Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Concrete paving is set to begin in 2025, and the entire runway is scheduled to be completed by 2027.

Another new section of Charlotte Douglas Airport will be open to the public next week, just ahead of the holiday travel season. Airport officials said travelers will be able to use Concourse A expansion starting on Sept. 17, next Tuesday.

JetBlue will depart from Charlotte for the last time this fall. The airline is announcing plans to leave the Charlotte-Douglas Airport in October.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport is in the middle of what airport officials call the busiest travel period on record. Airport officials are urging travelers to arrive 2.5 before domestic flights and 3.5 hours before international flights.

The Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals is offering some hands-on learning this week to a group of students they hope to lure into the aviation field.

On Thursday, the Charlotte Fire Department extinguished a fire that broke out at the old control tower at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The tower was retired after the current tower began operations in February 2022, and it’s slated for demolition.

The Sullenberger Aviation Museum will open to the public on June 1 — and Captain C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger and his flight crew that completed the “Miracle on the Hudson” landing will attend the grand opening, the museum announced Tuesday.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport officials say the airport set its all-time passenger record with 53.4 million passengers, a 12% jump compared to 2022. Last year’s passenger count marked the largest passenger increase since 2010 — when the airport had 39.2 million passengers.

After Thanksgiving traffic snafu, Charlotte’s airport plans to increase staffing, alter bus routes and make other changes ahead of the Christmas holiday.

Is terrible traffic at Charlotte Douglas International Airport just the new normal for holidays? And with air travel increasing, will these delays begin seeping into other peak times as well?