American Airlines adds Charlotte nonstop flight to Florida beach resort town
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- American launches daily nonstop service from Charlotte to Vero Beach in 2025.
- New route adds Vero Beach as American’s 17th Florida destination from CLT hub.
- Charlotte Douglas now links to ski, beach, and desert destinations via American.
American Airlines is adding a nonstop flight from Charlotte to Vero Beach, Florida, a city in the state’s Treasure Coast region.
Daily year-round service between the beach destination and Charlotte Douglas International Airport will start on Feb. 12, the airline announced on Friday. In touting the news, the airport noted that it’ll be 20 degrees warmer, and sunny, in Vero Beach than in Charlotte in February.
American will offer this route on a CRJ-900 aircraft, which seats more than 70 passengers.
Flights to Vero Beach’s airport will depart Charlotte Douglas at 10 a.m. and arrive at 12:10 p.m., according to a news release from American. The return flight from Vero Beach will leave at 12:45 p.m. and arrive in Charlotte at 2:40 p.m.
American is the only airline at CLT to offer service to Vero Beach, said Lopez Massas, senior vice president of local operations for American.
Vero Beach is also the airline’s 17th destination between Charlotte and Florida. Tickets for this trip can be purchased on the airline’s website at aa.com starting Saturday, Sept. 13.
Vero Beach: ‘A hidden gem’
Located about two hours south of Orlando and 2 1/2 hours north of Miami, Vero Beach offers 30 miles of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean.
The area features resorts, wildlife, a historic downtown with shops and restaurants, and outdoor activities such as surfing or visiting sea turtle nesting sites at night.
Some popular attractions include the McLarty Treasure Museum, which tells the story of the 1715 Spanish treasure fleet that sank off the coast; Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first of its kind in the U.S., with hundreds of species; and McKee Botanical Garden, which has more than 1,000 tropical plants, water lilies, and other gardens.
Singer Gloria Estefan reportedly owns a $5 million home in Vero Beach, and she and her husband also own the Costa d’Este Beach Resort and Spa there.
American extends service to ski resort town
American is also starting new routes for Charlotte residents who want to have fun in the snow. The airline is extending a new nonstop route from Charlotte to Vail, Colorado, after announcing the service in July for the popular ski destination.
Flights between Eagle County Regional Airport and Charlotte Douglas will operate from Dec. 19 through Jan. 5. The service will return on Feb. 12 and will continue through April 6.
Along with Vail, flights between CLT and Aspen, Colorado, will start on Dec. 19. The flight to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport is a first for Charlotte Douglas, according to the airline. American is the only airline to serve these Rocky Mountain destinations, according to the company.
More American flights are also heading to California. American Airlines is adding a nonstop flight between Charlotte and Palm Springs International Airport on Dec. 20. The seasonal service to the popular desert destination will run through April 18, 2026.
The routes to the western destination are some of the new ones announced by American in recent months.
Special nonstop flights from Charlotte Douglas to Albuquerque International Sunport in New Mexico will start Oct. 3 and run through Oct. 13 for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Held in the first week of October, it’s known as the world’s largest hot air balloon festival; the flights were tied to the event.
More on American and CLT
American Airline offers thousands of daily flights to more than 350 destinations in over 60 countries. Charlotte Douglas is the second-largest hub for American, which accounts for about 90% of all flights out of the airport.
The airline provides flights to more than 170 destinations in 27 countries worldwide at CLT through its global network.
Charlotte Douglas is also the sixth-busiest airport in the world for takeoffs and landings, according to preliminary rankings released in April by Airports Council International. The airport had 596,583 flights last year — an 11% increase from 2023, when it was ranked seventh internationally.
This story was originally published September 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM.
