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Charlotte (CLT) terminal map and gate walk times

Charlotte Douglas International Airport has 123 gates mapped, served by 1 security checkpoint. From the checkpoint that serves it, the nearest gate is about 3 to 4 minutes on foot and the farthest about 8 to 14. Every walk below is modelled from the gate's real location, and shown as a band because a walk is never an exact number of minutes.

Longest gate walk from security Modelled

8–14min

On foot to A37, the farthest gate from the checkpoint that serves it. The nearest gates are 3 to 4 minutes.

CLT terminal map

Each dot is a gate, coloured by how long the walk from its security checkpoint runs. Each diamond is a checkpoint. Point at a gate to read its number and walk band.

Gate A1: 4 to 7 min walkGate A10: 6 to 10 min walkGate A11: 6 to 10 min walkGate A12: 6 to 10 min walkGate A13: 6 to 11 min walkGate A2: 4 to 7 min walkGate A21: 5 to 8 min walkGate A22: 5 to 8 min walkGate A23: 5 to 9 min walkGate A24: 5 to 9 min walkGate A25: 6 to 10 min walkGate A26: 6 to 10 min walkGate A27: 6 to 11 min walkGate A28: 6 to 10 min walkGate A29: 6 to 11 min walkGate A3: 4 to 7 min walkGate A30: 7 to 13 min walkGate A31: 7 to 13 min walkGate A32: 8 to 13 min walkGate A33: 8 to 14 min walkGate A34: 8 to 14 min walkGate A35: 8 to 14 min walkGate A36: 8 to 14 min walkGate A37: 8 to 14 min walkGate A38: 8 to 14 min walkGate A39: 8 to 14 min walkGate A4: 5 to 8 min walkGate A5: 5 to 8 min walkGate A6: 5 to 9 min walkGate A7: 5 to 9 min walkGate A8: 6 to 10 min walkGate A9: 6 to 10 min walkGate B1: 3 to 5 min walkGate B10: 5 to 8 min walkGate B11: 5 to 9 min walkGate B12: 5 to 9 min walkGate B13: 6 to 9 min walkGate B14: 5 to 9 min walkGate B15: 6 to 10 min walkGate B16: 6 to 9 min walkGate B2: 3 to 4 min walkGate B3: 3 to 5 min walkGate B4: 3 to 5 min walkGate B5: 4 to 6 min walkGate B6: 4 to 6 min walkGate B7: 4 to 7 min walkGate B8: 4 to 7 min walkGate B9: 5 to 8 min walkGate C10: 5 to 9 min walkGate C11: 4 to 7 min walkGate C12: 5 to 9 min walkGate C13: 5 to 8 min walkGate C14: 6 to 10 min walkGate C15: 5 to 9 min walkGate C16: 6 to 10 min walkGate C17: 5 to 9 min walkGate C18: 6 to 10 min walkGate C19: 6 to 10 min walkGate C2: 3 to 5 min walkGate C3: 3 to 4 min walkGate C4: 3 to 6 min walkGate C5: 3 to 5 min walkGate C6: 4 to 7 min walkGate C7: 3 to 6 min walkGate C8: 5 to 8 min walkGate C9: 4 to 7 min walkGate D1: 4 to 6 min walkGate D10: 6 to 10 min walkGate D11: 6 to 11 min walkGate D12: 6 to 11 min walkGate D13: 6 to 11 min walkGate D2: 4 to 7 min walkGate D3: 5 to 8 min walkGate D4: 5 to 8 min walkGate D5: 5 to 9 min walkGate D6: 5 to 9 min walkGate D7: 6 to 10 min walkGate D8: 6 to 10 min walkGate D9: 6 to 10 min walkGate E1: 4 to 6 min walkGate E10: 6 to 11 min walkGate E11: 6 to 11 min walkGate E12: 7 to 12 min walkGate E13: 6 to 11 min walkGate E14A: 7 to 13 min walkGate E14B: 7 to 13 min walkGate E15: 7 to 12 min walkGate E16: 7 to 13 min walkGate E16A: 7 to 13 min walkGate E17: 7 to 12 min walkGate E18: 7 to 12 min walkGate E19: 7 to 12 min walkGate E2: 4 to 7 min walkGate E20: 6 to 10 min walkGate E21: 6 to 11 min walkGate E22: 6 to 10 min walkGate E23: 6 to 11 min walkGate E24: 6 to 11 min walkGate E25: 7 to 12 min walkGate E26: 6 to 11 min walkGate E27: 7 to 12 min walkGate E28: 7 to 12 min walkGate E29: 7 to 13 min walkGate E3: 4 to 7 min walkGate E30: 7 to 12 min walkGate E31: 8 to 13 min walkGate E32: 7 to 13 min walkGate E36: 8 to 13 min walkGate E37: 8 to 14 min walkGate E38: 8 to 14 min walkGate E39: 8 to 14 min walkGate E4: 5 to 8 min walkGate E40: 8 to 15 min walkGate E41: 8 to 15 min walkGate E42: 8 to 15 min walkGate E43: 8 to 15 min walkGate E44: 8 to 15 min walkGate E45: 8 to 14 min walkGate E5: 5 to 8 min walkGate E6: 5 to 8 min walkGate E7: 5 to 9 min walkGate E8: 5 to 9 min walkGate E9: 5 to 9 min walkMain checkpoint (Atrium)

