Charleston

CHS · KCHS

Charleston International Airport

32.90°, -80.04°SC, United States

Passengers a year

6.4M

#55 busiest in the U.S.

57

nonstop destinations

34

airlines

88

departures a day

76.6%

arrivals on time

2.1%

flights cancelled

77.9%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from CHS, by passengers: ATL, CLT, ORD, DFW, EWR, BWI, LGA, JFK, BOS, PHLCHSDFWATLORDCLTBWIPHLEWRLGAJFKBOS
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Charleston, with 26% of all passengers. 34 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

American Airlines holds 26% of the airport — the 29th most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is JAX at 27%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American79% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by PSA, Republic, Envoy, Piedmont, SkyWest
26.2%1.7M+3.8%
DL
Delta83% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, Republic, SkyWest
23.7%1.5M+6.2%
MX
Breeze77% full
13.7%877.1K+21.4%
WN
Southwest72% full
13.0%827.7K+1.7%
UA
United80% fullUnited Express · operated by Republic, Mesa, SkyWest, CommuteAir
12.5%795.1K+16.6%
+Other airlines
10.9%698.9K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

54 domestic and 3 international nonstop destinations from Charleston, across 4 countries.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    450.9K departing · 84% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    258.5K departing · 75% full

    American Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    164.3K departing · 78% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    155.3K departing · 82% full

    American Airlines

  • Newark (EWR)

    149.5K departing · 76% full

    United Airlines · Spirit Airlines

  • Baltimore (BWI)

    135.1K departing · 69% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • New York (LGA)

    131K departing · 80% full

    Delta Air Lines · American Airlines

  • New York (JFK)

    128K departing · 77% full

    JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines

  • Boston (BOS)

    126K departing · 84% full

    JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines

  • Philadelphia (PHL)

    115.9K departing · 81% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines

Top international destinations

  • Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    4.2K departing · 8.2K both ways

    Air Canada

  • Cancún, Mexico (CUN)

    1.3K departing · 2.7K both ways

    Breeze Airways

  • Hamilton, Bermuda (BDA)

    235 departing · 494 both ways

    BermudAir

All nonstop destinations

57 nonstop · 14 airlines · 54 domestic / 3 intl

CLTCharlotteORDChicagoDFWDallas-Fort WorthMIAMiamiPHLPhiladelphiaDCAWashington

American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, Republic Airways

LGANew York

American Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Charleston.

Body class · share of departures

When Charleston is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak May 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
1,471,652
1991
1,326,264
1992
1,307,888
1993
1,321,140
1994
1,896,182
1995
1,350,595
1996
1,380,979
1997
1,479,744
1998
1,380,774
1999
1,306,273
2000
1,312,159
2001
1,215,580
2002
1,283,661
2003
1,626,671
2004
1,835,672
2005
2,146,387
2006
1,889,650
2007
2,288,877
2008
2,346,523
2009
2,181,654
2010
2,025,436
2011
2,516,316
2012
2,588,568
2013
2,895,058
2014
3,088,299
2015
3,358,027
2016
3,650,010
2017
3,916,560
2018
4,414,773
2019
4,789,910
2020
1,914,000
2021
4,070,692
2022
5,248,408
2023
6,094,167
2024
6,287,558
2025
6,339,468
2026
2,532,825 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Charleston, 77 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 21 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 77Late 21Cancelled 2

17 min

average delay

521

flights cancelled

24.2K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Delta Air Lines 82.2%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 71.3%

Among US airports

#55

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 67.5%–84%

The weak spot is July 2025, when 67.5% of arrivals landed on time — 9.1 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 84%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Charleston International Airport (CHS)?

Charleston International Airport handled about 6.4M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #55 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 88 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Charleston International Airport (CHS)?

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Charleston (CHS), flying about 26% of its passengers. 34 airlines serve Charleston in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Charleston International Airport (CHS)?

Charleston (CHS) has 57 nonstop destinations — 54 domestic and 3 international across 4 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Charleston International Airport (CHS)?

About 76.6% of flights arriving at Charleston (CHS) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.1% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Charleston International Airport (CHS)?

The Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures from Charleston (CHS), about 16% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Charleston; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).