Airport Lot Guide

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) parking

Cheapest on-airport: Long Term Lot 1, $14/day. Closest to the terminal: Hourly Deck, $35/day. Rates checked Oct 21, 2026.

What will this trip cost at each lot?

Totals for 1, 3, 7 and 14 days are in the table below; enter your own times and the "Your dates" column fills in, cheapest first. Rates as published by the airport, before any online discount or tax it adds at the gate.

Every on-airport lot at CLT

Cheapest first · checked Oct 21, 2026
LotRateTo the terminal1 day3 days7 days14 daysYour dates
Long Term Lot 1economy lot, accessible spaces · book ahead from $14/day $14/day Shuttle $14$42$98$196
Long Term Lot 2economy lot, accessible spaces · book ahead $14/day Shuttle $14$42$98$196
Daily North Lotsurface lot, accessible spaces $18/day Shuttle $18$54$126$252
Daily Decksgarage, covered, accessible spaces · book ahead from $28/day $28/day Shuttle $28$84$196$392
Hourly Deckgarage, covered, ev charging, accessible spaces · book ahead $8 per hour, $35/day max, first 15 min free Walkable $35$105$245$490
Valetvalet, covered, accessible spaces · book ahead $50/day At the terminal $50$150$350$700

The airport sells pre-booking: book on the airport's site. Live lot status: the airport's own display.

Which lot should I pick?

Off-airport lots near CLT

Sorted by price, then distance

Distances are straight-line from the terminal, so the drive is longer. "From" prices are what we saw on the operator's or partner's site on the date shown, not quotes; the booking site's price is the one you pay. On-airport, the cheapest lot is Long Term Lot 1 at $14/day.

LotFrom the terminalPrice
The Parking Spot CLTThe Parking Spot · 6210 Wilkinson Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28214 about 1.6 mipicks up at your car; 24 hours from $10.95/daychecked Oct 21, 2026 Check price

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Cell Phone Lot: picking someone up

Josh Birmingham Parkway, just north of the Long Term Lot 1 entrance.

Rate history

All rate changes

No rate change detected at CLT since we started watching. The watch re-reads the airport's page every week; every confirmed change is logged here with the date we saw it.

Customs wait at CLT

For international arrivals: how long passport control took for flights landing in each hour, from U.S. Customs and Border Protection's published wait times. It excludes baggage and the walk to the hall. Hours are the airport's local time as CBP reports them.

Main

Typical passport-control wait over the last 90 days (Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026): 9 min, and 20 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 7 min, non-U.S. visitors 13 min. 92% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm.

  1. 10 am21 minup to 26
  2. 11 am20 minup to 28
  3. 12 pm15 minup to 31
  4. 1 pm6 minup to 13
  5. 2 pm7 minup to 15
  6. 3 pm7 minup to 12
  7. 4 pm10 minup to 18
  8. 5 pm8 minup to 14
  9. 6 pm10 minup to 17
  10. 7 pm8 minup to 17
  11. 8 pm9 minup to 15
  12. 9 pm7 minup to 9

Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Airport Wait Times (awt.cbp.gov), data through Oct 19, 2026. Airport Lot Guide is not affiliated with CBP.

About CLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a large hub, ranked 11 in the United States with 25,873,555 passengers boarding in 2025 (FAA). It serves Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Sources and independence

Independent guide; not affiliated with the City of Charlotte Aviation Department. Rates restated from the airport's published parking page, checked Oct 21, 2026. The airport's site is authoritative.