Travel

Charlotte is one of the easiest cities in the United States to reach by air, with nonstop service to over 170 cities.  Based on volume, Charlotte Douglas International is the 7th busiest airport in the world.  For those coming from the west, there are 5 nonstop flights daily from cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Denver. Travelers from the Midwest and east coast have even more nonstop options, with 11 flights daily from Boston, more than 25 from New York and Washington, D.C., and 19 from Chicago.  There are also nonstop flights from London, Paris, and Frankfurt.

Arrive by noon Tuesday and leave after 2 p.m. Thursday. See just how easy it is to get there from here:

Charlotte Flight Map
Cities with Non-Stop Service to Charlotte

City

Daily
Flights – NS

Daily
Flights -SP

Weekends
only

Carrier

Shortest
Flight Time

Akron/ Canton, OH

5

US

1:17

Albany/ Schenectady/ Troy, NY

3

US

1:52

Allentown/ Bethlehem/ Easton, PA

3

US, UA

1:39

Amsterdam, Netherlands 1

US

12:05

Antigua and Barbuda

1NS – Sat

US

4:08

Aruba

1

US, UA

4:00

Asheville, NC

9

US, UA

:39

Ashland, KY/ Huntington, WV/ Ironton, OH

4

US, UA

1:19

Atlanta, GA

21

US, DL, FL, UA

1:06

Augusta, GA

7

US, UA

:47

Austin, TX

3

US

2:39

Baltimore, MD

12

US, FL, UA

1:18

Baton Rouge

3

US

1:58

Belize City, Belize

1 NS – Sat

US, UA

3:21

Bermuda

1

US

2:37

Bethlehem/ Allentown/ Easton, PA

3

US, UA

1:39

Biloxi/Gulfport, MS

3

US, UA

1:47

Birmingham, AL

7

US, UA

1:15

Boston, MA

11

US, B6, UA

2:04

Bradenton/ Sarasota, FL

3

US

1:41

Bridgetown, Barbados

1 NS – Sat

US

4:36

Bristol/ Johnson City/ Kingsport, TN

6

US, UA

:47

Buffalo/ Niagra Falls, NY

4

1

US, UA

1:37

Camden, NJ/ Philadelphia, PA

10

1

US, UA

1:32

Cancun, Mexico

3

US

2:55

Canton/Akron, OH

5

US

1:17

Charleston, SC

9

US, UA

:53

Charleston, WV

5

US

1:00

Charlottesville, VA

7

US, UA

1:03

Chattanooga, TN

6

US, UA

1:02

Chicago, IL (O’Hare)

