KCLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

748

Elevation ft

Runways

10,000

Longest ft · 01R/19L

35.21N

80.94W

Charlotte Douglas International Airport serves Charlotte, North Carolina at 748 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01R/19L, at 10,000 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
01R/19L	10,000 × 150 ft	concrete (fair)	unlit
01L/19R	9,000 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
18/36	8,676 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 748 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	748 ft	2,584 ft	2,189 ft	3,283 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,948 ft	2,818 ft	2,316 ft	3,473 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,148 ft	3,052 ft	2,442 ft	3,663 ft
35°C afternoon	3,328 ft	3,087 ft	2,461 ft	3,692 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01R/19L, 10,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,692 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KCLT is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport	15 nm S	5,500 ft
KJQF Concord-Padgett Regional Airport	16 nm NE	7,402 ft
KIPJ Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport	19 nm NW	5,700 ft
KEQY Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport	20 nm SE	7,001 ft
KDCM Chester Catawba Regional Airport	28 nm SW	5,000 ft
KLKR Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field	30 nm S	6,004 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCLT

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KCLT, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KCLT or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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