Flights Charlotte → Charleston
CLT → CHS
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Charleston operates with an average on-time performance rate of 76%, and flights typically experience a mean delay of 15.4 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 652 total flights on this route using aircraft such as the Airbus A319 and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving Charleston International Airport, which opened in 1941 and currently handles over five 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 Charlotte (CLT) → Charleston (CHS) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 890 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charleston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charleston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Charleston (CHS) heads south for about 271 km, a flight time of roughly 46m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of CLT-CHS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charleston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 890 tracked CLT-CHS flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-CHS
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Charleston (CHS) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 890 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Charleston is 1.12% across 890 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
