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Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT) is the nations 6th busiest airport and was a former hub of US Airways, which merged with American Airlines in 2013 to create the world’s largest airline. CLT is located west of the metropolitan city of Charlotte, North Carolina and is the largest airport in the United States without nonstop service to Asia. | |||
==Spotting Locations== | ==Spotting Locations== | ||
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==Locations to Avoid== | ==Locations to Avoid== | ||
===The VOR=== | |||
A great location, especially when arrivals are from the south. While law enforcement has never bothered me there, the potential to be hassled is likely fairly high. | |||
Located on Byrum Drive. | |||
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==Regular Traffic== | ==Regular Traffic== | ||
*Air Canada Express (Air Georgian): CRJ-100 | |||
*American Airlines: 737-800 | |||
**US Airways: 757-200, A319, A320, A321, A330, E190 | |||
**US Airways Express: CRJ-200, CRJ-700, CRJ-900, Dash 8, ERJ-145, E170 | |||
*Delta: A319, A320, MD-88, MD-90 | |||
**Delta Connection (Endeavor Air): CRJ-900 | |||
**Delta Connection (GoJet Airlines): CRJ-700, CRJ-900 | |||
**Delta Connection (Shuttle America): E175 | |||
*Frontier Airlines: A319 | |||
*Insel Air: MD-83 | |||
*JetBlue Airways: E190 | |||
*Lufthansa: A330-300 | |||
*Southwest Airlines: 737 | |||
*Ultimate Air Shuttle: Dornier 328JET | |||
*United Airlines: A320 | |||
**United Express (ExpressJet Airlines): ERJ-145 | |||
**United Express (GoJet Airlines): CRJ-700 | |||
**United Express (Mesa Airlines): CRJ-700, E175 | |||
**United Express (SkyWest Airlines): CRJ-700, E175 | |||
**United Express (Shuttle America): E170 | |||
*ViaAir: EMB-120 | |||
Numerous coroporate aircraft and ANG C-130s, plus FedEx and UPS. | |||
==Facilities and Transportation== | ==Facilities and Transportation== | ||
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport is not currently served by Charlotte’s light rail system, LYNX. | |||