Charlotte Douglas (CLT)

CLT / KCLT

Official · May 2026

4,386,577

Charlotte Douglas International Airport handled 4,386,577 passengers in May 2026, down 7.2% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Domestic / International

May 2026
  • Domestic 89.8% 3,939,122
  • International 10.2% 447,455
Against 2019 +2.1% same month, before the pandemic
International share 10% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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24 of 24
PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 4,386,577 −7.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 4,168,398 −7.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 4,273,257 −6.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 3,457,652 −8.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 3,378,683 −14.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 4,108,529 −12.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 3,838,214 −13.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 4,465,327 −8.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 4,091,196 −8.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 4,458,413 −9.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 4,761,535 −6.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 4,632,937 −10.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 4,724,633 −10.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 4,489,123 −8.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 4,589,948 −8.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 3,768,944 −11.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 3,957,945 −4.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 4,713,653 +6.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 4,417,776 −2.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 4,879,473 +2.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 4,473,078 +5.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 4,912,904 +9.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 5,089,582 +8.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 5,152,588 +11.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay06:00–07:003.1min · 5,521 recorded · 5,442 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour21.6min06:00 ↔ 23:00
Recorded flights358,127Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 91.5% · 1,989 recorded · 1,949 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 92.6% · 5,521 recorded · 5,442 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 90.1% · 22,927 recorded · 22,644 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 88.8% · 16,546 recorded · 16,276 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 87.2% · 26,890 recorded · 26,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 84.3% · 12,688 recorded · 12,377 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 82.5% · 33,967 recorded · 33,539 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 81.1% · 9,803 recorded · 9,603 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 80.3% · 23,842 recorded · 23,576 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 76.5% · 24,388 recorded · 24,011 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 73.6% · 17,126 recorded · 16,820 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 73.3% · 28,013 recorded · 27,584 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 71.6% · 16,243 recorded · 15,910 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 69.2% · 28,198 recorded · 27,663 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 71.3% · 14,536 recorded · 14,175 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 69.0% · 30,853 recorded · 30,183 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 71.5% · 14,804 recorded · 14,420 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 70.5% · 27,129 recorded · 26,258 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 71.0% · 2,664 recorded · 2,581 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 4.0 min · 1,989 recorded · 1,949 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 3.1 min · 5,521 recorded · 5,442 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 3.3 min · 22,927 recorded · 22,644 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 4.7 min · 16,546 recorded · 16,276 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 6.1 min · 26,890 recorded · 26,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 7.2 min · 12,688 recorded · 12,377 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 10.1 min · 33,967 recorded · 33,539 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 10.0 min · 9,803 recorded · 9,603 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 11.1 min · 23,842 recorded · 23,576 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 14.8 min · 24,388 recorded · 24,011 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 16.6 min · 17,126 recorded · 16,820 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 17.4 min · 28,013 recorded · 27,584 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 19.4 min · 16,243 recorded · 15,910 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 21.8 min · 28,198 recorded · 27,663 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 19.1 min · 14,536 recorded · 14,175 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 23.1 min · 30,853 recorded · 30,183 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 20.0 min · 14,804 recorded · 14,420 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 22.0 min · 27,129 recorded · 26,258 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 24.7 min · 2,664 recorded · 2,581 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 1,989 · 1,989 recorded · 1,949 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 5,521 · 5,521 recorded · 5,442 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 22,927 · 22,927 recorded · 22,644 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 16,546 · 16,546 recorded · 16,276 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 26,890 · 26,890 recorded · 26,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 12,688 · 12,688 recorded · 12,377 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 33,967 · 33,967 recorded · 33,539 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 9,803 · 9,803 recorded · 9,603 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 23,842 · 23,842 recorded · 23,576 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 24,388 · 24,388 recorded · 24,011 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 17,126 · 17,126 recorded · 16,820 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 28,013 · 28,013 recorded · 27,584 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 16,243 · 16,243 recorded · 15,910 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 28,198 · 28,198 recorded · 27,663 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 14,536 · 14,536 recorded · 14,175 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 30,853 · 30,853 recorded · 30,183 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 14,804 · 14,804 recorded · 14,420 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 27,129 · 27,129 recorded · 26,258 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 2,664 · 2,664 recorded · 2,581 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0091.5%4.0 min1,9491,989
06:0092.6%3.1 min5,4425,521
07:0090.1%3.3 min22,64422,927
08:0088.8%4.7 min16,27616,546
09:0087.2%6.1 min26,45626,890
10:0084.3%7.2 min12,37712,688
11:0082.5%10.1 min33,53933,967
12:0081.1%10.0 min9,6039,803
13:0080.3%11.1 min23,57623,842
14:0076.5%14.8 min24,01124,388
15:0073.6%16.6 min16,82017,126
16:0073.3%17.4 min27,58428,013
17:0071.6%19.4 min15,91016,243
18:0069.2%21.8 min27,66328,198
19:0071.3%19.1 min14,17514,536
20:0069.0%23.1 min30,18330,853
21:0071.5%20.0 min14,42014,804
22:0070.5%22.0 min26,25827,129
23:0071.0%24.7 min2,5812,664

