Flights Charleston → New York
CHS → LGA
How long is the flight from Charleston to New York?
The flight from Charleston (CHS) to New York (LGA) takes 1h 27m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 New York, operated by a Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with flights typically experiencing an average delay of 9.5 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen approximately 600 flights departing from Charleston, which is an airport that opened in 1941, heading towards New York's bustling destination airport.
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 (LGA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 1354 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.57%. 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 New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charleston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charleston (CHS) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 1,033 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 27m.
Departures from Charleston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of CHS-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charleston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,354 tracked CHS-LGA flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 6.6% 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-LGA
The flight from Charleston (CHS) to New York (LGA) takes 1h 27m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Charleston (CHS) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1354 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charleston-New York is 6.57% across 1354 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.
