Name Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina Identifier Charlie, Lima, Tango (CLT) Airport History

The Charlotte/Douglas International Airport is one of the city's proudest facilities. Charlotte/Douglas International Airport is owned and operated by the City of Charlotte and is ranked as one of the nation's top airports. The airport serves commercial, cargo, private, corporate, and military operations. The airport was constructed in 1936 and has a long history of construction and renovation. Charlotte/Douglas International Airport has transformed into one of the few international airports in the country. It was in 1954 when the first 70,000 square-foot passenger terminal opened. The airport began to gain more travelers and traffic; by 1978, international cargo flights were scheduled from Charlotte to Zurich. Ten years later, the airport began to offer international direct flights to London which designated it as an international airport. In 2005, Charlotte/Douglas International Airport was designated the nation's 16th busiest airport. Airport Location The Airport is located about five miles from the financial district of the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, and is situated near the border of the North & South Carolinas Airport Layout One large main terminal with concourse A E Runways 18L/36R 18C/36C 18R/36R 5/23 Tower Located in front of the terminal, Jerry Orr, the citys aviation director, wants to use airport money to fund a new tower instead of waiting for the FAA who says completion wont be until 2020. 8,676 ft. 10,000 ft. 9,000 ft. 7,502 ft. Asphalt/Concrete Concrete Concrete Saw cut

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Lighting They have just replaced and upgraded their lights in the Arrivals/Baggage Claim area with brighter, energy efficient lights, new signage and flat screen tvs to display flight information. Technology They currently use ASDE-X ( Airport Surface Detection Equipment to monitor all vehicles and aircraft on the airfield. Security This month they have joined the Federal Governments Global Entry Program, frequent international passengers can pay $100 and submit to a background check. So when they arrive they can clear through security by logging into a kiosk.

Airlines currently US Airways largest hub (operating out of Concourses C, D & E) Concourse A 12 gates Concourse B 16 gates Concourse C 18 gates Concourse D 13 gates Concourse E 36 gates Domestic Carriers: Air Trans Airways / American Airlines / Delta Airlines / Jet Blue Airways / United Airlines / US airways Foreign Carriers: Air Canada Jazz / Insel Air / Lufthansa German Airlines And several Regional carriers.

Passenger Facts 2010 7th Nationwide in operations

11th Nationwide in Passengers 34th Nationwide in Cargo Cargo, 2011 (tons) Total: 137,943

Passenger 2011 International about 2.5 million Air carrier about 23 million Regional about 14 million Total 39,043,708 As the second largest hub on the east coast, CLT offered nonstop service to 138 destinations and averaged 673 daily departures in 2011. The impact created a jump in Airport operations. Last year, CLT oversaw 539,842 landings and departures, a 2 percent increase from 2010. The numbers are particularly pleasing to CLT officials due to the 70-day closure (August 15 October 23) of the center runway for concrete repaving. In 2009 CLT received the eagle award from the international air transport Agency. The eagle award has been presented annually to recognize airports and air navigation service providers who provide quality service and value for money to their airline customers. Facilities Parking garage galvanized 2005 maintenance 72 years projected As the passenger traffic has increased over the past few years, so has the demand for more parking. In late 2004, the airport began reconstruction to expand the 3,000-space parking facilitys capacity by 13 percent. In 2009, an additional garage at the site was specified to incorporate galvanized steel, due to the success of the 2004 structure. The designer wanted to break away from the normal square, concrete box structure of parking facilities, and envisioned a facility that would mirror the curvature of an airplane wing. In order to accomplish this design, the architect and engineer decided to attach stainless steel cladding to a galvanized structural steel frame. Three hundred tons of hot-dip galvanized steel was used in the project including bow-string trusses, embed plates and anchors, stair towers, stairways, hand rails, and castellated beams. Galvanized steel was specified for its exceptional maintenance-free service life.

By specifying a hot-dip galvanized coating instead of a paint system, the garage will not require costly maintenance. Furthermore, the galvanized coating will allow the structure to remain a corrosion-free, attractive piece of the airport landscape well into the future. Carolinas Aviation Museum Air National Guard Station Fedex facility Airport Facts Military for national guard, Charlotte/Douglas International Airport is also home to the USO of NC (United Service Organization of North Carolina) travel center which functions as an airport lounge for military personnel, military retirees and their families. One of the few airports with a Public Viewing area ARFF index D: 84 Aircraft Based ( 10 single engine, 7 multi engine, 55 jets, 2 helicopters, and 10 military Aircraft) Wildlife Control is used to manage the birds that migrate.

Eco friendly Atrium which has a quiet zone for passenger who would like to relax and in this area is also a business center full of computers and printers. Etc. The Sprinter Buses that service the airport and the community are very eco friendly, the sprinter fleet is made up entirely of hybrid electric or clean air buses. The Charlotte Douglas International Airport will change that fact when they open a $1.1 million recycling center in February 2012, to include a vermicomposting system that will use 300 pounds of worms to chow down on up to two tons of airport patron waste per day. Not only will this endeavor save the airport money by not having to pay for the gathering and ridding of waste, but the subsequent compost created will be used as free fertilizer for the airports 6,000 acres. Whatever worm castings are leftover will be packaged and sold, which could be lucrative as such material has a reputation of being the black gold of composts. The entire recycling center, which will sort and sell plastic, aluminum and paper in addition to the vermicomposting system, is anticipated to save the airport roughly $1 million over the course of five years. Go Green will supervise the center and provide ten new jobs to manage the initiative.

Future projects 1. Construction of a new 7-level Hourly parking deck has started and its first phase is to open in June 2013; thereafter the 2 existing hourly decks will be demolished and phase 2 of the new parking deck will be completed the end of 2014. 2. Expansion of the Terminal's east side will add 56,000 sq.feet to expand Arrivals & Departures areas, and add another security checkpoint will be completed by 2012. 3. Furthermore, construction of a new International Terminal and a transport system will connect thereafter terminals, garages & rental car center, and later to the light rail. Building toward the future Charlotte Douglas continues embracing passenger growth with the implementation of CLT 2015. The 5-year development plan includes: Roadway dynamic signage package Expansion of deicing operations In-line baggage system Concourse E expansion Terminal eastside expansion New Hourly deck construction Terminal roadway & lobby expansion New Airport entrance road Parking revenue control system Also their biggest project is to develop a new intermodal facility at CLT 40 ft under two taxiways.