This page visualizes ADS-B flight data captured at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT/KCLT) on January 1, 2026, the 72nd anniversary of the airport being renamed Douglas Municipal Airport in honor of former Charlotte mayor Ben Douglas. Over the course of that single day, 865 total flights were tracked across 395 unique aircraft, averaging 36 flights per hour from midnight through 23:59 EST. The split between arrivals and departures was heavily asymmetric: 667 arrivals versus 198 departures. Traffic was lightest in the early morning hours, with zero flights recorded at midnight and just one between 1:00 and 2:00. The busiest hour was 20:00 local time, which logged 74 total movements, 69 of them arrivals. Routes were distributed broadly across the eastern United States and beyond. Miami (MIA), Chicago O'Hare (ORD), and Orlando (MCO) each tied for the top slot at 17 total movements. Philadelphia (PHL) showed a pronounced arrival skew with 12 arrivals against just 1 departure. The shortest tracked flight arrived from Rock Hill York County Airport (RKH), just 8.7 nautical miles away and airborne for under four minutes. The longest was an arrival logging 3,048.9 nm and 551.9 minutes in the air, originating from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW). One aircraft, tail number N29SB, reached a peak altitude of 46,350 feet on a flight from Kerrville/Kerr County Airport (ERV). Approach traffic came most frequently from the northeast (110 counts) and south (92 counts), with westerly quadrants also well represented. Departure headings were similarly spread, led by south (33) and northeast (26). Altitude data across 507,024 ADS-B position points shows the heaviest concentration below 7,000 feet, reflecting approach and departure phases, with secondary density bands around 29,000 to 35,000 feet. Average groundspeed across all tracked flights was 305 knots, with a maximum of 685.2 knots. Combined flight distance for the day totaled 420,191 nautical miles. Of the 395 unique aircraft, 394 were US-registered and one was German-registered.