Pickup and drop-off at Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Charlotte, United StatesIATA: CLTICAO: KCLT
Current airport: CLT
Where you can drop someone off, pick someone up, wait or meet at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, according to the official sources. Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.
Picking someone up
Picking someone up
Where someone can get in, where you can wait or meet inside, and when short-stay parking is needed.
Curbside pick-up and drop-off
Kiss & Ride
Where
Upper level curbside (Departures/Ticketing) (right by the terminal) · Lower level curbside (Arrivals/Baggage Claim) (right by the terminal)
Picking upPermittedAsk your passenger to call or text you when they claim their luggage, then drive to the terminal's lower level (Arrivals/Baggage Claim) to pick up your passenger. To avoid roadway congestion, go against the grain by picking up passengers on the Departures/Ticketing level.
WaitingNot permittedCurbside vehicles cannot dwell or be left unattended. Unattended curbside vehicles may be towed; this includes all lanes on the upper level (Departures/Ticketing) and lower level (Arrivals/Baggage Claim). The curbside should only be used for immediate pick-ups and drop-offs. Avoid looping around the airport roadway while waiting, and do not park or pull off to the side of roadways to wait for arriving passengers.
Cell Phone Lot
Park and come inside
Where
Cell Phone Lot on Josh Birmingham Parkway, next to Long Term Lot 1
WaitingPermittedWait for arriving passengers in the free Cell Phone Lot, located near the terminal; spaces are available to use while waiting to pick up a passenger from an arriving flight. All drivers are required to remain with their vehicles. Ask your passenger to contact you when they claim their baggage, then drive to the terminal. The lot is handicap accessible and is on Josh Birmingham Parkway to the right, next to Long Term Lot 1, as you approach the terminal.
Hourly Deck
Park and come inside
Where
Hourly Deck (hourly spaces on Levels 4-7)
Picking upPermittedFree within 15 minutes.Visitors picking up or dropping off passengers are encouraged to use the free Cell Phone Lot or the Hourly Deck. The closest parking option to the terminal is the Hourly Deck.
MeetingPermittedFree within 15 minutes.The Hourly Deck is a convenient parking option if you prefer to meet your passenger in the terminal.
Where someone can get out quickly, and where you park if you want to come inside.
Curbside pick-up and drop-off
Kiss & Ride
Where
Upper level curbside (Departures/Ticketing) (right by the terminal) · Lower level curbside (Arrivals/Baggage Claim) (right by the terminal)
Dropping offPermittedPassengers may be dropped off curbside on the upper level (Departures/Ticketing). To avoid roadway congestion, go against the grain by dropping off passengers on the Arrivals/Baggage Claim level. With several people and lots of luggage, first drop off your luggage and passengers at the upper level curbside, then proceed to a parking facility.
WaitingNot permittedCurbside vehicles cannot dwell or be left unattended. Unattended curbside vehicles may be towed; this includes all lanes on the upper level (Departures/Ticketing) and lower level (Arrivals/Baggage Claim). The curbside should only be used for immediate pick-ups and drop-offs. Avoid looping around the airport roadway while waiting, and do not park or pull off to the side of roadways to wait for arriving passengers.
Cell Phone Lot
Park and come inside
Where
Cell Phone Lot on Josh Birmingham Parkway, next to Long Term Lot 1
WaitingPermittedWait for arriving passengers in the free Cell Phone Lot, located near the terminal; spaces are available to use while waiting to pick up a passenger from an arriving flight. All drivers are required to remain with their vehicles. Ask your passenger to contact you when they claim their baggage, then drive to the terminal. The lot is handicap accessible and is on Josh Birmingham Parkway to the right, next to Long Term Lot 1, as you approach the terminal.
Hourly Deck
Park and come inside
Where
Hourly Deck (hourly spaces on Levels 4-7)
Dropping offPermittedFree within 15 minutes.If you wish to park your car and walk into the terminal with the passenger, the most convenient parking option is the Hourly Deck; hourly parking spaces are available on Levels 4-7. Skybridges from the Level 5 elevator lobbies and underground walkways from the Level 1 elevator lobbies provide access to and from the terminal.
