Charlotte Builds Smart Runway With Embedded Sensors (simpleflying.com)

Charlotte Douglas International Airport is building a fourth parallel runway, Runway 19C/01C, with roughly 2,000 embedded sensors feeding a 'Digital Twin' model. The $1 billion runway, set to open by September 2027, aims to cut taxi times and enable more flights, while the $6.5 million sensor project will collect a decade of data on pavement stress and weather to guide predictive maintenance and future FAA runway designs.