Terminals · Charlotte

CLT terminals & airport map

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has five terminals: Terminals A through E. Here's which terminal your airline departs from, the CLT terminal map, how to get between terminals, and where security is — so you walk in knowing exactly where to go.

How many terminals does Charlotte airport have?

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has five terminals: Terminals A through E. Which terminal you use comes down to your airline — check the list below before you leave home.

Which terminal is your airline in at CLT?

Flying out of CLT? Here's the terminal each airline departs from. Tap an airline for its gates, check-in hall, and whether it recently moved terminals.

• Delta at CLTTerminal A · recently movedA
• American at CLTTerminals A, B, C, D, and EABCDE
• United at CLTTerminal A · recently movedA
• Southwest at CLTTerminal A · recently movedA
• JetBlue at CLTTerminal A · recently movedA
• Frontier at CLTTerminal A · recently movedA
• Sun Country at CLTTerminal AA
• Air Canada at CLTTerminal A · recently movedA
• Contour at CLTTerminal E · recently movedE
• Etihad at CLTTerminal DD
• Lufthansa at CLTTerminal DD
• Volaris at CLTTerminal DD

Airline → terminal assignments verified June 27, 2026against the airport's own sources. Airlines do move terminals — we date every change.

Where is security in each terminal at CLT?

Each CLT terminal has its own TSA checkpoint, and the line can be short in one terminal and long in the next. Before you pick when to leave, check wait times by terminal and head to the fastest open lane. Not sure how long to budget? How long does airport security really take breaks it down by the hour.

How do you get between terminals at CLT?

None. CLT is a single-terminal airport: all five concourses (A, B, C, D, E) connect airside to one central Atrium and are walkable, with no inter-terminal train or automated people mover. The Concourse A North extension is reached via a connector with moving walkways. There are no trains or electronic people movers.'

What is the minimum connection time at CLT?

CLT suggests at least ~30 min American mainline-to-mainline (approx. 25 min Eagle-to-Eagle, approx. 35 min mainline-to/from-Eagle); ~40 min standard interline. for a domestic connection and ~60 min international-to-domestic; ~45 min domestic-to-international (no re-clearing security between concourses). when an international flight is involved. Because CLT is one terminal, connections are walking-only between concourses A-E. These figures are American Airlines / interline published connection minimums, not a single airport-authority publication; allow 2+ hours if you must clear U.S. customs (FIS is in the Concourse D/E connector). Give yourself more if you change terminals. See our full guide to minimum connection time.

Arrivals, departures, and getting around CLT

• Departures are usually upstairs. Most CLT terminals put ticketing, bag drop, and security on the upper (departures) level, with baggage claim and pickup below.
• Follow your gate, not just your terminal. Inside security, signs point you to gate numbers and concourses — your boarding pass lists both.
• Accessibility. Elevators, accessible restrooms, and wheelchair assistance are available throughout; ask your airline ahead of time, or look for TSA Cares if you need extra help at screening.
• Picking someone up? Head to baggage claim on the arrivals level — but to catch a flight, everything you need is on the departures side above.

Lounges, dining, and shops live inside each terminal past security — handy once you're through, but they shouldn't change when you leave home. Browsing other airports? TSA wait times by airport lists them all.