Charleston (CHS) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 5h 12m
Bearing
283° W
Charleston (CHS) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 2,201 miles (3,542 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CHS–LAX
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Breeze Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop CHS–LAX; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
16
May 2026
Seats
2,192
both directions
Passengers
1,903
both directions
Load factor
86.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CHS–LAX?
Breeze Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop CHS–LAX in May 2026 (16 departures).
- MX
16 departures · 2,192 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.8%
Load
What plane flies CHS–LAX?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 100% of CHS–LAX departures.
- Airbus A220-300
16 departures · 86.8% load
100.0%
How has CHS–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop CHS–LAX departures fell from 24 in June 2025 to 16 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CHS–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
24 departures · 2,791 passengers
84.9%
Load
July 2025
27 departures · 3,057 passengers
81.7%
Load
August 2025
26 departures · 2,767 passengers
77.7%
Load
September 2025
20 departures · 2,156 passengers
78.7%
Load
October 2025
18 departures · 1,944 passengers
78.8%
Load
November 2025
18 departures · 1,945 passengers
78.9%
Load
December 2025
18 departures · 2,174 passengers
88.2%
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 254 passengers
92.7%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
May 2026
16 departures · 1,903 passengers
86.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CHS → LAX
86.4% full
8 departures · 947 passengers
LAX → CHS
87.2% full
8 departures · 956 passengers
Nonstop CHS–LAX 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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Charleston (CHS) from Los Angeles (LAX)?
CHS to LAX is 2,201 miles (3,542 km / 1,913 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CHS to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 2,201-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 12m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CHS–LAX?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CHS–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,201-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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