CLT Airport Overlook Playground
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 5130 Airport Overlook Dr, Charlotte, North Carolina
When: typically open in warm months (check before visiting)
Hours: 8 a.m.-10 p.m. daily
Cost: free
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Two aviation-themed playgrounds, one for kids under 5 and one for under 12, sit beside a retired F-4 Phantom jet while real planes land overhead at Charlotte Douglas. Food trucks visit Friday through Sunday; shade is minimal.