Flights Boston → Charleston
BOS → CHS
How long is the flight from Boston to Charleston?
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Charleston (CHS) takes 1h 53m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Charleston operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 11.3 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 258 flights on this route using either Embraer 190 or Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft, serving Charleston International Airport, which opened in 1941 and currently handles over five million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Boston (BOS) → Charleston (CHS) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 661 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charleston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Charleston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Charleston (CHS) heads south-west for about 1,317 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 53m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 59% of BOS-CHS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charleston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 661 tracked BOS-CHS flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 2.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-CHS
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Charleston (CHS) takes 1h 53m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Boston (BOS) -> Charleston (CHS) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 661 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Charleston is 2.72% across 661 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
