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KCLT — Charlotte/Douglas Intl
Charlotte, NC · field elevation 748 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KCLT current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCLT 252352Z 35004KT 10SM FEW250 19/07 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP178 T01890072 10239 20183 56001
- Wind
- from 350° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 19 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,264 ft · pressure altitude 648 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 350° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 01L | 4 kt head | — |
| 01R | 4 kt head | — |
| 36 | 4 kt head | — |
| 19R | 4 kt tail | — |
| 19L | 4 kt tail | — |
| 18 | 4 kt tail | — |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KCLT 252325Z 2600/2706 35006KT P6SM SKC
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 35.21319, -80.95138
- Elevation
- 748 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class B
An ATC clearance is required before you enter.
The words matter: being told “stand by” is not a clearance, and neither is being given a squawk. You need “cleared into the Class Bravo”. Mode C is required within 30 nm of the primary airport — the veil — whether or not you enter the Bravo itself, and the VFR weather minimum is 3 statute miles and clear of clouds, because ATC is separating everyone inside.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1114Z / 2316Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 7°W (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A++
- Sectional
- Charlotte
- County
- Mecklenburg, NC
Airport diagram
Everything else KCLT publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01R/19L | 10,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 01L/19R | 9,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 8,676 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS ARR
- 121.15
- D-ATIS DEP
- 132.1
- Tower RWY 18/36 · Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.1
- Tower RWY 01R/19L · Continuous (24 hours)
- 126.4
- Tower RWY 01L/19R · Continuous (24 hours)
- 133.35
- Ground WEST
- 121.8
- Ground EAST
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 127.15
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 120-295 8000 FT & BLW
- 120.05
- Approach 246-074 ABV 8000 FT
- 120.5
- Approach 075-245 ABV 8000 FT
- 124.0
- Approach
- 126.15
- Approach 001-119 8000 FT & BLW
- 128.325
Published procedures
- 20 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 13 departures published
- 12 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCLT airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other North Carolina airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.