Atlanta (ATL) to Charleston (CHS)
Flight time
≈ 1h 19m
Bearing
100° E
Atlanta (ATL) to Charleston (CHS) is 259 miles (416 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ATL–CHS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop ATL–CHS; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 60% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
587
April 2026
Seats
88,573
both directions
Passengers
76,664
both directions
Load factor
86.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ATL–CHS?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ATL–CHS in April 2026 (587 departures).
- DL
Delta Air Lines
587 departures · 88,573 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.6%
Load
What plane flies ATL–CHS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 60% of ATL–CHS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-900ER
355 departures · 85.6% load
60.5% - Boeing 717-200
224 departures · 89.2% load
38.2% - Airbus A319
5 departures · 92.1% load
0.9% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 79.4% load
0.2% - Airbus A320
1 departures · 47.8% load
0.2% - Airbus A321
1 departures · 86.4% load
0.2%
How has ATL–CHS traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–CHS departures rose from 574 in May 2025 to 587 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ATL–CHS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
574 departures · 83,203 passengers
85.1%
Load
June 2025
599 departures · 83,715 passengers
85.0%
Load
July 2025
628 departures · 82,808 passengers
81.4%
Load
August 2025
527 departures · 73,028 passengers
83.5%
Load
September 2025
479 departures · 72,390 passengers
87.0%
Load
October 2025
557 departures · 81,957 passengers
86.7%
Load
November 2025
516 departures · 70,817 passengers
79.3%
Load
December 2025
539 departures · 69,149 passengers
82.3%
Load
January 2026
484 departures · 60,546 passengers
75.4%
Load
February 2026
462 departures · 65,982 passengers
84.5%
Load
March 2026
539 departures · 70,656 passengers
85.8%
Load
April 2026
587 departures · 76,664 passengers
86.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
CHS → ATL
87.0% full
295 departures · 38,709 passengers
ATL → CHS
86.1% full
292 departures · 37,955 passengers
Nonstop ATL–CHS traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Atlanta
US
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Coordinates
33.64°N, 84.43°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Atlanta (ATL) from Charleston (CHS)?
ATL to CHS is 259 miles (416 km / 225 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ATL to CHS?
A nonstop covers the 259-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 19m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ATL–CHS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (60.5%), followed by the Boeing 717-200 (38.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying ATL–CHS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 259-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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