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Charlotte/Douglas International Airport

Charlotte, North Carolina
IATA: CLT
ICAO: KCLT
FAA: CLT
Elevation: 748 ft
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TSA coverageJan. 1, 2024 to Jul. 11, 2026
WeatherLive METAR and TAF
DemandARC ticket sales and passenger trips
Latest TSA Count
26,518
September 5, 2026
2026 Daily Average
32,424
248 reported days
August 2026 Daily Average
32,119
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
8.04M
Through September 5
Year-over-Year
-1.25%
-101,504 passengers
National Rank
#24
2025 comparable rank #24

Daily TSA Passenger Traffic

2024, 2025 and 2026 through equivalent dates
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Latest daily count26,518
30-day average31,373
Busiest 2026 day45,252
June 19
Comparable 2025 YTD8,142,655
2026 YTD8,041,151

Monthly CLT TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

CLT airport-only screening totals · September totals include September 1-5 for all years
Month2024202520262026 Avg/Day
January829,353844,048808,40926,078
February792,816807,976807,87128,853
March1,032,652993,9441,006,96732,483
April981,8321,005,4911,004,88033,496
May1,123,9461,083,1091,048,24333,814
June1,128,0531,112,3681,081,72836,058
July1,166,0391,125,7791,131,08436,487
August1,069,8401,015,982995,69932,119
September*152,172153,958156,27031,254
*September figures include September 1-5 only for an equivalent three-year comparison.

CLT National Airport Ranking

Three-year TSA screening rank
2024
#23
12,142,562 passengers
2025
#24
11,923,862 passengers
2026 YTD
#24
8,041,151 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through September 5.

Airport Profile

Associated cityCharlotte
State or territoryNorth Carolina
Elevation748 ft
Coordinates35.2132, -80.9514

Airport Identifiers

TSA reporting codeCLT
FAA identifierCLT
ICAO identifierKCLT
Local time zoneAmerica/New_York

TSA Data Snapshot

Passenger measureTSA screened passengers
Reporting frequencyDaily
Historical coverage2024-2026
Latest included dateSeptember 5, 2026
Important data note: TSA airport-level reports may occasionally contain missing, incomplete, delayed or anomalous daily figures. Flightline publishes the reported totals and flags material irregularities when identified. A missing value should not automatically be interpreted as zero passenger traffic.

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