@wcnc_charlotte: From the WCNC Charlotte Archives: On 9/11/2001, the sights & sounds of Charlotte Douglas Airport

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justryan_85
Ryan :
Why does 2001 look like the 1970s?
2026-09-11 11:31:07
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rugbyflyhalf1992
RugbyFlyHalf1992 :
I was scheduled to fly twice that day from Sacramento to Austin to Charlotte on Southwest Airlines boarding time 1:20 PM Sacramento Tuesday. I still have the unused boarding pass.
2026-09-11 04:30:30
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chrisbaeza21
Chris Baeza :
The US Airways livery is so classic
2026-09-11 17:17:28
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midlifelunacy
Midlife Lunacy :
I was in O’Hare in line to board a plane when they asked us to all return to our seats for a delay. We waited, not knowing what was happening for about 20 minutes when suddenly we saw pilots and flight attendant, walking down the terminal, holding each other crying and a few minutes later they turned off all the TVs in the airport. They didn’t want people to panic and rush the exits I guess. I was there when they evacuated the airport and you could hear a pin drop as people were leaving. I also was on a flight the first day that they allowed commercial flights to resume and that will stay with me for the rest of my life. Again, total silence in the airport, national guardsman with machine guns and rifles, stationed everywhere with dogs, and about half my flight was quietly just solving the entire plane ride to our destination. I still can’t fly without having massive anxiety. that day changed the course of life for everyone.
2026-09-11 15:23:17
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n0n0squ4r3
jayjay :
the day the earth stood still
2026-09-11 04:19:02
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cuntry_stew
Sammy :
I flew CLT-LGA on 9/8, scheduled to return on 9/11 on US Airways. My birthday trip to NYC lasted longer than expected. Was able to return to CLT on 9/15 via AMTRAK.
2026-09-11 08:04:36
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airconditioningplease
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Seeing the man mouth “what happened” as he gets off the plane ugh💔😢
2026-09-11 11:51:23
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mallieoakley
mallieoakley :
My first trip back was that Friday night. I remember walking up to my gate and all of the passengers started clapping. 😭
2026-09-14 04:59:03
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user_1997663
TIK_TOK!🦋🛼 :
My boss at the time was stuck in Dallas. She was finally able to take a bus up to NY 4 days later.
2026-09-11 12:44:20
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kvegas44
user7180852205667 :
Remember youngins, most people did not have cell phones in 2001. And planes had no tvs or connectivity. Anyone on those planes that were landing were clueless unless the pilot said something or they happened to have the luxury of a skyphone in the seat back. There were people landing in Canada that had no clue until the wheels touched down.
2026-09-12 00:28:12
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misshelly_1
Michele Shepherd :
The skies were eerie.
2026-09-12 17:29:14
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antares2025
ConfusedByGravity ☮️ 💕 ᛑᛗᛛ :
Driving past the airport back home, you could see planes landing one after another; I had never seen so many lining up to land 🥺
2026-09-11 20:50:49
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cnc63921
user7558006397487 :
I was flying FLL-DFW with connection to COS. I thought it strange they asked thru passengers to deplane too. I heard rumors of a bomb scare. I saw a group of people gathered at the outside of a restaurant. I thought, dang, that must be a pretty good restaurant to have all those people crowded around. People were trying to watch the TV in there. I was in a hotel in Dallas for three days. Flying back to COS was surreal. It still feels surreal.
2026-09-11 23:26:54
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iadjfoapanhf
Aodivhakambf :
My father was suppose to fly out of clt that morning, when everything happened he came and grabbed me out of school straight from the airport
2026-09-11 14:45:00
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runs_with_sxissrs
Ko :
It was very surreal and disturbing to see the sky’s empty and how quiet the world was outside, like everything was holding a breath
2026-09-11 18:36:28
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cozyteacupcottage
Cozy Teacup Cottage :
Think that might be my father in-law in one of the clips.
2026-09-11 15:05:08
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maclover1990
Maclover1990 :
Seeing the old US Air and logo is crazy.
2026-09-13 00:55:41
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user8081762057305
user8081762057305 :
You can see the fear, worry and anguish in people’s eyes. The most awful day.
2026-09-11 21:30:00
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henrietta214mc
Henri :
Let’s see AA and United
2026-09-14 02:26:55
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user6502411747717
user6502411747717 :
Are you talking about the clothes or the building? The building could easily have been built in the 70s, But those clothes look nothing like 70s clothes
2026-09-12 22:49:03
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friendlypilot
Friendly Pilot :
Useless Air
2026-09-13 20:39:15
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zzmt14
Marco :
👏👏👏
2026-09-11 03:34:47
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hey789024466
A :
😳😳😳
2026-09-12 11:24:31
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