Airlines & Airports

Your travel in Charlotte will first take you to the Charlotte's Airport, the Douglas International Airport if you will travel by plane. It's your first take at what Charlotte, North Carolina has in store and they make sure you get as much convenience as you can right from their airport.

Charlotte's airport is named Charlotte Douglas International Airport and had served the Charlotte municipal area since 1935 when it was initially established and named as the Charlotte Municipal airport. It had a name change back in 1954 when it was called as the Douglas Municipal airport which was named after their mayor back then who was the senior Ben Elbert Douglas. It then became an international airport thus another name change was made in 1982 and currently serves over 100 flights both international and domestic.

The airport had increased in size from 1978 up to 1989 which they call as the age that it turned into a major hub. From 1978 up to 1980, the passengers in this airport had doubled thus they had to add a new parallel runway as well as a control tower to accommodate the number of passengers for the airport. Charlotte traveling had then become comfortable with the expansion of their airport.

To learn more about the history of Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte/Douglas_International_Airport

The Charlotte Douglas International Airport also boasts some of its great amenities. Here you can access the internet over their free Wi-Fi, they also offer business valet parking. They charge $1 per hour for parking with a maximum of $6 per day for daily parking and a maximum of $16 per day for hourly parking.

The building of the airport is also state-of-the-art. The airport is the first thing you'll see when you land from the plane and it needs to give off a great first impression.

Official Website for Charlotte Douglas International Airport

http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Airport/home.htm