Flights Charleston → Detroit
CHS → DTW
How long is the flight from Charleston to Detroit?
The flight from Charleston (CHS) to Detroit (DTW) takes 1h 39m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Detroit has a 77% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 16.9 minutes when flights are not on time. With a total of 178 flights recorded for this route, it connects the historic Charleston airport, which opened in 1941, to one of the busiest airports in the United States by passenger traffic, handling over 28 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) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 438 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charleston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charleston (CHS) to Detroit (DTW) heads north for about 1,076 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 39m.
Departures from Charleston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 46% of CHS-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charleston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 438 tracked CHS-DTW flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 2.3% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about CHS-DTW
The flight from Charleston (CHS) to Detroit (DTW) takes 1h 39m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Charleston (CHS) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 438 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charleston-Detroit is 2.28% across 438 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