Gate locations © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Gate positions are real coordinates from OpenStreetMap. The checkpoint markers are hand-placed and are not yet verified. Walk minutes are modelled from straight-line distance and a corridor factor, not measured. How the walk times are worked out.

  • Under 10 min
  • 10 to 30 min
  • Over 30 min
  • Security checkpoint

Central Atrium

123 gates are closest to Main checkpoint (Atrium). The walk runs from about 3 to 4 minutes for the nearest up to 8 to 14 for the farthest.

Modelled walking time from Main checkpoint (Atrium) to each gate it serves, nearest first. Every figure is a band, because the minutes are estimated from distance, not measured.
Gate Walk from checkpoint Straight line
B2 3–4 min 486 ft
C3 3–4 min 495 ft
B1 3–5 min 520 ft
B3 3–5 min 616 ft
B4 3–5 min 572 ft
C2 3–5 min 562 ft
C4 3–6 min 672 ft
C5 3–5 min 594 ft
C7 3–6 min 663 ft
A1 4–7 min 830 ft
A2 4–7 min 853 ft
B5 4–6 min 774 ft
B6 4–6 min 741 ft
B7 4–7 min 872 ft
B8 4–7 min 861 ft
C11 4–7 min 877 ft
C6 4–7 min 834 ft
C9 4–7 min 807 ft
D1 4–6 min 768 ft
D2 4–7 min 844 ft
E1 4–6 min 769 ft
E2 4–7 min 830 ft
E3 4–7 min 878 ft
A21 5–8 min 1078 ft
A22 5–8 min 1028 ft
A3 4–7 min 941 ft
A4 5–8 min 967 ft
A5 5–8 min 1049 ft
B10 5–8 min 1051 ft
B9 5–8 min 1084 ft
C13 5–8 min 1055 ft
C8 5–8 min 972 ft
D3 5–8 min 1077 ft
D4 5–8 min 1020 ft
E4 5–8 min 994 ft
E5 5–8 min 1027 ft
E6 5–8 min 1049 ft
A23 5–9 min 1191 ft
A24 5–9 min 1205 ft
A25 6–10 min 1311 ft
A26 6–10 min 1297 ft
A6 5–9 min 1137 ft
A7 5–9 min 1236 ft
A8 6–10 min 1248 ft
B11 5–9 min 1177 ft
B12 5–9 min 1161 ft
B13 6–9 min 1238 ft
B14 5–9 min 1210 ft
B15 6–10 min 1249 ft
B16 6–9 min 1238 ft
C10 5–9 min 1150 ft
C12 5–9 min 1230 ft
C14 6–10 min 1277 ft
C15 5–9 min 1127 ft
C16 6–10 min 1293 ft
C17 5–9 min 1209 ft
C18 6–10 min 1281 ft
C19 6–10 min 1264 ft
D5 5–9 min 1137 ft
D6 5–9 min 1131 ft
D7 6–10 min 1257 ft
D8 6–10 min 1288 ft
D9 6–10 min 1314 ft
E20 6–10 min 1306 ft
E7 5–9 min 1138 ft
E8 5–9 min 1121 ft
E9 5–9 min 1211 ft
A10 6–10 min 1325 ft
A11 6–10 min 1374 ft
A12 6–10 min 1384 ft
A13 6–11 min 1393 ft
A27 6–11 min 1392 ft
A28 6–10 min 1349 ft
A29 6–11 min 1391 ft
A9 6–10 min 1339 ft
D10 6–10 min 1383 ft
D11 6–11 min 1405 ft
