Charlotte-Douglas International Airport – Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography

2025 Thursday Doors: 04 December

Caterpillar 349F Excavator

Last week we visited the CLT Airport Overlook in Charlotte, North Carolina. While watching for Airplanes to take off or come in for a landing, Coleman noticed an Excavator and went over to the fence to take a closer look at it working in the construction area just a short distance from the playground area.

The CAT 349F Excavator is built with a powerful, 49-ton hydraulic excavator known for heavy-duty digging and earthmoving tasks. Its features a CAT C13 ACERT engine with advanced hydraulic systems for efficiency and precision.

*Coleman*
*watching the*
*CAT 349 Excavator*
*at Work.*

The CAT 349F has a spacious and ergonomic cab which is designed to be quiet and comfortable. It features air suspension seats and intuitive controls to reduce operator fatigue during long shifts.

Dan’s Thursday Doors-2025.12.04

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Construction site by Charlotte-Douglas International Airport Overlook; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a funtastic weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Numbers Game #60 — 181

February 10, 2025

Judy Dykstra-Brown hosts The Numbers Game challenge each week. This week is Game #60 and the number is 181.

To play along, go to your photos file and type that number into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you find that include that number and post a link to your blog in my Numbers Game blog of the day. If instead of numbers, you have changed the identifiers of all your photos into words, pick a word or words to use instead, and show us a variety of photos that contain that word in the title.This prompt will repeat each Monday with a new number. If you want to play along, please put a link to your blog in comments below. Here are my contributions to the album.

This week I am choosing to use a theme of Playground focusing on the CLT Airport Overlook playground in Charlotte, North Carolina. Coleman enjoyed playing in CLT Charlotte Douglas International) Airport Overlook’s Playground. He kept zipping to and fro checking out all the various playground equipment and all the unique places to Pull Up a Seat.

Judy’s Numbers Game #60-181

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 6

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: CLT Airport Overlook Playground; CLT Airport Overlook; Charlotte Douglas International Airport; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Enjoy your day. Have a fabulous week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 02.09

US Air Flight

1016 Memorial

The U.S. Air Flight 1016 Memorial honors the people who died on board the flight from Columbia, S.C. to Charlotte on July 2, 1994. The Memorial includes a plaque in memory of those who died or were injured and those who helped rescue efforts. The Memorial is located in a section of the CLT (Charlotte Douglas International) Airport Overlook in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The U.S. Air Flight 1016 crashed in Charlotte 30 1/2 years ago. During that horrific crash in 1994 thirty-seven (37) of the fifty-seven (57) people on board died. The people in Charlotte and the surrounding areas have not forgotten.

On July 2, 1994, the flight encountered heavy thunderstorms and microburst-induced windshear while attempting to land, and crashed into heavy trees and a private residence near the airport. The crash and ensuing Fire caused 37 fatalities and seriously injured 20 people.

The New CLT Airport Overlook Memorial was designed to represent Morse Code for CAE (Columbia) and CLT, the origin and destination airports for the flight. It includes a plaque in memory of those who died or were injured and those who helped rescue efforts.

This past Tuesday Coleman, my daughter Trisha, and I paid a visit to the CLT Airport Overlook to allow Coleman to play in the Overlook’s new playground. While there we also visited the U.S. Air Flight 1016 Memorial. The reverse side of the pillar about U.S. Air Flight 1016 lists the names of the thirty-seven (37) people who died in the crash.

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16Pro Max

Location: CLT Airport Overlook; Charlotte Douglas International Airport; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Silent Sunday: February 9

*Coleman on a*
*mock airplane in the*
*CLT Airport Overlook Playground*

Silent Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: CLT Airport Overlook Playground; Charlotte Douglas International Airport; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a marvelous day. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

F-4 Phantom II on Display at CLT Overlook

Retired U.S. Military Fighter Jet

CLT Airport Overlook

The F-4 Phantom II was built by the McDonnell Douglas Corporation ( McDonnell Aircraft Corporation). It was a supersonic, all-weather, twin-engine, two seat fighter-bomber and interceptor jet. It was originally designed for the U.S. Navy in 1953.

The F-4 Phantom II was the most produced American fighter jet. It had become a symbol of the Cold War. It was a formidable aircraft which played a pivotal role in military aviation from the 1960s into the 1990s.

The F-4 was designed around an all-missile armament system with the expectation that air combat would take place at a distance. Its combination of speed, range, and versatility made it a key player in air combat and ground support, leaving a lasting legacy in military history.

The F-4 Phantom II was retired from service in the United States Navy in the 1980’s. The F-4 Phantom II was also retired from the Royal Air Force in 1992. The last active duty F-4 Phantom II was launched from an aircraft in 1986. The last carrier landing of an F-4 Phantom II was in 1986. The last F-4 Phantom target drones were retired in 2004.

Pictured here is one of the F-4 Phantom II retired U.S. military fighter jet which is on display at the CLT (Charlotte Douglas International) Airport Overlook. With this exhibit one can learn about the Carolinas’ aviation history and the types of planes that fly in and out of CLT.

