Originally Posted by jerseytom

As much as people (justifiably) don't love CLT as an airport to connect through, I really like it as a home airport. Tons of direct destinations, a lot of recent investment, Centurion and the couple A/C's. No real great standout restaurants but a good variety of places to eat and grab a beer. Easily walkable. Even without lounge access, if you've got some time to kill between flights usually you can find a quiet spot far off in the 'A' area; seems like there's never much activity over there.