Charlotte Airport

Not Verified | I find it repulsive every time I have to depart from it. It's over-crowded, lacks seating, constant tarmac delays waiting for gates to be available, and the departing airfares are at least $200 higher than similarly sized airports. AA has a monopoly (over 90% of all flights) and they clearly take advantage by price gouging and delivering horrible service with impunity. Our local officials should be locked up or investigated for how they mismanage tax money with this disaster for an airport.

Not Verified | Worst airport experience I have ever had. This airport is an absolute nightmare. Our flight coming in was delayed and when we arrived they sent us back through security as we were running to catch our next flight. Got to the gate 12 minutes before the scheduled departure only to have them already close it. They weren't apologetic in the least, worst customer service ever! Just shouted at us that we will have to rebook a later flight, it's not their problem, but feel free to make some purchases in their airport. They had an entire family of 5 trying to catch their connecting flight and can see that their previous flight had just landed. Yet they refused to wait until even the scheduled departure time for us to get there. Garbage airport, horrible customer service, try to avoid at all costs.

Not Verified | Our flight got in on time, around 10.00 pm, but then we waited almost 1.5 hours for luggage to even start appearing on the luggage carousel. Charlotte is one of the slowest airports I have ever been to. I don't know what the problem was. We were the only plane that landed at that time. If I didn't live near Charlotte, I would not use this airport.

Not Verified | Unfortunately the previous reviews are correct. The agents are rude, my flight was delayed 3 times, and changed gates twice for the same flight. Truly the worst flying experience, I've had. Please someone fix CLT. I was warned by frequent fliers. They were right.

Not Verified | Easily the worst airport I have ever been to in United States. My incoming AA flight from LHR was forced to wait for the gate to be ready once we arrived, and then once at the gate, we had to wait again to de-plane because Customs (Immigration/CPB) was backed up. Once we reached customs, it took over an hour to get through due to long lines and literally one CPB Officer processing inbound US Citizens. Once we were past Baggage Claim and Baggage Re-Check, the transfer from Concourse D to Concourse E took a ridiculous amount of time as the "Moving Sidewalks" were non-oprational. Once we finanlly arrived in Concourse E, the food and drink options were horrible (Burger King and Panda Express? Seriously?) Then our connecting flight was delayed due to late arrival of inbound flight, again because of poor Ground Operations. Finally, once we boarded, we were delayed again due to taxiway congestion. This is the most poorly managed airport I have ever traveled through and I will never book another flight through this airport. The levels of mismanagement were far worse than even bad Third World airports. Avoid CLT at all costs. You're welcome.

✅ Trip Verified | This is the worst airport I have been to. They are cramming too much traffic into a terrible, cramped airport. There are horrible lines for everything (bathrooms, food, rental cars, tsa, ticketing), nowhere near enough seating or food options and the whole place feels like a greyhound station. I will seriously alter my travel plans majorly to avoid ever coming here again. Its bad for the Charlotte economy.

✅ Trip Verified | We have been traveling thru Charlotte for years. Never realized that late night flights, there are no amenities available. Really? Your flight is delayed, your stuck and on top of that the airport offers nothing! No food, no drinks, not even a vending machine? This airport is a poor example of an “international” airport. As with the airlines customer service is literally in the toilet. There needs to be an airport that cares about the folks that pass thru whether it’s a few minutes running to your connection or stranded for hours on end. Step it up, please!

✅ Trip Verified | Charlotte Douglas is the most astonishingly "blah" airport that ever existed. The offerings of shops and restaurants are "blah," with no discernible North Carolina-specific flair. The layout and architecture of the terminal I was in was "blah," due to white and beige everything, low ceilings, and construction zones abounding. The carpeting and the seats were more "blah" than those found in a doctor's office, only far dirtier and more heavily used and aged. The ticketing gate agents were "blah"; no one remotely rude but no one particularly smiley. The WiFi sucks. North Carolina itself is far from "blah"; maybe its flagship airport shouldn't be!

Not Verified | Customs is a mess. Over an hour already. Thousands of people, 20 kiosks - a real mess and embarrassing experience. Won’t fly American again. Fun watching crews and global passengers laugh at the zoo.

✅ Trip Verified | Charlotte is an excellent place to enter the United States, if you have a choice. The customs area is very compact, and it's a short walk from the gates to the passport checkpoint. With Global Entry and a Carry-On bag, I went from jetway through the entire process and through security back into the passenger terminal in 20 minutes. I don't think there's any other major hub where that's doable. The rest of the airport is decent. On the plus side, it's a decent size - not as massive as Atlanta, but big enough to be able to stretch your legs if you have time to kill. There's also a good selection of food and drink at the airport, though prices are high. On the other hand, American schedules a lot of short connections through the airport, so you may not have time to enjoy the amenities. And note that a lot of the gate areas are under construction, and they can get very crowded, so be prepared to stand for awhile. Overall, I much prefer Charlotte to Atlanta and a lot of the other hubs. But it's not quite elite yet.