Charlotte, North Carolina

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[[File:Charllotte Douglas International Airport.png|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Charlotte Douglas International Airport]] with the Uptown Charlotte skyline in the background]]
In 2011, [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport]] was the sixth-busiest airport in both the U.S. and the world overall as measured by traffic (aircraft movements).<ref>{{cite web|title=Release ACI World Airport Traffic|url=http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Airport/News/Documents/Release-ACIWorldAirportTraffic2011.pdf|website=Charmeck.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816151527/http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Airport/News/Documents/Release-ACIWorldAirportTraffic2011.pdf|archive-date=August 16, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article253602718.html|title=Its not your imagination; Charlotte's airport is the world's busiest this summer|last=Smoot|first=Hannah|date=August 20, 2021|website=[[Charlotte Observer]]|access-date=August 21, 2021}}</ref> The airport handled just over 50 million travellers in 2019, as well as many domestic and international carriers including [[Air Canada]], [[Lufthansa]], and [[Volaris]]. It is a major hub for [[American Airlines]], having historically been a hub for its predecessors [[US Airways]] and [[Piedmont Airlines]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article246630648.html|title=American Airlines faces billions in net loss, but CLT remains a top performing hub|last=Smoot|first=Hannah|date=October 22, 2020|website=[[Charlotte Observer]]|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2021/05/26/at-americans-only-growth-hub-airport-officials-plead-for-job-applicants-as-memorial-day-traffic-soars/|title=Can American Airline's Only Growth Hub, In Charlotte Remain the Sixth Busiest U.S. Airport?|last=Reed|first=Ted|date=May 26, 2021|website=[[Forbes]]|access-date=April 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article281705753.html|title=American Airlines adds new destination from Charlotte to Mexico, expands Caribbean routes|last=Jordan|first=Chase|date=November 10, 2023|website=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|access-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref> Nonstop flights are available to many destinations across the United States, [[Canada]], [[Central America]], the [[Caribbean]], [[Europe]], [[Mexico]], and [[South America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cltairport.com/airport-info/about-clt|title=About CLT|website=cltairport.com|publisher=[[Charlotte Douglas International Airport]]|access-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2023/11/10/american-airlines-clt-airport-tulum-mexico-flights.html|title=American Airlines picks Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth and Miami to serve new airport in Tulum, Mexico|last=Martin|first=Jenna|date=November 10, 2023|website=BizJournals.com|publisher=Charlotte Business Journal|access-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref> The [[145th Airlift Wing]] of [[North Carolina Air National Guard]] is also located east of the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.145aw.ang.af.mil/About-Us/|title=About us – 145th Airlift Wing|website=[[North Carolina Air National Guard]]|access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goang.com/locations/north-carolina/charlotte-air-national-guard-base.html|title=Charlotte Air National Guard Base|website=[[Air National Guard]]|access-date=June 5, 2022}}</ref>