9000 feet9000 feet
Accelerate-Stop Distance Available (ASDA):9000 feet9000 feet
Landing Distance Available (LDA):9000 feet9000 feet
True Alignment:176,(168 Magnetic)356,(348 Magnetic)
ILS Type:ILS/DMEILS/DME
Runway Markings:Precision Instrument,Good ConditionPrecision Instrument,Good Condition
Elevation at End:743.9' MSL744.0' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone:744.0' MSL744.0' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height:65' AGL70' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle:2.80°3.00°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator:4-light PAPI on right side of runway4-light PAPI on left side of runway
Runway Visual Range Equipment Location:Touchdown, Midfield, RolloutTouchdown, Midfield, Rollout
Approach Lights:ALSF2 - Standard 2,400 Foot High Intensity Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashers, Category II or III ConfigurationALSF2 - Standard 2,400 Foot High Intensity Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashers, Category II or III Configuration
Runway End Centerline Lights:YesYes
Runway End Touchdown Lights:YesYes
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Precision Instrument RunwayPrecision Instrument Runway
Object Clearance Slope:50:150:1

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

A30-18L/36R-Engineered Materials Arresting Gear System (EMAS) 255 ft in Length by 170 ft in Width at the Departure End of Runway 36R.
Runway Surface Condition Info During Duty Hours Phone ANG Operations V583-9177/9144 or Airborne 292.2.
be Alert for Flocks of Migratory Birds on & in Vicinity of Airport.
Military: ANG: Contact Comd Post 30 Min Prior Landing. Amops/Comd Post - 292.25 (Call Newsreel).
Successive or Simultaneous Departures from Runway 18L and Runway 18C are Approved with Course Divergence Beginning No Further than 4 Miles from End of Runway.
Runway Status Lights in Operating.
Taxiway C4 and C6: When Taxiing Aircraft with Cockpit to Main Gear Distance Greater than 90 ft, Pilot Must Perform Judgemental Oversteering Instead of Cockpit Over Centerline Steering.
Group Iv Aircraft with a Wingspan Gtr than 118 ft are Prohibited from Exiting Runway 18L/36R at Taxiway C10.
Taxiway C10 Unusbl for Txg Onto Runway 18L/36R.
Clt Ramp, Non-Movmt Area, is Ctld Ramp; Contact Ramp Control Prior to Entering.
Dual Taxi Between Departure Call Spots 11/12 and 13N/13S Rstrd to One Aircraft Less than 214 ft and One Aircraft Less than 118 ft or Two Aircraft Less than 171 ft.
Dual Taxi Between Departure Call Spots 22/23 and 24N/24S Rstrd to Aircraft with Wingspans Less than 118 ft.
Group III Aircraft with a Wingspan Gtr than 79 ft are Prohibited from Making a Nbnd Turn Onto Taxiway C When Taxiing Wb on Taxiway a.
Taxiway D, Restricted to 15 Mph or Less with Wingspan 171 ft and Greater.
Group III Aircraft with a Wingspan Gtr than 79 ft are Prohibited from Making a Sbnd Turn Onto Taxiway C When Taxiing Nwbnd on Taxiway R.
Taxiway C from the Approach of Runway 18L to Taxiway J and Taxiway M from the Apron to Runway 18L/36R Rstrd to 15 Mph or Less with Wingspan 171 ft and Gtr.
Group Vi Aircraft with a Wingspan Gtr than 214 ft (65M) are Prohibited on Taxiway M Between the Trml Ramp and Taxiway C, As Well As Taxiway C North of Taxiway M.
All Aircraft are Prohibited from Exiting Runway 36R Sebd at Taxiway R.
Trml Ramp Blue Txl from Spot 29W to Spot 34S Max Wingspan 82 ft.
Trml Ramp Orange Txl from Spot 26S to Spot 27E Max Wingspan 118 ft.
Trml Ramp Yellow Txl from Spot 29C to Spot 33C Max Wingspan 118 ft.
Trml Ramp Orange Txl from Spot 29E to Spot 34N Max Wingspan 82 ft.
Trml Ramp Blue Txl at Spot 28S Between Concourse D & E Alley Max Wingspan 118 ft.
Trml Ramp Blue Txl from Spot 26N to Spot 27W Max Wingspan 118 ft.
Trml Ramp Orange Txl at Spot 28N Between Concourse D & E Alley Max Wingspan 94 ft.
Airplane Design Group-V and Abv Aircraft are Prohibited from Departure Runway 18L.
Aircraft with Wingspan Gtr than 118 ft Use Judgmental Oversteer Instead of Cockpit Over Centerline Steering Entering and Exiting Runway 18L/36R.

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