Flights Charleston → Charlotte
CHS → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Charleston to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 12.7 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 652 flights using aircraft such as the Airbus A319 and Canadair Regional Jet 700, connecting passengers from Charleston's historic airport to one of the busiest airports in the United States, which serves nearly 47.8 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) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 890 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charleston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charleston (CHS) to Charlotte (CLT) heads north for about 271 km, a flight time of roughly 46m.
Departures from Charleston on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of CHS-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charleston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 890 tracked CHS-CLT flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CHS-CLT
On the Charleston (CHS) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 890 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charleston-Charlotte is 1.69% across 890 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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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.
