Flights Charleston → Boston
CHS → BOS
How long is the flight from Charleston to Boston?
The flight from Charleston (CHS) to Boston (BOS) takes 1h 57m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 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 Charleston to Boston operates with an average on-time performance rate of 76%, and flights typically experience a mean delay of 14.7 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 258 flights using either Embraer 190 or Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft, connecting to Boston's Logan International Airport, which serves over 36 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 Charleston (CHS) → Boston (BOS) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 680 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charleston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Boston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charleston (CHS) to Boston (BOS) heads north-east for about 1,317 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 57m.
Departures from Charleston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 55% of CHS-BOS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charleston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Boston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 680 tracked CHS-BOS flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 3.8% 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 CHS-BOS
The flight from Charleston (CHS) to Boston (BOS) takes 1h 57m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Charleston (CHS) -> Boston (BOS) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 680 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charleston-Boston is 3.82% across 680 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.
