Capital One Is Building Its Biggest Airport Lounge Yet—14,000 Square Feet Coming to Charlotte

Capital One signed an agreement to build a lounge in Charlotte. It will be on the mezzanine level of the Concourse A expansion. At ~ 14,000 square feet it will be Capital One’s largest lounge to date. New York JFK is 13,500 square feet.

We don’t know much about the specific offerings at the lounge beyond “expansive tarmac views, locally inspired menus, a full-service coffee bar, and dedicated workspaces.”

Capital One currently has lounges at:

Dallas – Fort Worth

Denver

Las Vegas

New York JFK

Washington Dulles

Washington National (“Landing”)

And a Capital One Landing is expected to open soon at New York LaGuardia.

What we know so far about Charlotte is simply a concessions lease. There’s no timing available yet. They’ll work on concept and schematics, airport approvals (design standards, security, mechanical/engineering/plumbing tie-ins), permitting, and buildout. That won’t happen quickly. Phase II of the airport’s Concourse A Expansion opened in September 2024. Delta’s Sky Club is 14,000 square feet on the mezzanine there.

While some might hope to see this lounge before the end of 2027, and Charlotte should be an easier building environment than LAX or New York JFK, we could also be looking at 2028.

I’m excited to see the development, though, and it means the experience in Charlotte is going to get a lot better. American is building a new Admirals Club and Flagship lounge, and they’ve opened their Grab ‘n Go market (“Provisions”). There’s a The Club and a couple of Minute Suites as well as a Centurion lounge. But nothing there today is particularly attractive today. In fact, I avoid Charlotte connections when possible. But I much look forward to seeing Capital One there.

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