KCLT - Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
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Updated 03/04/2026 By Mark TolerNASCAR Charters
| CLT Fleet | |||
| Aircraft Type | QTY. | Range | |
| Boeing 787-800 | 1 | 9436 | |
| Boeing 767-300 | 2 | 4260 | |
| Boeing 757-200W | 2 | 4722 | |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 1 | 2950 | |
| Boeing 737-700W | 1 | 5510 | |
| Boeing 737-BBJ1 | 1 | 7130 | |
| Boeing 727-200 | 1 | 2400 | |
| Boeing 717-200 | 1 | 2060 | |
| Airbus A320 | 1 | 3300 | |
| Airbus A319 | 1 | 3740 | |
| Douglas DC-9-50 | 1 | 1635 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-90 | 1 | 2400 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 1 | 1781 | |
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1 | 2416 | |
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1 | 2104 | |
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1 | 1496 | |
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1 | 1600 | |
| Saab 340B | 1 | 935 | |
| Beechcraft 1900D | 1 | 439 | |
| Douglas DC-6B | 1 | 4100 | |
| TOTAL | 20 |
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vNWA IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE ADDITION OF THE AIRBUS A321-200 TO THE FLEET TO CLT.
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"NASCAR CHARTERS 2026"

2026 CHARTER SEASON
It's that time of the year again and Virtual Northwest Airlines Operations is proud to announce the kickoff of the 2024 NASCAR Charter Season. Our Charters will run weekly during the Season starting the week Feb. 11th with the 2026 Daytona 500 race on Feb. 15th operating a wide variety of aircraft out of KMSP, KDTW, KMEM, EHAM, PANC, RJAA and our NASCAR Hub in KCLT & KJQF for the 2026 season.
Bonus hours will be awarded to the top 3 pilots with the most routes flown for these charters. We will continue with additional Bonus for this years 2026 NASCAR Season for the Pilots with the "Best Landing Rate" (below -100 ft./min.) each week as well.
So lets get ready to get these race fans back and forth to over 38 events and venues this 2026 Season.


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NASCAR CHARTERS 2026
Event #1 of the 2026 NASCAR Season

Its that time of the year again kicking off Virtual Northwest's 2026 NASCAR Charter Season. Event 1 kicks off the 2026 NASCAR Season down in Daytona Beach Florida beginning this Wednesday Feb. 11th for Qualifying and Qualifying races running through the 500 Race onSunday Feb. 15th. Routes will be out of our main Hubs as well as our NASCAR Hubs MSP, DTW, MEM, PANC, EHAM, RJAA, CLT, JQF into Daytona Beach Intl. (KDAB)
The Charter Routes are numbered NWA7000 - NWA7037. Pilots can fly any route we have in our system into KDAB as well and get credit for the flight.
As always we will be awarding bonus hours to the top 3 pilots with the most flights and additonal bonus hours for the best landing rate below -100 fpm.
Lets have a Great turnout for this Weekends kick off of the 2026 NASCAR Charters Season down in Daytona Beach Fl.

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Event #1 Results of the 2026 NASCAR Season

We had a great turnout for Event 1 of the 2026 NASCAR Season down in Daytona Beach Florida over this past week and weekend. We had 4 pilots participate with a total of 7 flights, totaling 19.6 hours with an amazing net revenue of over 2 million dollars.
NWA3000 Devin Caliri had 2 flights and will receive 15 bonus hours, NWA1002 Tyler Johnsrud and NWA1223 Chris Schiessel both had 1 flight each and will receive 10 bonus hours, and honorable mention to NWA1964 Mark Toler for his 3 flights.
No one achieved a landing rate below -100 fpm, so better luck this week down in ATL.
Thanks to all the pilots that participated and lets get ready for EVENT 2 down in Atlanta beginning this Thursday February 19th.

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Event #2 of the 2026 NASCAR Season

This weeks NASCAR Charter Event 2 of the 2026 NASCAR Season down in Hampton Ga. at Atlanta Motor Speedway beginning this Thursday Feb. 19th running through Sunday Mar. 1st. Routes will be out of our main Hubs as well as our NASCAR Hubs MSP, DTW, MEM, PANC, EHAM, RJAA, CLT, JQF into Hartsfield Jackson Intl. (KATL) and Atlanta Speedway Airport (KHMP)
The Charter Routes are numbered NWA7000 - NWA7037. Pilots can fly any route we have in our system into KATL & KHMP as well and get credit for the flight.
As always we will be awarding bonus hours to the top 3 pilots with the most flights and additonal bonus hours for the best landing rate below -100 fpm.
Lets have a Great turnout for this Weekends Event 2 of the 2026 NASCAR Charters Season down in Atlanta.

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Event #2 Results of the 2026 NASCAR Season
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We had a good results for Event 2 of the 2026 NASCAR Season down in Atlanta over this past week and weekend. We had 2 pilots participate with a total of 3 flights, totaling 3.8 hours with a net revenue of over 230 thousand dollars.
NWA1223 Chris Schiessel had 2 flights and will receive 15 bonus hours, and NWA1964 Mark Toler had 1 flight.
No one achieved a landing rate below -100 fpm, so better luck this week out in Texas.
Thanks to all the pilots that participated and lets get ready for EVENT 3 down out in Austin Texas beginning this Thursday February 26th.

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Event #3 of the 2026 NASCAR Season
This weeks NASCAR Charter Event 3 of the 2026 NASCAR Season over in Austin Texas on the road course beginning this Thursday Feb. 26th running through Sunday Mar. 1st. Routes will be out of our main Hubs as well as our NASCAR Hubs MSP, DTW, MEM, PANC, EHAM, RJAA, CLT, JQF into Austin-Bergstrom Intl. (KAUS)
The Charter Routes are numbered NWA7000 - NWA7037. Pilots can fly any route we have in our system into KAUS as well and get credit for the flight.
As always we will be awarding bonus hours to the top 3 pilots with the most flights and additonal bonus hours for the best landing rate below -100 fpm.
Lets have a Great turnout for this Weekends Event 3 of the 2026 NASCAR Charters Season over in Austin Texas.

Event #3 Results of the 2026 NASCAR Season
We had a good results for Event 2 of the 2026 NASCAR Season down in Atlanta over this past week and weekend. We had 2 pilots participate with a total of 2 flights.
NWA1223 Chris Schiessel had 1 flight and will receive 15 bonus hours and honorable mention NWA1964 Mark Toler for his flight as well.
No one achieved a landing rate below -100 fpm, so better luck this week out in Pheonix.
Thanks to all the pilots that participated and lets get ready for EVENT 3 out in Phoenix Arizona beginning this Thursday March 5th.

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