RADAR-SIMKCLT – Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Charlotte, United States · 35.214°N 80.943°W · elevation 748 ft
Control the traffic at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in radar-sim, a free air traffic control simulator that runs in the browser: as tower you issue take-off and landing clearances on 01L/19R, 01R/19L and 18/36, as approach you vector and sequence the arrivals onto the ILS. No download, no account.
Start as tower at KCLT ▶ · Start as approach at KCLT ▶ · choose traffic level and wind first
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | True heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01L/19R | 2,743 m (8,999 ft) | 46 m | concrete | 176° / 356° |
| 01R/19L | 3,048 m (10,000 ft) | 46 m | concrete | 176° / 356° |
| 18/36 | 2,644 m (8,675 ft) | 46 m | asphalt/concrete | 176° / 356° |
The airport has 3 runways. The parallel runways 01L/19R, 01R/19L and 18/36 are far enough apart for independent parallel approaches (ICAO requires 1035 m between the centrelines): aircraft established on both finals are not subject to the radar minima against each other. The runways in use depend on the traffic level and the wind: one (the best headwind among the longest, here 01R/19L with 3,048 m) on low, two on medium, and on high every runway with a headwind component and at most 20 kt crosswind.
Airspace
The simulated control zone is a circle of 5 NM around the field with extensions along the instrument runways, up to 3,000 ft. In approach sessions arrivals check in over an entry fix and are vectored or sent direct to the initial approach fix of the runway in use; in tower sessions a virtual approach controller does this and hands them over established on the ILS inside 10 NM.
| Approach | Initial approach fix (bearing / distance from KCLT) |
|---|---|
| RWY 01L | ILESA (351° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 01R | TAMEM (354° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 18 | ORZOK (358° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 19L | TAALO (178° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 19R | MEKUK (181° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 36 | NONAV (174° / 13 NM) |
Entry fixes: EDISI (202° / 27 NM), EVDOL (098° / 30 NM), LIRMO (329° / 31 NM), OGPIM (165° / 32 NM), REVZI (263° / 26 NM), URULE (034° / 34 NM).
Nearby airports
Controlled airports within 80 NM are drawn on the scope; departures leave towards their destination's direction.
KJQFConcord-Padgett Regional Airport – 16 NM, bearing 048°KHKYHickory Regional Airport – 39 NM, bearing 325°KGSPGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport – 66 NM, bearing 253°KINTSmith Reynolds Airport – 66 NM, bearing 033°KGSOPiedmont Triad International Airport – 73 NM, bearing 043°KCAEColumbia Metropolitan Airport – 77 NM, bearing 187°KMMTMc Entire Joint National Guard Base – 78 NM, bearing 175°KSSCShaw Air Force Base – 78 NM, bearing 163°
…and 1 more within 80 NM.
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