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 75.5% · 53,667 recorded · 52,700 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 82.4% · 48,459 recorded · 47,944 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 83.3% · 48,812 recorded · 48,151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 77.0% · 52,685 recorded · 51,857 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 76.4% · 52,702 recorded · 51,628 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 76.5% · 47,545 recorded · 46,417 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 72.6% · 54,257 recorded · 52,770 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 16.4 min · 53,667 recorded · 52,700 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 10.0 min · 48,459 recorded · 47,944 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 8.8 min · 48,812 recorded · 48,151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 14.7 min · 52,685 recorded · 51,857 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 15.4 min · 52,702 recorded · 51,628 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 14.9 min · 47,545 recorded · 46,417 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 19.5 min · 54,257 recorded · 52,770 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 53,667 · 53,667 recorded · 52,700 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 48,459 · 48,459 recorded · 47,944 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 48,812 · 48,812 recorded · 48,151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 52,685 · 52,685 recorded · 51,857 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 52,702 · 52,702 recorded · 51,628 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 47,545 · 47,545 recorded · 46,417 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 54,257 · 54,257 recorded · 52,770 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday75.5%16.4 min52,70053,667
Tuesday82.4%10.0 min47,94448,459
Wednesday83.3%8.8 min48,15148,812
Thursday77.0%14.7 min51,85752,685
Friday76.4%15.4 min51,62852,702
Saturday76.5%14.9 min46,41747,545
Sunday72.6%19.5 min52,77054,257

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 81.5% · 31,099 recorded · 28,778 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 78.4% · 28,797 recorded · 27,885 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 77.1% · 33,201 recorded · 32,539 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 78.8% · 32,622 recorded · 32,476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 76.2% · 33,709 recorded · 33,376 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 69.2% · 31,482 recorded · 30,761 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 66.2% · 16,447 recorded · 16,067 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 73.9% · 15,628 recorded · 15,486 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 80.8% · 33,850 recorded · 33,425 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 81.8% · 36,025 recorded · 35,814 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 84.3% · 32,460 recorded · 32,235 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 74.8% · 32,807 recorded · 32,625 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 10.6 min · 31,099 recorded · 28,778 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 13.5 min · 28,797 recorded · 27,885 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 14.9 min · 33,201 recorded · 32,539 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 12.5 min · 32,622 recorded · 32,476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 14.8 min · 33,709 recorded · 33,376 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 24.1 min · 31,482 recorded · 30,761 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 26.2 min · 16,447 recorded · 16,067 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 17.8 min · 15,628 recorded · 15,486 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 11.8 min · 33,850 recorded · 33,425 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 10.2 min · 36,025 recorded · 35,814 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 7.9 min · 32,460 recorded · 32,235 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 16.3 min · 32,807 recorded · 32,625 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 31,099 · 31,099 recorded · 28,778 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 28,797 · 28,797 recorded · 27,885 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 33,201 · 33,201 recorded · 32,539 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 32,622 · 32,622 recorded · 32,476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 33,709 · 33,709 recorded · 33,376 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 31,482 · 31,482 recorded · 30,761 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 16,447 · 16,447 recorded · 16,067 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 15,628 · 15,628 recorded · 15,486 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 33,850 · 33,850 recorded · 33,425 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 36,025 · 36,025 recorded · 35,814 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 32,460 · 32,460 recorded · 32,235 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 32,807 · 32,807 recorded · 32,625 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan81.5%10.6 min28,77831,099
Feb78.4%13.5 min27,88528,797
Mar77.1%14.9 min32,53933,201
Apr78.8%12.5 min32,47632,622
May76.2%14.8 min33,37633,709
Jun69.2%24.1 min30,76131,482
Jul66.2%26.2 min16,06716,447
Aug73.9%17.8 min15,48615,628
Sep80.8%11.8 min33,42533,850
Oct81.8%10.2 min35,81436,025
Nov84.3%7.9 min32,23532,460
Dec74.8%16.3 min32,62532,807

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 76.1% 272,639
  • Delayed >15 min 22.0% 78,828
  • Cancelled 1.9% 6,660
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.