Concord Regional Airport

Well, there’s a first time for everything, and my recent trip to Florida was my first time traveling out of a hangar. To be fair, I have flown out of small airports, such as LEX or CID, so I had similar expectations to those ones. Seriously though, calling this an airport is a bit of a misnomer. It’s not an airport. It’s a hangar.
Here’s some pros. Free parking and WiFi. Security also seems to move quick? But, I have some minimum expectations, such as not using port-​a-​potties, that will definitely make me pause before considering another trip out of this «airport.»

Flew out of here for a Disney trip in Orlando and couldn’t pass up the $ 90 flight (one-​way) into the Orlando — Sanford Airport (about an hour away from Orlando). There was about one Allegiant flight per day and the flight wasn’t exactly full either.
The main airport building is tiny… in comparison to Charlotte-​Douglas. And the Allegiant side is undergoing renovations, but currently it’s in an airplane hanger (with one gate). Once you get past TSA security (yes same rules apply), there’s a large waiting area but the bathrooms are the portable kind… it’s one step up from porta-​johns, but they were put there as an after-​thought… and you have to brave the elements to get to the single person trailer stall.
Parking is free and there are over-​flow lots, but something tells me that they don’t use overflow too much. Probably as the airport grows, it will become more popular.
The comical part of what I observed was that the music in the entire retro-​fitted hanger was provided via boom box… located on a vendor table with pamphlets about the City of Concord. There were a couple of times the TSA agents went over to adjust the volume, but it was just funny… felt like the airports version of a personal house party.
Foodwise: you better bring your own stuff to snack on… otherwise you are at the mercy of 3 vending machines and a self-​serve Starbucks station. All the machines take cards.

I WILL NEVER FLY ALLEGIANT AGAIN. This flight was scheduled to leave at 3:15pm and now they said we might leave at 10:45pm. Don’t waste your money on Allegiant. If there was a half of a star rating, I would use it.

There is something to flying out of a smaller airport. I’ve flown several times before and there is always a little anxiety about dealing with the lines, massive amounts of people and general confusion. It was such a delight to use this airport. We were flying allegiant and arrived 2 hours before the flight as recommended and we were one of the first people to arrive. It was a fairly easy process and all of the employees were very friendly. Checking in was a breeze and I was conformed by the fact that everyone was screened thoroughly in an unstressful environment. Overall, I was very impressed as this is my first time flying out of a regional airport with a smaller carrier.

Great parking options. Short lines. Free wi-​fi. No indoor bathroom. No air conditioning. No food. No fun.

My mother booked a flight to Florida, the rates were greAt and this is literally across the street from my house.
Parking is grand and all the families go to the gate to see the passengers get on and off the plane.
The airport is great! The commercial airline is Another story. Be careful with Allegiant Air.

Flew Allegiant Airlines with a cat. They were wonderful. Security was fast to get through. I walked my cat around (on a leash, of course) in the terminal. NO questions asked. No complaints. They were jovial. They have a sort of «port-​a-​john» for bathrooms, but they do flush and have running water. It was great because the bathrooms are in an «outdoor» area adjacent to the tarmac. My cat loved being in the outdoors and just hanging out until we boarded. Flight was slightly delayed, but no big deal. Arrived at destination on time. Was a great experience. Everyone very laid back and «real» and «down to earth» acting. Would definitely do it again.

No jetways, be prepared to walk through the weather. Which excited my Daughter, she had never walked onto the tarmac before. We loved everything about the airport. First, it’s only 10 minutes from our house. How awesome is that? Second, parking is 50 yards from the terminal, and free.
We flew Allegiant Air, which has it’s own terminal. A hangar actually. We were through security in 5 minutes, bags checked and boarding passes scanned. The terminal had large heating fans set up to keep the air warm, which was nice in late December. There were vending machines set up to replace everything that had to be thrown away before the security checkpoint.
A great place to catch a flight if you want to avoid the hassles of CLT.

This airport was alright for being a local airport. I seriously didn’t know what to expect. I had used Allegiant Air here and the check in was pretty simple in a hanger. Security check was nice and quick. I didn’t use the restroom while I was there, but I think that you had to go outside to another area to use it. So I can’t really vouch for the cleanliness of that. The waiting area was alright. They did have a lot of fold-​able chairs. A little uncomfortable for long waits, but I didn’t mind since I had bought the cheapest ticket that I could find. It was nice that they had free wifi, and had the password printed out and taped up for all to see and use. So kudos for that. What I liked the most was that there were some outlets that I was able in order to charge my iphone. When boarding the plane for Allegiant, we had to walk out to the runway to get to the plane. I’m glad that I got on before it started raining. All in all, I got what I paid for, so I’m content with what was there for a local airport.

Fast in, Fast out but I like it. Free parking and no stress. Would love a bathroom in the building but hey, that would be just to perfect. Much nicer than running down to Charlotte with all that traffic

It sure is something to see all those NASCAR team planes landing here. This airport doesn’t do much (any?) regular passenger traffic. That is handled by Charlotte-​Douglas, just down the road. But they do a lot of commercial and private work, especially when the races are happening. That’s this week, and the place is just bustling. They may not be used to such a hectic pace, but somehow it all gets done.