D12 6–11 min 1393 ft
D13 6–11 min 1411 ft
E10 6–11 min 1485 ft
E11 6–11 min 1402 ft
E13 6–11 min 1456 ft
E21 6–11 min 1457 ft
E22 6–10 min 1369 ft
E23 6–11 min 1507 ft
E24 6–11 min 1426 ft
E26 6–11 min 1482 ft
A30 7–13 min 1682 ft
E12 7–12 min 1563 ft
E15 7–12 min 1564 ft
E16 7–13 min 1696 ft
E17 7–12 min 1631 ft
E18 7–12 min 1670 ft
E19 7–12 min 1647 ft
E25 7–12 min 1554 ft
E27 7–12 min 1657 ft
E28 7–12 min 1568 ft
E29 7–13 min 1725 ft
E30 7–12 min 1628 ft
E32 7–13 min 1691 ft
A31 7–13 min 1765 ft
A32 8–13 min 1799 ft
A33 8–14 min 1839 ft
A34 8–14 min 1847 ft
A35 8–14 min 1907 ft
A36 8–14 min 1867 ft
A38 8–14 min 1911 ft
E14A 7–13 min 1757 ft
E14B 7–13 min 1742 ft
E16A 7–13 min 1737 ft
E31 8–13 min 1813 ft
E36 8–13 min 1816 ft
E37 8–14 min 1881 ft
A37 8–14 min 1964 ft
A39 8–14 min 1937 ft
E38 8–14 min 1945 ft
E39 8–14 min 1957 ft
E40 8–15 min 1992 ft
E41 8–15 min 2026 ft
E42 8–15 min 2038 ft
E43 8–15 min 2009 ft
E44 8–15 min 1994 ft
E45 8–14 min 1956 ft

How these walk times are worked out

Every gate on this page is a real point from OpenStreetMap. Every checkpoint is one we placed by hand, because no dataset maps where airport security is. For each gate we take the straight-line distance from the checkpoint that serves it, multiply by a corridor factor of 1.3 to account for the fact that nobody walks through walls, and divide by a measured walking speed of 264 feet per minute. Because both the path and the walker vary, we publish a band rather than a single number, exactly the way the security-wait figures on this site are a band. These are modelled minutes, not measured ones, and we will not pretend otherwise. The full method is here.

What this model does not carry: moving walkways, escalators, trains between concourses, or a wait to board a shuttle. It is the walk, on foot, from the checkpoint to the gate. Where an airport's concourses are reached by a train, that leg is not in these numbers.

Gate coordinates from OpenStreetMap, ODbL. Walk minutes are modelled, not measured: straight-line distance times a corridor factor of 1.3, divided by a measured walking speed of 264 feet per minute (ACRP Report 67), shown as a band. Checkpoint locations are hand-placed and not yet verified. See /method/. Page rebuilt 24 August 2026.