Summary
- Charlotte has 187 passenger destinations in August 2024.
- It follows the start of the first-ever Québec City flights.
- It is one of eight brand-new destinations for the airport this year, including three in Canada.
Charlotte is the world’s fifth-busiest airport by flights. On a typical August day, 775 scheduled passenger flights take off (double for both ways), based on analyzing Cirium schedules data. As this is an average, half of the days will have more departures, and half will have fewer. American Airlines and its regional unit, American Eagle, account for 87% of services. Charlotte is among the world’s most extreme fortress hubs.
Gains 187th destination in August
Charlotte had 186 non-stop destinations until August 9. It jumped to 187 on August 10 with the launch of the airport’s first-ever flights to Québec City. The North Carolina hub is now linked non-stop to a record five Canadian cities. Until 2023, no more than two were served.
Québec City’s arrival joins Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Calgary. Charlotte’s first-ever Vancouver flights began on June 5 (operated by American), followed by the first Calgary service three days later (same carrier).
Image: GCMap
The 817 nautical mile (1,514 km) Québec City route runs on Saturdays only, with the last departure on November 2. There will be just 13 roundtrip flights this year, all on the two-class, 74-seat CRJ900 operated by PSA Airlines for American Eagle. Its August schedule is as follows, with all times local:
- Charlotte to Québec City: AA5223, 09:00-11:49 (2h 49m)
- Québec City to Charlotte: AA5223 (same number back), 12:29-15:14 (2h 45m)
Photo: Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
Charlotte’s joint-longest RJ route
Recall Québec City’s distance: 817 nautical miles (1,514 km). As unbelievable as it is, this is the exact same distance as Charlotte-Oklahoma City on a Great Circle basis. As usual, real-world operations may change this.
Naturally, Charlotte-Oklahoma City is served much more frequently, with mainline and RJs used. Regarding RJs, it is weekly in August but usually daily or eight weekly from September, all on the CRJ900.
When August max block time is considered, Québec City is tied with Oklahoma City at two 2h 49m. No matter how you think about it, that is a long time on an RJ, even aboard relatively large-capacity examples like the CRJ900.
Charlotte’s new destinations in 2024
Schedule analysis for 2004-2024 indicates that eight destinations have joined, or will join, Charlotte’s route map this year. None have had flights from the airport before. When cuts are considered, Charlotte has lost 21 destinations since 2020.
- Altoona: flights begin on October 1; 12 weekly on Contour’s ERJ-145s
- Calgary: flights began on June 8; Saturday-only American 737-800/A321
- Governor’s Harbor: flights begin on December 21; Saturday-only American Eagle E175
- Québec City: flights began on August 10; Saturday-only American Eagle CRJ900
- St Vincent: flights begin on December 7; Saturday-only 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 this coming winter)
- Vancouver: flights began on June 5; daily American A321