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Transportation Security Administration Checkpoint 2 to Open March 24

CHARLOTTE, NC – Just in time for Spring Break travelers, Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) will open Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Checkpoint 2 for limited passenger screenings on Monday, March 24. It will become fully operational on Wednesday, March 26. Following its full opening, Checkpoint A will permanently close later that week.

Positioned at the center of the Terminal Lobby, Checkpoint 2 will be the main screening location for TSA PreCheck® and flight crews. Employee lanes will be available at all three checkpoints. Launching the checkpoint completes the airport's plan to consolidate five lettered checkpoints into three numbered ones, while also expanding the total number of screening lanes. With the added screening lanes, TSA expects to process an additional 600 passengers per hour. All concourses and aircraft gates are accessible from any security checkpoint.

"The opening of Checkpoint 2 is a major milestone in the Terminal Lobby Expansion project, as streamlining security checkpoints from five to three while increasing capacity will provide passengers with a faster, more efficient screening experience," said Jack Christine, CLT’s Chief Infrastructure Officer.

More Terminal Lobby improvements are on the way, including the introduction of three additional Automated Exit Lanes in the Ticketing area and two new baggage carousels in Baggage Claim. Once completed, there will be eight high-capacity baggage devices, offering greater efficiency than the previous models.

The TLE project, slated for completion this fall, is transforming the terminal originally built in 1982 to accommodate 2.8 million annual passengers. In 2024, CLT saw a record 58.8 million travelers, with 18 million—31% of total passengers—using the terminal lobby for arrivals and departures.

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