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Flights Charleston → Boston

CHS → BOS

21.4
Average risk (Medium)
75%
On-time
16 min
Average delay
3.1%
Cancellations
2
Airlines

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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General information, not legal advice.

The Charleston (CHS) → Boston (BOS) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 320 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.13%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charleston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 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 2h 4m.

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 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Boston it is 2.0 min (atfm).

Across 320 tracked CHS-BOS flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.1% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
same timezone
Arrival (dest. local time)
10:04
Elevation BOS
20 ft
Typical aircraft
Embraer 190, Canadair Regional Jet 900
Est. CO₂/passenger
~171 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Delta Air Lines (DL) 80% 8 min 1.8%
JetBlue Airways (B6) 72% 14 min 1.7%

Frequently asked questions about CHS-BOS

On the Charleston (CHS) -> Boston (BOS) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 320 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Charleston-Boston is 3.13% across 320 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Boston, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

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.