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KCLT — Charlotte/Douglas Intl
Charlotte, NC · field elevation 748 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KCLT current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCLT 111152Z 23004KT 10SM FEW250 23/21 A3011 RMK SLP199 T02330206 10250 20217 53012
- Wind
- from 230° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.11 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,675 ft · pressure altitude 558 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 230° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 19R | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 19L | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 18L | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 01L | 2 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 01R | 2 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 36R | 2 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
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 111120Z 1112/1218 19003KT P6SM SKC FM111600 25006KT P6SM SCT040 FM112000 26006KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 1121/1201 4SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM120100 31005KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM120600 20004KT P6SM SCT250 FM121600 28005KT P6SM SCT040
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
- 1041Z / 0017Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -7° (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 |
| 18L/36R | 8,676 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS ARR
- 121.15
- D-ATIS DEP
- 132.1
- Tower RWY 18L/36R · 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
- 26 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 14 departures published
- 12 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KAKH Gastonia Muni10 nm
- KUZA Rock Hill/York County/Bryant Fld14 nm
- KJQF Concord-Padgett Rgnl16 nm
- KIPJ Lincoln County Rgnl19 nm
- KEQY Charlotte/Monroe Exec20 nm
- KDCM Chester Catawba Rgnl28 nm
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.