R E G I O N A L OV E RV I E W
RegionalAIRPORTS Airports REGIONAL AIRPORT
COUNTY
# OF AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS PER DAY
Anson
18
Concord Regional
Cabarrus
178
Hickory Regional
Catawba
125
Chester Municipal
Chester
30
Cheraw Municipal
Chesterfield
57
eastern time zone: The time difference between CharlotteUSA and the United Kingdom is minus 5 hours. For mainland Europe, it’s minus 6 hours.
Pageland
Chesterfield
44
Cleveland
53
Gaston
137
largest rail system: The country’s largest consolidated rail system serves CharlotteUSA. Norfolk Southern and CSX operate more than 46,000 miles of track in the South, East, Midwest and Canada. Connecting regional points to these two lines is Lancaster & Chester Railway, a private, well-capitalized short line based in Lancaster, S.C.
Lancaster County
Anson County
Shelby Municipal Gastonia Municipal Statesville Municipal
Iredell
85
Lancaster
68
Lincoln County
Lincoln
70
Rowan County
Rowan
85
Albemarle/Stanly
Stanly
85
Monroe
Union
151
York
116
Bryant Field
Source: Regional/Municipal Airports in CharlotteUSA 2005 www.airnav.com
DistancesTO toCAROLINA Carolina Ports DISTANCES PORTS PORT
MILES/KM
TIME
Wilmington
196 mi/ 315 km
3.75 hours
Charleston
208 mi/ 335 km
3.5 hours
Savannah
250 mi/ 402 km
4 hours
Morehead City
316 mi/ 508 km
5.5 hours
Source: MapQuest 2005
LARGEST FREIGHT TRUCKING COMPANIES
4 ports: Shipping is through Charleston, S.C., the 2nd largest east coast port, as well as facilities in Wilmington and Morehead City, N.C., and Savannah, Ga. 450 trucking companies: Motor freight firms in CharlotteUSA number 450 and they serve 50 states, Puerto Rico and Canada. 4 interstate highways: Facilitating these trucking companies are 4 major interstate highways that serve the region: I-77, I-40, I-85 and I-485. ➤
COMPANY
AREA SERVED
CNF Inc.
50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico
Roadway Corp.
50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Virgin Islands, Europe Pacific Rim, Latin American
Schneider National Inc.
48 states, Canada, Mexico
Yellow Corp.
50 states, parts of Canada, Pacific Rim, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Europe
USF Corp.
Central and Southeastern United States, Ontario, Quebec
Arkansas Best Corp.
50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, International
Overnite Transportation Co.
50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam
Watkins Motor Lines Inc.
41 states, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico
Estes Express Lines Inc.
50 states
Averitt Express Inc.
Global
Source: Reference USA 2005
Charlotte Regional Economic Development Guide 2006
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