Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150; Flight Crew Type 3900
Situational Awareness; Time Pressure
ATC Issue All Types
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Human Factors; Procedure
Descending into CLT; we were cleared to descend via the STAR for [Runway] 36C. Passing CLT; we were vectored south of the airfield. Once we turned back in toward the airfield; we reported the field in sight. We were then cleared 'visual approach to Runway 36R.' We verified [Runway] 36R with Approach and continued. Both the Captain and I had the ILS frequency set as backup so I took very little time to correctly enter the new runway information; but we were puzzled about such a late change. We were then switched to Tower and subsequently cleared to land on [Runway] 36R. Upon rollout; and slowing through approximately 60 knots; Tower issued a fairly complicated taxi instruction and frequency change to 'Ramp'. Once we slowed to turnoff speed; we had Tower re-state the instructions and continued. Further taxi was without incident. The purpose of this report is to highlight potential non-standard procedures going into CLT and explain and document these issues. This may be a one-off issue; but if these issues are a regular occurrence; further actions may be necessary. We were fortunate that we were VMC and had adequate time to ABCD our way through this; but I'd hate to have this occur under more challenging circumstances.
First Officer reported a late runway change posed time management challenges on arrival into CLT.