What a connection here involves, and why the checkpoint you pick does not decide your gate.
You walk it
Charlotte is compact for its traffic. A connection is a walk through the Atrium, with no train ride and no shuttle in between.
Any checkpoint reaches any gate
Every concourse and every gate at Charlotte is reachable from any of the three checkpoints, so which one you use is a question of queue, not of destination.
After eight in the evening
Checkpoint 1 runs 3:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. and takes standard, special assistance and family screening. Checkpoint 3 keeps the same hours. Checkpoint 2 carries the main PreCheck lane until 11 p.m. and is the only one open past eight in the evening.
Information reviewed 2026-09-22. This guide describes airport facilities; it is not a live service-status feed.
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