Flights Newark → Charleston
EWR → CHS
Route overview
The flight route from Newark to Charleston has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 6.3 minutes. Since its origin airport opened in 2001, this route connects to a popular destination at the Charleston International Airport, which has been operational since 1941 and 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 Newark (EWR) → Charleston (CHS) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 464 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.80%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.4/100 (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 Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charleston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Charleston (CHS) heads south-west for about 1,011 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of EWR-CHS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charleston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 464 tracked EWR-CHS flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 2.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about EWR-CHS
On the Newark (EWR) -> Charleston (CHS) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 464 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Charleston is 2.80% across 464 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.