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: CLT Airport Overlook; Charlotte Douglas International Airport; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. I encourage you if you’re ever in the Charlotte area to visit the Charlotte Douglas International Airport Overlook. The views our amazing and children of all ages will love it. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Which Way Challenge (CWWC): February Week 1 — Any Which Way with Paved Pathways or Sidewalks

Welcome back to the Which Way Challenge (CWWC), I’m so glad you are enjoying this challenge. For this week I have chosen the theme of (CWWC): Any Which Way with Paved Pathways or Sidewalks. Remember to be sure your Which Ways are clearly defined. Remember signs are always welcome in your Which Ways.

Here are my Which Ways for this week:

*Sidewalks around the*
*CLT Airport Overlook’s Playground*

Paved Runway Strip (Pathway)
at CLT Airport Overlook

*USAir Flight 1016 memorial*
*at CLT Airport Overlook*
*(Paved Sidewalks)*

On Tuesday my daughter had a day off of work and decided to give Coleman a surprise. After he got off the school bus in the afternoon, she drove us to the Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) Airport Overlook.

In 2024 the CLT Airport Overlook underwent a major overhaul. This overhaul project cost a whopping $8 million. This is the fifth overlook for the Charlotte Douglas International Airport since 1937.

This New CLT Airport Overlook has two (2) age-specific playgrounds with shaded areas. Of course, being at the airport, the playgrounds have an airport theme including runway, a cargo transport vehicle, and a mini air traffic control tower.

The CLT Overlook also has a covered space with ten (10) covered picnic tables plus uncovered picnic tables and benches with LED lighting for pedestrian and parking areas. There are a couple of other features which I will discuss in an upcoming future post.

Which Way Challenge (CWWC)

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) Airport Overlook also; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a funtastic weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’al very much.

2025 Wordless Wednesday: February 5th

*Coleman and my daughter, Trisha Watching Airplanes taking off and landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Overlook*.

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Spatial Setting

Location: Airport Overlook; Charlotte Douglas International Airport; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 GeometricJanuary #7: 01.07

Airport Geometrics

*Charlotte-Douglas International Airport*

My daughter snapped this photo while at the airport the day after New Year’s Day. It seems like a Geometric Field of wondrous shapes and objects.

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Location: Charlotte-Douglas International Airport; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Good Bless. Take time to be Grateful. Appreciate your Blessings. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Coleman’s Fascination with Watching “Flychines” Fly

Coleman has been fascinated with “Flychines” (better known as Airplanes) since he was about two (2) years old. He loves to watch “Flychines” fly through the skies. He enjoys watching them takeoff and land whenever possible. Yesterday he had a terrific view and ability to observe “Flychines” flying into Charlotte-Douglas International Airport while his mom was working at the airport.,

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Airplanes ✈️ Flying into
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport

The video was created through Google Photos Highlight Video creator. In watching this video you’ll be able to see what Coleman was seeing and possibly understand his fascination with “Flychines.” Be sure to look closely, if you do you might just notice the windows on the Airplanes.

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Fascination

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Ludwig’s Monday Window

Monday Window

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Charlotte-Douglas International Airport; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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2024 RDP: Tuesday—Travel!

Leaving on a Jet Plane

In the aftermath of Covid, travel has increased dramatically upwards to around 60 percent from the same time last year. This increase is comparable to the amount of travelers in 2019. People are more relaxed and have an increased willingness to travel. My daughter began working at the airport earlier this year and is amazed by the number of travelers traveling by airplane. She is also quite delirious about the items travelers try to get away with bringing onto an airplane and the items which airport TSA agents have to confiscate.

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Watching this video of an airplane leaving Charlotte-Douglas International Airport reminded me of a song sung by John Denver called “Leaving on a Jet Plane.”

All my bags are packed
I’m ready to go
I’m standin’ here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye … So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
Hold me like you’ll never let me go
‘Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane
John Denver

Personally, I have not travelled any lengthy distance since 2020. I’m not convinced Covid is over, but believe it is ongoing and will keep being around for a long time. Even though there are not as many, I don’t think, Covid related deaths; the long term effects of the virus drastically affect peoples lives.

With limited resources, I do not do the traveling I imagined I would be doing at this particular stage in my life. I travel vicariously through the reading of books which take me (in my mind) to interesting and fascinating places I’d never dreamed possible. Someday ( hopefully soon), I hope to travel long distance to the west coast once again. Though the traveling will not be on an airplane, most likely will be in a rental vehicle or in my daughter’s car along with a U-Haul. I’m hoping to eventually more out west to be closer to my husband’s gravesite, where I’ll be able to visit often.

Do you travel abundantly? Are you relaxed or skeptical about traveling surrounded by large crowds of people? Me, I do not like large crowds and never really have.

Ragtag Daily Prompt-Travel!

Camera: iPhone 14 Plus

Location: Charlotte-Douglas International Airport; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for listening. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

Caterpillar 349F Excavator

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