Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a joint civil-military public
international airport located in
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Established in 1935 as Charlotte Municipal Airport, in 1954 the airport was renamed Douglas Municipal Airport after former Charlotte mayor
Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr. The airport gained its current name in 1982 and is the second largest
hub for
American Airlines after
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, with service to 175 domestic and international destinations as of 2008. In 2009, it was the 9th busiest airport in the United States. In 2010, Charlotte was the 6th busiest airport in the world, based on traffic movements and in 2013 it was the
23rd busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic. Charlotte is the largest airport in the United States without nonstop service to Asia.