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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 .
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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
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Period Passengers Year on year Source 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 delay 06:00–07:00 3.1min · 5,521 recorded · 5,442 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour 21.6min 06:00 ↔ 23:00
Recorded flights 358,127 Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Departure hour Day of week Month of year
Departure hour On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
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 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Average departure delay 24.7 12.4 0.0
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 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Recorded flights 33,967 16,984 0
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 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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View the figures Departure hour On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights 00:00 No observations — — — 01:00 No observations — — — 02:00 No observations — — — 03:00 No observations — — — 04:00 No observations — — — 05:00 91.5% 4.0 min 1,949 1,989 06:00 92.6% 3.1 min 5,442 5,521 07:00 90.1% 3.3 min 22,644 22,927 08:00 88.8% 4.7 min 16,276 16,546 09:00 87.2% 6.1 min 26,456 26,890 10:00 84.3% 7.2 min 12,377 12,688 11:00 82.5% 10.1 min 33,539 33,967 12:00 81.1% 10.0 min 9,603 9,803 13:00 80.3% 11.1 min 23,576 23,842 14:00 76.5% 14.8 min 24,011 24,388 15:00 73.6% 16.6 min 16,820 17,126 16:00 73.3% 17.4 min 27,584 28,013 17:00 71.6% 19.4 min 15,910 16,243 18:00 69.2% 21.8 min 27,663 28,198 19:00 71.3% 19.1 min 14,175 14,536 20:00 69.0% 23.1 min 30,183 30,853 21:00 71.5% 20.0 min 14,420 14,804 22:00 70.5% 22.0 min 26,258 27,129 23:00 71.0% 24.7 min 2,581 2,664
Day of week On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
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 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Average departure delay 19.5 9.8 0.0
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 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Recorded flights 54,257 27,129 0
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 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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View the figures Day of week On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Monday 75.5% 16.4 min 52,700 53,667 Tuesday 82.4% 10.0 min 47,944 48,459 Wednesday 83.3% 8.8 min 48,151 48,812 Thursday 77.0% 14.7 min 51,857 52,685 Friday 76.4% 15.4 min 51,628 52,702 Saturday 76.5% 14.9 min 46,417 47,545 Sunday 72.6% 19.5 min 52,770 54,257
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 100.0 50.0 0.0
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 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Average departure delay 26.2 13.1 0.0
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 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Recorded flights 36,025 18,013 0
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 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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View the figures Month of year On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Jan 81.5% 10.6 min 28,778 31,099 Feb 78.4% 13.5 min 27,885 28,797 Mar 77.1% 14.9 min 32,539 33,201 Apr 78.8% 12.5 min 32,476 32,622 May 76.2% 14.8 min 33,376 33,709 Jun 69.2% 24.1 min 30,761 31,482 Jul 66.2% 26.2 min 16,067 16,447 Aug 73.9% 17.8 min 15,486 15,628 Sep 80.8% 11.8 min 33,425 33,850 Oct 81.8% 10.2 min 35,814 36,025 Nov 84.3% 7.9 min 32,235 32,460 Dec 74.8% 16.3 min 32,625 32,807
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.
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