Ambitious plans aim for sky-high potential to bring further growth and economic promise to the "front door" of Charlotte Douglas International Airport. love this graf

In documents obtained by CLTtoday, developers submitted proposals ranging from hotels, breweries, to manufacturing space to revamp 90 acres of land along North Josh Birmingham Pkwy. and Stafford Dr. near Wilkinson Blvd.

The land — owned by the airport — is considered Charlotte Douglas International Airport's "front door." Developers aim to capitalize by making CLT a destination in and of itself. Airport planners see the Queen City as an airport city.

Crosland Southeast intends to develop 300 hotel rooms across two hotels + 50,000-sqft of retail space near Charlotte Douglas International Airport. | Photo via the City of Charlotte

These proposals follow the airport's announcement of "Destination CLT" — a $4 billion capital investment in enhancement projects to reflect CLT becoming, not only one of the busiest airports in the US, but in the world.

Developers with proposals include:

Crosland Southeast offered a proposal for custom architectural features to be situated on the corners bracketing Josh Birmingham Pkwy to round out the grand entry into the airport.

The airport intends to request approval from the City of Charlotte with the respective developers later this fall. Contracts are expected to be closed by December 1.

Editor's note: big days are coming for Charlotte Douglas — with the debut of a new aviation museum and an airport overlook opening in the next few months.