Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Charleston
DFW → CHS
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Charleston?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Charleston (CHS) takes 2h 24m 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 Dallas-Fort Worth to Charleston operates with an average on-time performance of 69%, experiencing a mean delay of 15.4 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 295 flights using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft, connecting passengers to Charleston's historic airport, which opened in 1941 and currently 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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Charleston (CHS) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 759 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.84%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.2/100 (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 Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Charleston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Charleston (CHS) heads east for about 1,585 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 24m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of DFW-CHS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charleston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 759 tracked DFW-CHS flights, 64% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 1.8% 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 DFW-CHS
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Charleston (CHS) takes 2h 24m 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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Charleston (CHS) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 759 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Charleston is 1.84% across 759 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.
