![]() ![]() The airport is increasing the lobby by 175,000 square feet and renovating another 191,000 square feet. The $608 million Terminal Lobby Expansion currently underway involves a 366,000-square-foot space. ![]() (Although CLT is served by eight major airlines, 15 regional carriers and three foreign airlines, American accounts for 90% of its volume.) In fact, CLT was the first hub in American Airlines’ global network to return to growth, surpassing pandemic flight schedules. In 2021, it served 43 million total passengers-86% of its record-breaking 50.2 million total passengers in 2019, and up 59% from 27 million at the height of the pandemic in 2020. Mechanical Electrical & Plumbing Engineering: NV5 AME Consulting EngineersĪs work progresses, CLT is recovering from historic pandemic dips more quickly than many other airports. Structural Engineering: Laurene, Rickher & Sorrell, Key Components: Exterior roadway/curbside canopy expanding baggage claim & ticketing levels consolidating 5 security checkpoints into 3 larger, more efficient ones 4 pedestrian walkways (2 overhead, 2 underground) between parking deck & terminal expanded basement officesįunding: Passenger facility charges customer facility charge revenue general airport revenue bonds airport cashĬonstruction Manager at Risk: Holder-EdisonĬivil Engineering: Talbert, Bright & Ellington Location: Charlotte Douglas (NC) Int’l Airport The Terminal Lobby Expansion Project, among the first of many phases, began in 2019 and is slated to conclude in fall 2025. And not even the industry-shaking COVID pandemic is stopping its rightsizing efforts. To add capacity and enhance the customer experience throughout its aging, constricted facility, the North Carolina airport is executing a $3.1 billion Master Plan Update dubbed Destination CLT. “Over time, as we’ve seen that growth, there’s been a lot of pressure on the pre-security functions of the terminal, so we needed to address that,” explains Chief Infrastructure Officer Jack Christine. When the existing terminal opened in 1982, CLT served 2.7 million local customers in 2019, it served more than four times as many out of the same footprint. Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is in the early stages of a long-term capacity enhancement program to address three decades of growth and prepare for the future. ![]()
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