Flights Charlotte → Charleston
CLT → CHS
How long is the flight from Charlotte to Charleston?
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Charleston (CHS) takes about 46 min. 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 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 1640 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.98%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charleston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 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 midday window: about 38% of CLT-CHS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charleston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,640 tracked CLT-CHS flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-CHS
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Charleston (CHS) takes about 46 min. 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 Charlotte (CLT) -> Charleston (CHS) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 1640 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Charleston is 0.98% across 1640 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.
