Market · U.S. Airport Market Profile

Charlotte (CLT)

U.S. flights only 12 months ending April 2026 BTS source data through April 2026
Arriving passengers
22.84M
▼ 10.47% year over year · Rank No. 9
Departing passengers
22.84M
▼ 10.27% year over year · Rank No. 9
Passengers daily each way
62,578
Average passengers per direction per day
Scheduled departures
237,960
▼ 6.97% year over year · Rank No. 5 · 652 daily
Freight and mail
377M lb.
▲ 6.90% year over year · Rank No. 29
Scheduled carriers
20
▼ 4.76% year over year

Airline Market Share

Total passengers · 45.68 million

April 2026
American67.57%
30.87 million passengers
Other24.52%
11.20 million passengers
Delta2.16%
0.99 million passengers
Spirit2.07%
0.94 million passengers
Frontier1.85%
0.84 million passengers
Southwest1.84%
0.84 million passengers

Busiest U.S. Destinations

Passengers in thousands, compared with the prior 12-month period

Top 10
1
MCOOrlando, FL
726.62k995 PDEW
▼ 9.6%
2
DFWDallas/Fort Worth, TX
611.65k838 PDEW
▼ 7.5%
3
LGANew York, NY
565.66k775 PDEW
▼ 17.8%
4
MIAMiami, FL
544.44k746 PDEW
▼ 5.4%
5
ORDChicago, IL
530.67k727 PDEW
▼ 14.2%
6
TPATampa, FL
493.65k676 PDEW
▼ 7.6%
7
PHXPhoenix, AZ
485.00k664 PDEW
▼ 7.4%
8
BOSBoston, MA
480.52k658 PDEW
▼ 16.9%
9
PHLPhiladelphia, PA
462.93k634 PDEW
▼ 12.7%
10
FLLFort Lauderdale, FL
462.41k633 PDEW
▼ 13.2%
Total passengers45.68 million
Largest carrierAmerican · 67.6%
Largest U.S. destinationOrlando (MCO)
Average departures652 per day

Passenger History

Rolling 12-month arriving and departing passengers

Growing monthly

Operations and Cargo History

Scheduled departures and freight/mail volume

BTS

Flightline Insight

CLT handled 45.68 million arriving and departing passengers during the latest 12-month reporting period, down 10.5% year over year. American was the largest scheduled carrier with 67.6% of reported passengers. The busiest reported U.S. destinations were Orlando (MCO), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and New York (LGA).

Data note: Passenger totals represent scheduled enplaned revenue passengers on U.S. flights. PDEW is calculated as total arriving and departing passengers divided by two directions and 365 days. Carrier shares are based on BTS-reported scheduled enplaned revenue passengers. Freight and mail include scheduled and nonscheduled activity. Destination figures are BTS-reported passenger totals in thousands; route PDEW is calculated from the latest rolling 12-month passenger total. Historical charts retain each monthly BTS endpoint as future updates are generated.