Facts & Figures
NC Transportation Facts
Airport Transportation
Airports
- North Carolina has 74 publicly owned airports and nearly 300 privately owned.
- Nine airports have regularly scheduled commercial airline service.
- Three major international airports serve the state.
- Thirty-two, one million-plus population centers on the East Coast are within 2-hours flight time.
International Air Service
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Located seven miles west of uptown, the airport offers non-stop or single-plane service to 116 destinations.
- Major and commuter airlines serve Charlotte with over 500 daily departures.
- In 2003, the airport (including air carrier, commuter and international passengers) served more than 23 million passengers.
- Charlotte Douglas is the home of US Airways' largest hub.
| Non-Stop Direct International Service: |
Airlines Serving Charlotte Douglas: |
| Antigua (Caribbean) Barbados Belize Bermuda Cancun (Mexico) Cozumel Frankfurt (Germany) Freeport (Bahamas) George Town (Bahamas) Grand Cayman (Caribbean) La Romana (Dominican Republic) Liberia (Costa Rica) London (England) Mexico City Montego Bay (Jamaica) Montreal (Canada) Munich (Germany) Nassau (Bahamas) Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) San Jose (Costa Rica) San Juan (Puerto Rico) Toronto (Canada) |
Air Canada ATA American Airlines/American Eagle Continental Airlines/Continental Express Delta/ASA/Comair Independence Air Lufthansa Northwest Airlines/Northwest Jetlink United Airlines/United Express USAirways/USAirways Express |
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Located 11 miles northwest of Raleigh, 10 miles southeast of downtown Durham and four miles from the Research Triangle Park, RDU serves eight million passengers a year.
- Nine major passenger carriers and 11 regional airlines offer some 400 flights daily.
- Travelers can fly non-stop to more than 40 destinations in the United States.
| Non-Stop International Service: |
Airlines Serving Raleigh-Durham: |
| London (England) |
Air Canada AirTran America West American Airlines/American Eagle Continental/Continental Express Delta/Delta Connection Falcon Air Express Independence Air Northwest Airlines Southwest Airlines United Airlines/United Express US Airways/US Airways Expres |
Piedmont Triad International Airport (Greensboro)
- Located approximately 20 miles east of downtown Winston-Salem, 15 miles northwest of High Point and 10 miles from downtown Greensboro.
- Offers 86 non-stop daily flights to 17 cities; cargo service available.
| Airlines Serving Piedmont Triad International Airport |
|
| AirTran American Airlines Continental Delta/ASA/Comair |
Independence Air Northwest Airlines United Airlines/United Express USAir/Piedmont |
Domestic Air Service
Commercial airports (other than the state's three international airports) are located in:
Asheville
Fayetteville
Greenville
Hickory
Jacksonville
Kinston
New Bern
Rocky Mount/Wilson
Southern Pines
Wilmington
Winston-Salem
Water Transport
Seaports
- North Carolina has two modern deep-water ports and an intermodal terminal network. Foreign Trade Zones are in operation at both ports, as well as in Charlotte and Research Triangle Park.
Ferry System
- North Carolina's ferry system, second largest in the nation and largest on the East Coast, operates 24 ferries and has served residents and visitors since the mid-1920s.
- The ferry system annually transports nearly 2.5 million passengers and 1.3 million vehicles.
- Eight ferry routes operate along the North Carolina coast:
Cherry Branch - Minnesott Beach
Currituck - Knotts Island
Aurora - Bayview
Cedar Island - Ocracoke
Ocracoke - Swan Quarter
Ocracoke - Hatteras Island
Southport - Fort Fisher
Currituck - Corolla
Highways
- North Carolina has the largest state-maintained highway system in the nation, incorporating over 78,600 miles of highways. It provides same-day access to major eastern US markets.
- Five major interstate highways intersect North Carolina: I-26, I-40, I-77, I-85 and I-95.
Intercity Passenger Rail
- Twelve daily Amtrak passenger trains serve 17 North Carolina cities on six routes, including the northbound and southbound Carolinian, Piedmont, Silver Star, Silver Meteor, Crescent and Palmetto.
- The Carolinian and Piedmont are operated jointly by the State of North Carolina and Amtrak to provide daily, round-trip passenger rail service between Charlotte and Raleigh. The Carolinian continues service to the Northeast.
- Annually, nearly 450,000 rail passengers begin or end their trips at one of North Carolina's Amtrak stations.
added: January 3, 2009
updated: February 11, 2010
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