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Charlotte Douglas International Airport (IATA: CLT, ICAO: KCLT, FAA LID: CLT) is an international airport serving Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, located roughly 6 miles (9.7 km) west of the city's central business district. Charlotte Douglas is the primary airport for commercial and military use in the Charlotte metropolitan area.
The airport's ICAO identifier is KJQF. Because multiple race car teams that base aircraft fleets at JQF and the airport’s proximity to the Charlotte Motor Speedway, the airport is sometimes referred to as "NASCAR's Airport." In April 2018, the airport was renamed to honor longtime Mayor of Concord, Scott Padgett.
Baggage claim C inside the Charlotte Douglas International Airport on August 5, 2024. The airport is facing many delays and cancellations due to Hurricane Debby’s landfall in Florida. American ...
Charlotte is served daily by several Amtrak trains in each direction; two (2) long-distance services, and four (4) regional trains. [2]The Crescent connects Charlotte with New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlottesville, and Greensboro to the north, and Atlanta, Birmingham and New Orleans to the south.
More than 2,000 flights at Charlotte’s airport have been disrupted during the past two days, as Hurricane Helene drenches the region and thwarts travelers’ plans.
The CityLynx Gold Line is a streetcar line in Charlotte, North Carolina.A component of the Charlotte Area Transit System's Lynx rail system, it follows a primarily east-west path along Beatties Ford Road, Trade Street and Central Avenue through central Charlotte. [8]
In 1936, Thomas Car Works entered a bid to produce school bus bodies for the state of North Carolina. While required to produce 500 bodies, the company was only able to secure the materials for 200; North Carolina would split the bid between Thomas and Hackney Brothers. [2] After five months of production, the bid was completed at a profit. [2]
The Charlotte Trolley was a heritage streetcar that operated in Charlotte in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The line ran along the former Norfolk Southern right of way between Tremont Avenue in the Historic South End in a northerly direction to its terminus at 9th Street Uptown. It ran on tracks mostly shared with the Lynx Blue Line.