Flights New York → Charleston
LGA → CHS
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Charleston operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 77%, with an average delay of 15.8 minutes when flights are not on time. 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 New York (LGA) → Charleston (CHS) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 715 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.87%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.2/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charleston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Charleston (CHS) heads south-west for about 1,033 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of LGA-CHS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charleston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 715 tracked LGA-CHS flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 5.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-CHS
On the New York (LGA) -> Charleston (CHS) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 715 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Charleston is 5.87% across 715 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
