5th largest urban region
following New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami

#1 industrial hub in Southeast USA
and 6th largest wholesale center nationwide

6,000,000 people
living within a 100 mile radius

33 million passengers
yearly - making Charlotte the 18th busiest airport nationwide

2nd largest financial center
following New York

 

20 cargo airlines
including all integrated carriers

50+% of USA's population
is within a two hour flight or one day drive

11 major passenger airlines
and 7 commuter airlines

2 major rail systems
linking 27,000 miles of track

311 trucking companies
making Charlotte #11 in U.S.

57% of Fortune 500
companies have facilities in the area

$4 billion+
worth of manufactured goods exported annually from North and South Carolina

170,752 tons of cargo
forwarded to destinations worldwide (2006)

$10 billion impact
by airport on local economy

500+ foreign owned firms
have facilities in the area including:
- 80+ German owned firms
- 60+ British owned firms
- 60+ Japanese owned firms
- 40+ Swiss owned firms
- 20+ Canadian owned firms