19

US, UA, AA

1:56

Cincinnati, OH

10

US, DL, UA

1:20

Clearwater/ Tampa/ St. Petersburg, FL

8

US, UA

1:33

Cleveland, OH

10

US, CO, UA

1:25

Columbia, SC

7

US

:40

Columbus, OH

7

US, UA

1:15

Cozumel, Mexico

1 NS – Sat, Sun

US, UA

2:48

Dallas/ Ft. Worth, TX

15

US, AA, UA

2:29

Dayton, OH

6

US

1:19

Daytona Beach, FL

3

US

1:19

Decatur/ Huntsville, AL

5

US, AA

1:12

Denver, CO

5

US

3:28

Detroit, MI

12

US, DL, UA

1:37

Dublin, Ireland

1

US

7:30

Durham/ Raleigh, NC

9

US, UA

:48

Easton/ Bethlehem/ Allentown, PA

3

US, UA

1:39

Fayetteville, AR

3

US

2:06

Fayetteville/ Ft. Bragg, NC

8

US, UA

:44

Florence, SC

7

US, UA

:45

Frankfort/ Lexington, KY

6

US

1:11

Frankfurt, Germany

1

US, LH

8:35

Freeport, Grand Bahamas

1

US, UA

1:57

Ft. Bragg/ Fayetteville, NC

8

US, UA

:44

Ft. Lauderdale/ Hollywood, FL

8

US, UA

1:48

Ft. Myers, FL

4

US, UA

1:47

Ft. Walton Beach/ Valparaiso, FL

4

US, UA

1:29

Ft. Worth/ Dallas, TX

15

US, AA, UA

2:29

Gainesville, FL

4

US, UA

1:14

Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands

1

US, UA

2:42

Greensboro/ High Point/ Winston-Salem, NC

8

US

:45

Greenville/ Kinston, NC

5

US, UA

:51

Greenville/ Spartanburg, SC

8

US

:38

Gulfport/Biloxi, MS

3

US, UA

1:47

Hampton/ Newport News/ Williamsburg, VA

7

US, UA

1:04

Harrisburg/ York, PA

5

US, UA

1:29

Hartford, CT/ Springfield, MA/ Windsor Locks, CT

6

US, UA

1:51

High Point/ Greensboro/ Winston-Salem, NC

8

US

:45

Hilton Head Island, SC

8

US, UA

1:08

Hollywood/ Ft. Lauderdale, FL

8

US, UA

1:48

Houston, TX

15

US, CO, UA

2:24

Huntington, WV/ Ashland, KY/ Ironton, OH

4

US, UA

1:19

Huntsville/ Decatur, AL

5

US, AA

1:12

Indianapolis, IN

8

US, UA

1:34

Ironton, OH/ Huntington, WV/ Ashland, KY

4

US, UA

1:19

Jackson/ Vicksburg, MS

4

US, UA

1:44

Jacksonville, FL

7

US, UA

1:13

Jacksonville, NC

8

US, UA

:50

Johnson City/ Bristol/ Kingsport, TN

6

US, UA

:47

Kingsport/ Johnson City/ Bristol, TN

6

US

:57

Kinston/ Greenville, NC

5

US

:55

Knoxville, TN

8

US

:52

Las Vegas, NV

5

1

US, UA

4:29

Lexington/ Frankfort, KY

6

US

1:11

Liberia, Costa Rica

1 NS – Sat

US

4:06

Little Rock, AR

3

US

1:56

London, England (Gatwick)

1

US, QR

8:00

Los Angeles, CA

5

3

US, UA

4:58

Los Cabos, Mexico

1 NS – Sat

US

4:17

Louisville, KY

7

US

1:22

Lynchburg, VA

6

US

:56

Madrid, Spain

1

US, JK

8:15

Manchester, NH

1

US

2:08

Melbourne, FL

3

US

1:31

Memphis, TN

9

DL, US

1:42

Mexico City, Mexico

1

US, UA

3:51

Miami, FL

10

US, AA, UA

1:54

Milwaukee, WI

4

US, UA

2:03

Minneapolis/ St. Paul, MN

7

US, DL, UA

2:35

Mobile/ Pascagoula, AL

4

US, UA

1:36

Montego Bay, Jamaica

3

US, UA

2:53

Montgomery, AL

3

US, UA

1:14

Montreal, Canada

2

US

2:23

Munich, Germany

1

LH, US

8:45

Myrtle Beach, SC

8

US, UA

:50

Nashville, TN

8

US, UA

1:14

Nassau, Bahamas

3

US, UA, UP

2:05

New Bern, NC

7

US, UA

:53

New Orleans, LA

6

US, UA

1:50

New York, NY (JFK)

10

B6, DL, US

1:45

New York, NY (La Guardia)

