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FAA Invests $290M in Long-Awaited New Runway in Charlotte

Project aims to increase flight capacity and reduce delays at the world’s seventh-busiest airport.

Ryan Ewing
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Key Takeaways:

  • The FAA is investing $290 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT).
  • This funding supports the construction of a new fourth runway and other airfield improvements, part of a $1 billion project expected to be completed by fall 2027.
  • The project aims to significantly increase flight capacity and reduce delays at KCLT, the world's seventh-busiest airport and American Airlines' second-largest hub.
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The FAA announced an investment of $290 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding to support the construction of a new fourth runway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) in North Carolina.

The project, which already broke ground in June 2023, aims to increase flight capacity and reduce delays at the world’s seventh-busiest airport. The airport anticipates construction of the $1 billion project to be completed by fall 2027.

Ryan Ewing

Ryan is Group President of Firecrown Media’s Aviation Group, overseeing a portfolio that includes FLYING, AirlineGeeks, AVweb, Plane + Pilot, KITPLANES, and AircraftForSale.com. He founded AirlineGeeks.com in February 2013 and has more than a decade of experience across aviation media, airport operations, airline workforce planning, and Part 135 regulatory compliance. His experience ranges from time behind the yoke of a Cessna 172 to interviewing aviation industry executives. Ryan holds a B.S. in Air Transportation Management and an MBA from Arizona State University and is an adjunct instructor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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