Charlotte is the fifth-busiest airport in the world in terms of flights. On a typical August day, there are 775 scheduled flights (twice as many for round-trip flights), based on analysis of Cirium’s schedule data. Since this is an average, there will be more departures on half of the days and fewer on the other. American Airlines and its regional subsidiary American Eagle make 87% of services. Charlotte is one of the most extreme fortification centers in the world.

Reached goal 187 in August

Charlotte had 186 nonstop destinations as of August 9. On August 10, the number increased to 187 with the introduction of the airport’s first flights to Quebec CityThe hub in North Carolina is now connected nonstop to a record airport. five Canadian citiesNo more than two have been delivered by 2023.

Québec City joins Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. Charlotte’s very first Vancouver Flights began on June 5 (operated by American), followed by the first Calgary Service three days later (same provider).

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The 817 nautical mile (1,514 km) route to Quebec City is only available on Saturdays, with the last departure on November 2. This year there are only 13 round-trip flights, all on the two-class, 74-seat CRJ900 operated by PSA Airlines for American Eagle. The August schedule is as follows, all times are local:

• From Charlotte to Quebec City: AA5223, 09:00-11:49 (2h 49m)
• Quebec City to Charlotte: AA5223 (same number back), 12:29-15:14 (2h 45m)

Photo: Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport

Charlotte’s longest RJ route by far

Remember the distance from Quebec City: 817 nautical miles (1,514 km). As incredible as it sounds, that’s exactly the same distance as Charlotte-Oklahoma City on a great circle basis. As usual, this can change in real-world use.

Of course, Charlotte-Oklahoma City is served much more frequently, using mainline routes and RJs. As for RJs, service is weekly in August, but from September onwards it is usually daily or eight times weekly, all on the CRJ900.

When the maximum block time in August is taken into account, Québec City is tied with Oklahoma City at two 2h 49m. No matter how you look at it, that’s a long time on an RJ, even on board relatively large-capacity examples like the CRJ900.

Charlotte’s new goals in 2024

A flight schedule analysis for the period 2004-2024 shows that eight destinations have been or will be added to Charlotte’s route network this year. None of them had previously offered flights from this airport. When it comes to cuts, Charlotte 21 goals lost since 2020.

• Altoona: Flights begin on October 1st; 12 weekly with Contours ERJ-145
• Calgary: Flights began on June 8; Saturday only American 737-800/A321
• Governor’s Harbour: Flights begin on December 21; Saturday only: American Eagle E175
• Quebec City: Flights began on August 10; only available on Saturdays: American Eagle CRJ900
• St. Vincent: Flights begin December 7; Saturday only with American 737-800
• Spokane: Flights began on June 5; daily American A321
• Tulum: Flights began on March 28; daily American 737-800 (some A319 flights next winter)
• Vancouver: Flights began on June 5; daily American A321