text: For some reason I found this airport to be kind of depressing The fact that I arrived here after a redeye from Phoenix did not help make it any less depressing Compared to other really nice airports I have been to Phoenix Sky Harbor LAX Detroit the rugs and chairs and pretty much everything at CharlotteDouglas International seemed kind of old Perhaps it was just the particular terminal I was in US Airwaysnever flying with them again but that is another story and maybe the rest of the airport is not quite so bad I have only been here once so I would not knownnBut still it is an airport It is meant to be a place to board and disembark from planes And it suits that purpose just fine but I prefer airports that are nice to wander around at during a layover This one is not