Flights Charleston → Washington
CHS → IAD
How long is the flight from Charleston to Washington?
The flight from Charleston (CHS) to Washington (IAD) takes 1h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight 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 Washington has an on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of 10.8 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route saw a total of 262 flights departing from Charleston International Airport, which opened in 1941, heading towards one of the busiest airports in the United States, serving nearly 21.4 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) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 682 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.03%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charleston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charleston (CHS) to Washington (IAD) heads north for about 712 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 12m.
Departures from Charleston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 62% of CHS-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charleston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 682 tracked CHS-IAD flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about CHS-IAD
The flight from Charleston (CHS) to Washington (IAD) takes 1h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Charleston (CHS) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 682 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charleston-Washington is 1.03% across 682 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
