Charleston (CHS) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Flight time
≈ 1h 45m
Bearing
181° S
Charleston (CHS) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) is 472 miles (759 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
Look up a route, or build a trip
Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.
What actually flies CHS–FLL
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, JetBlue Airways operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop CHS–FLL; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 56% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
64
May 2026
Seats
9,560
both directions
Passengers
7,103
both directions
Load factor
74.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CHS–FLL?
JetBlue Airways operated the most nonstop CHS–FLL departures in May 2026 (62), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- B6
62 departures · 9,252 seats
Share of departures96.9%74.3%
Load
- AA
1 departures · 128 seats
Share of departures1.6%96.9%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 180 seats
Share of departures1.6%56.7%
Load
What plane flies CHS–FLL?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 56% of CHS–FLL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A220-300
36 departures · 72.7% load
56.3% - Airbus A320
26 departures · 76.3% load
40.6% - Airbus A319
1 departures · 96.9% load
1.6% - Boeing 737-900ER
1 departures · 56.7% load
1.6%
How has CHS–FLL traffic changed?
Nonstop CHS–FLL departures held steady at about 64 a month between June 2025 and May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CHS–FLL traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
64 departures · 7,052 passengers
65.5%
Load
July 2025
85 departures · 8,772 passengers
66.8%
Load
August 2025
95 departures · 8,360 passengers
53.0%
Load
September 2025
70 departures · 6,850 passengers
54.2%
Load
October 2025
100 departures · 9,758 passengers
54.3%
Load
November 2025
95 departures · 10,782 passengers
69.0%
Load
December 2025
95 departures · 10,609 passengers
67.1%
Load
January 2026
85 departures · 9,259 passengers
67.7%
Load
February 2026
89 departures · 10,342 passengers
71.5%
Load
March 2026
102 departures · 13,113 passengers
79.1%
Load
April 2026
75 departures · 9,154 passengers
80.0%
Load
May 2026
64 departures · 7,103 passengers
74.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CHS → FLL
73.6% full
32 departures · 3,500 passengers
FLL → CHS
75.0% full
32 departures · 3,603 passengers
Nonstop CHS–FLL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Fort Lauderdale
US
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport
Coordinates
26.07°N, 80.15°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Charleston (CHS) from Fort Lauderdale (FLL)?
CHS to FLL is 472 miles (759 km / 410 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CHS to FLL?
A nonstop covers the 472-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CHS–FLL?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (56.3%), followed by the Airbus A320 (40.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying CHS–FLL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 472-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
Keep exploring
Every route below is its own page.
Popular long-haul routes