16

US, UA, AA

1:41

New York, NY/ Newark, NJ

16

1

US, CO, UA

1:43

Newark, NJ/ New York, NY

16

1

US, CO, UA

1:43

Newport News/ Hampton/ Williamsburg, VA

7

US, UA

1:04

Newport/ Providence, RI

5

US, UA

1:51

Niagara Falls/ Buffalo, NY

4

1

US, UA

1:37

Norfolk/ Virginia Beach, VA

8

US, UA

1:04

Ocean City/ Salisbury, MD

3

US, UA

1:41

Orlando, FL

9

US, UA, FL

1:24

Ottowa, Canada

1

US

2:20

Paris, France

1

US, UA

8:05

Pascagoula/ Mobile , AL

4

US, UA

1:36

Pensacola, FL

4

US

1:34

Philadelphia, PA/ Camden, NJ

10

1

US, UA

1:32

Phoenix/ Scottsdale, AZ

5

1

US, UA

4:15

Pittsburgh, PA

5

US, UA

1:21

Portland, ME

1

US

2:15

Portland, OR

1

US

5:23

Providence/ Newport, RI

5

US, UA

1:51

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos

1

US, UA

2:54

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

1 NS – Sat

UA

4:15

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

2

US, UA

3:27

Raleigh/ Durham, NC

9

US, UA

:48

Richmond, VA

8

US, UA

1:00

Rio de Janerio

1

US

9:45

Roanoke,VA

7

US, UA

:58

Rochester, NY

1

US

1:40

Rome, Italy

1

US

9:15

Sacramento, CA

1

US

5:25

Salisbury/ Ocean City, MD

3

US, UA

1:41

San Antonio, TX

3

US

2:46

San Diego, CA

2

US, UA

4:48

San Francisco, CA

5

1

US, UA

5:23

San Jose, Costa Rica

1

US, LR

4:05

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2

US

3:38

Sarasota/Bradenton, FL

3

US

1:41

Savannah, GA

9

US, UA

:55

Schenectady/ Albany/ Troy, NY

3

US

1:52

Scottsdale/ Phoenix, AZ

5

1

US, UA

4:15

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA

2

US

1:41

Seattle/ Tacoma, WA

3

US, UA

5:30

Spartanburg/ Greenville, SC

8

US

:38

Springfield, MA/ Hartford, CT/ Windsor Locks, CT

6

US, UA

1:51

St. Kitts

1NS – Sat

US

4:06

St. Louis, MO

6

US, UA

1:50

St. Lucia

1 NS – Sat

US

4:35

St. Maarten/ St. Martin

1

US

3:49

St. Paul/ Minneapolis, MN

7

US, DL, UA

2:35

St. Petersburg/ Tampa/ Clearwater, FL

8

US, UA

1:33

St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

2

US, UA

3:41

Syracuse, NY

3

US

1:43

Tacoma/ Seattle, WA

3

US, UA

5:30

Tallahassee, FL

4

US, UA

1:17

Tampa/ St. Petersburg/ Clearwater, FL

8

US, UA

1:33

Toronto, Canada

6

US, AC

1:46

Troy/ Schenectady/ Albany, NY

3

US

1:52

Valparaiso/ Ft. Walton Beach, FL

4

US, UA

1:29

Vicksburg/ Jackson, MS

4

US, UA

1:44

Virginia Beach/ Norfolk, VA

8

US, UA

1:04

Washington (Dulles)

11

US, CO, UA

1:14

Washington (Reagan National)

12

US

1:15

West Palm Beach, FL

4

US, UA

1:44

Westchester -White Plains, NY

3

US

1:52

Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton, PA

2

US

1:41

Willemstad, Curacao

1 NS – Wed, Sat

7I

4:15

Williamsburg/ Newport News/ Hampton, VA

7

US, UA

1:04

Wilmington, NC

9

US, UA

:50

Windsor Locks, CT/ Hartford, CT/ Springfield, MA

6

US, UA

1:51

Winston-Salem/ High Point/ Greensboro, NC

8

US

:45

York/ Harrisburg, PA

5

US, UA

1:29

NS = Nonstop
SP = Single Plane

Nonstop and Single Plane flights to Charlotte:
*Note: Cities with week-end only flights are not included in the number of cities served by daily flights.Carriers:
AA: American Airlines
AC: Air Canada
FL: AirTran
UP: Bahamasair
CO: Continental Airlines
DL: Delta Airlines
7I: Insel Air
B6: Jet Blue
LR: LACSA
LH: Lufthansa
NW: Northwest Airlines
QR: Qatar Airways
JK: Spanair
UA: United Airlines
US: US Airways

Airport Ground Transportation

Several options exist for travel from Charlotte- Douglas International Airport to the downtown Charlotte hotels and convention center.

The Charlotte Airport shuttle is a reservation-based service.  Simply complete the Charlotte Airport Shuttle form and ecoSeat (the company that facilitates the service) will send you details about available shuttles and rates.  For same-day reservations, ecoSeat urges customers to call directly at 704-248-4809.

Taxi service is available curbside at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport on the baggage claim level. An attendant is on duty from 6:45 a.m.-12:15 a.m.  The average taxi rate from the airport to downtown Charlotte is approximately $25.00.

For additional information on transportation options from Charlotte – Douglas International Airport, go to www.charlotteairport.com