Flights Charleston → Houston
CHS → HOU
How long is the flight from Charleston to Houston?
The flight from Charleston (CHS) to Houston (HOU) takes about 2h 17m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Charleston to Houston boasts a high on-time performance rate of 93%, with an average delay of just 1.1 minutes across the total of 46 flights recorded. The departure airport in Charleston, which has been operational since 1941, connects travelers to one of the busiest airports in the United States, serving over 13,908,466 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) → Houston (HOU) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 109 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 5.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charleston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charleston (CHS) to Houston (HOU) heads west for about 1,491 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 17m.
Departures from Charleston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 47% of CHS-HOU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charleston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 109 tracked CHS-HOU flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about CHS-HOU
The flight from Charleston (CHS) to Houston (HOU) takes about 2h 17m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Charleston (CHS) -> Houston (HOU) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 109 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charleston-Houston is 0.00% across 109 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
