Flights Charleston → New York
CHS → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Charleston to New York, operated by Airbus A320 aircraft, has a punctuality rate of 78%, with an average delay of 11.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 405 flights, connecting two historically significant airports: Charleston's airport opened in 1941 and New York's in 1948, serving millions of 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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 522 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.60%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charleston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charleston (CHS) to New York (JFK) heads north-east for about 1,025 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 42m.
Departures from Charleston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of CHS-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charleston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 522 tracked CHS-JFK flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 4.6% cancellation rate.
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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% |
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Frequently asked questions about CHS-JFK
On the Charleston (CHS) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 522 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charleston-New York is 4.60% across 522 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.
