Destination CLT Updates

Terminal Lobby Expansion Work on punch list items, ceiling and electrical for the Terminal Lobby Expansion (TLE) is ongoing.

The expansion’s east and west skybridges are opening July 31. Read more here about the project.

Crews also will wrap up construction of the 146,000-square foot TLE roadway canopy this fall. It will cover eight lanes of roadway traffic, protecting CLT visitors from inclement weather.

Recently, American Airlines ticket counters between Checkpoints C and E were temporarily relocated outside to install new baggage belts. The inside ticket counters have since reopened.

The TLE project is adding 175,000 square feet to the terminal lobby and renovating another 191,000 square feet. The completion date remains fall 2025.

Concourse A Expansion Phase II Concourse A Expansion Phase II is inching closer to its September debut. The baggage handling system has been completed.

Currently, Flight Information Display System monitors and furniture are being placed in the $241 million addition. Crews are putting the final touches on punch list items, such as ceiling tiles, terrazzo and paint. Artwork will go up in early August.

The 200,000-square-foot expansion will house seven Delta Air Lines gates, two Frontier Airlines gates and one common-use gate.

Fourth Parallel Runway Sanitary sewer realignment is now complete for the Fourth Parallel Runway. Drainage pipe installation and utility work continues. Grading is progressing and will be underway through mid-2026.

Concrete paving will begin in 2025 and finish in early 2027.

The $1 billion project is on target for a fall 2027 commissioning and opening.

Overlook In case you haven’t heard, the Airport’s new Overlook opened June 7.

The seven-acre site features ample regular and accessible parking spaces, covered picnic tables, benches, a retired military jet on display, a USAir Flight 1016 memorial, a food truck staging area, a pet relief area and restrooms.

The playgrounds have an inclusive Whirl that allows a child in a wheelchair or other mobility device to enjoy the wind in their hair as they spin. There’s also a Sensory Wave Wall with three interactive sensor panels that do not require grip to use.

Situated in between runways, the Overlook provides visitors spectacular views of uptown Charlotte, Crowders Mountain and hundreds of take offs and landings every day.

Located at 5130 Airport Overlook Drive, the Overlook is open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. Admission is free.