Flights Chicago → Charleston
ORD → CHS
How long is the flight from Chicago to Charleston?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Charleston (CHS) takes 1h 32m 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
This flight route operates from Chicago to Charleston, utilizing Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. With a total of 555 flights recorded and an on-time performance rate of 77%, the average delay is approximately 12.6 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1941, serves 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 Chicago (ORD) → Charleston (CHS) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1260 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.6/100 (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 Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Charleston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Charleston (CHS) heads south-east for about 1,224 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 32m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of ORD-CHS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charleston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,260 tracked ORD-CHS flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.1% 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 ORD-CHS
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Charleston (CHS) takes 1h 32m 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 Chicago (ORD) -> Charleston (CHS) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1260 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Charleston is 2.14% across 1260 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.
