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Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is one of the busiest hub airports in the eastern United States, routing millions of passengers through the Carolina Piedmont each year. This metal print captures that connective force — built from real ADS-B flight tracking data. Every flight path is colorized by altitude across your chosen palette.

This print visualizes all 1,445 flights recorded on January 1, 2026 — the 44th anniversary of the airport's renaming to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Printed direct-to-metal on an aluminum panel, it is a piece of aviation wall art that anchors a defining moment in CLT's identity to a single day of real flight.

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CLT flight path print — Aurora theme
CLT flight path print — Ember theme
CLT flight path print — Nebula theme
CLT flight path print — Solstice theme
CLT flight path print — Sky theme
CLT flight path print — Coast theme
CLT flight path print — Rose theme
CLT flight path print — Iris theme

Dye-sublimated on aluminum · Float mount hardware included

$119

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Behind the Print

Statistics from the ADS-B flight data visualized in this print.

1,445

Total Flights

413

Unique Aircraft

103

Peak Hour Flights

This page presents ADS-B radar data captured at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT/KCLT) on January 1, 2026, the 44th anniversary of the airport's renaming. Over the course of that single day, 1,445 total flight operations were recorded across 413 unique aircraft, with 686 arrivals, 693 departures, and 66 touch-and-gos. Traffic ran continuously from 00:00 through 23:59 EST. The busiest hour was 09:00, which logged 103 flights, and the daily average held at 60.2 flights per hour. The overnight hours between 01:00 and 06:00 were heavily arrival-weighted, while the 18:00 and 23:00 hours saw some of the highest departure concentrations of the day, with 71 and 77 departures respectively. The top route by combined operations was Chicago O'Hare (ORD) with 26 movements, followed by Miami (MIA) and Orlando (MCO) tied at 23 each. Philadelphia (PHL) came in at 22, and Detroit (DTW) at 20. The nearest-neighbor route in the dataset connected to Rock Hill / York County Airport (RKH), just 8.7 nautical miles away and completed in 3.4 minutes. The longest recorded leg covered 3,352.6 nautical miles over 542.8 minutes, departing toward Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) as the connected endpoint. Approach directions were led by NE (112 counts) and S (96), with departures similarly distributed toward NE (105) and S (104). Altitude data was drawn from 873,238 ADS-B position points. The average recorded altitude across all points was 15,353 feet, and the single highest observed altitude was 46,350 feet, reached by N29SB on an arrival from Kerrville / Kerr County Airport (ERV). The bulk of position reports fell in the 1,000 to 6,000 foot range, consistent with the volume of climb and descent traffic near the airport. Cruise-level concentrations were visible between 30,000 and 35,000 feet. Of the 413 unique aircraft, 411 were registered in the United States, with one each from Germany and Canada.

Every print includes a QR code linking to the full flight report.

Full Flight Report
Aluminum print showing flight path visualization
Premium Material

Why Aluminum

Our prints are produced on museum-grade aluminum with a high-gloss finish — the choice of professional galleries worldwide.

Dye-Sublimated

Colors infused directly into the aluminum surface for unmatched vibrancy.

Deep Blacks & Vibrant Color

High-gloss finish delivers exceptional contrast and altitude gradients.

Archival Durability

Scratch-resistant, waterproof, and fade-resistant for decades of display.

Modern Float Mount

Included mounting hardware creates a sleek 3/4" float off the wall.

Gallery-Quality Finish

The same premium process used by museums and professional galleries.

About the Airport

Charlotte Douglas International Airport traces its roots to 1935, when the city of Charlotte opened a municipal airfield on land purchased for that purpose. The facility grew steadily through the postwar era, and in 1982 it was officially renamed Charlotte Douglas International Airport, honoring former Charlotte mayor Ben Douglas. That name change marked a turning point, signaling the airport's ambitions beyond the regional market.

CLT sits roughly 7 miles west of uptown Charlotte, positioned near the intersection of several major interstate corridors. That geography matters. The airport functions as one of American Airlines' largest hub operations, making it a critical connector between the Northeast, the Southeast, and transatlantic destinations. Passenger volume consistently places it among the top 10 busiest airports in the United States by total operations. Its runway configuration — 4 parallel runways oriented roughly north-south — allows for independent simultaneous operations and contributes to its reputation for high throughput efficiency.

The surrounding region has grown dramatically alongside the airport. Charlotte's emergence as a major banking and financial center through the 1990s and 2000s fueled demand for business travel, and CLT expanded its international service to reflect that. Nonstop routes now reach destinations across Europe and Latin America. The airport's single terminal, organized around a linear concourse structure with multiple concourses extending from a central spine, keeps operations compact relative to the volume it handles. For a city that was still a mid-sized Southern city just decades ago, CLT now represents one of the more consequential aviation facilities on the East Coast.

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