Charlotte Region

Charlotte USA is home to the world headquarters of nine Fortune 500 companies, and since 1990 new and expanding businesses have invested more than $18 billion here, creating more than 170,000 new jobs.
 

The Charlotte Region consists of about 2.6 million people living in sixteen counties in two different states, 12 counties in North Carolina and 4 in South Carolina.

It is strategically located in the center of the East Coast, and the importance of this Eastern time zone location cannot be overestimated. For example, within 2 hours’ flight time or one days’ delivery by motor freight, businesses in the Charlotte USA region can reach almost 60% of the population of the United States and more than 60% of the nation’s industrial base.



Transportation
     Airports

Commercial Airports
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport
Hickory Regional Airport
Piedmont Triad International Airport

Municipal/Corporate Airports
Anson County Airport
Bryant Field Airport
Cheraw Municipal Airport
Chester Municipal Airport
Concord Regional Airport
Gastonia Municipal Airport
Jaars-Townsend Airport
Lancaster County Airport
Lincoln County Airport
Monroe Regional Airport
Pageland Airport
Rowan County Airport
Shelby Municipal Airport
Stanly County Airport
Statesville Municipal Airport

Transportation
     Custom Port of Entry

Warehouse:Charlotte
Address: 1901 Cross Beam Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217
Phone Number:(704)-4-3-6100
LocationAirport
Source: www.customs.gov/top/search.htm

     Foreign Trade Zones

Zone57
LocationMecklenburg County
OperatorPiedmont Distribution Center
ContactBetty Robinson
Phone704.587.5573
Source: Foreign Trade Zone staff, US Department of Commerce

     Railroads

Short Line
Aberdeen, Carolina, & Western Railway
Alexander Railway
Caldwell County Railway
Lancaster & Chester Railway

Major Freight Railroad
CSX Transportation
Norfolk Southern
Source: Federal Railroad Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics

     Nearest Seaport

North Carolina State Ports Authority

South Carolina State Ports Authority