Where is CHS airport?

CHS is a large airport in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, at 32.8962, -80.0382, 14 m above sea level.

What time zone is CHS in?

CHS is in the America/New_York time zone, UTC−5 / UTC−4 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use CHS?

6,359,674 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

Charleston International Airport opened in 1929.

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Large airport in Charleston, United States.

IATA code: CHS
ICAO code: KCHS
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 6,359,674; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 117; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−5 / UTC−4; America/New_York
Elevation: 14 m; 46 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 2,744 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with C

About CHS

Charleston International Airport is a large airport serving Charleston, United States. It opened in 1929. 6,359,674 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 117 nonstop routes from CHS.

Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from CHS

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CHS → ATL	Atlanta, United States	417 km	894,565
CHS → CLT	Charlotte, United States	270 km	503,082
CHS → ORD	Chicago, United States	1,224 km	338,574
CHS → DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	1,589 km	306,917
CHS → EWR	New York, United States	1,010 km	306,281
CHS → LGA	New York, United States	1,032 km	277,791
CHS → BWI	Washington, United States	760 km	264,307
CHS → JFK	New York, United States	1,024 km	251,156
CHS → BOS	Boston, United States	1,317 km	251,132
CHS → BNA	Nashville, United States	707 km	230,922
CHS → DCA	Washington, United States	714 km	220,157
CHS → PHL	Philadelphia, United States	885 km	211,148
CHS → MIA	Miami, United States	787 km	192,854
CHS → DEN	Denver, United States	2,333 km	170,376
CHS → IAD	Washington, United States	710 km	162,765
CHS → DTW	Detroit, United States	1,075 km	121,369
CHS → FLL	Fort Lauderdale, United States	756 km	109,992
CHS → IAH	Houston, United States	1,489 km	104,323
CHS → SEA	Seattle, United States	3,887 km	100,946
CHS → DAL	Dallas, United States	1,572 km	93,963
CHS → MSP	Saint Paul, United States	1,750 km	92,321
CHS → TPA	Tampa, United States	596 km	91,288
CHS → MDW	Chicago, United States	1,199 km	80,014
CHS → PVD	Providence, United States	1,241 km	71,275
CHS → CAK	Akron, United States	899 km	68,264
CHS → MCO	Orlando, United States	510 km	59,638
CHS → BDL	Hartford, United States	1,195 km	59,297
CHS → CVG	Cincinnati, United States	800 km	55,756
CHS → MSY	New Orleans, United States	1,023 km	54,035
CHS → PIT	Pittsburgh, United States	843 km	51,954
CHS → HVN	Houston, United States	1,124 km	50,175
CHS → HPN	White Plains, United States	1,067 km	48,219
CHS → HOU	Houston, United States	1,494 km	41,089
CHS → STL	St. Louis, United States	1,136 km	35,585
CHS → CMH	Columbus, United States	828 km	33,833
CHS → AUS	Austin, United States	1,698 km	31,593
CHS → ISP	Islip, United States	1,072 km	30,963
CHS → PWM	Portland, United States	1,464 km	30,371
CHS → RSW	Fort Myers, United States	724 km	29,785
CHS → ORF	Norfolk, United States	565 km	27,880

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at CHS

AA American Airlines · 10,117 flights
DL Delta Air Lines · 9,044 flights
MX Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze · 8,573 flights
WN Southwest Airlines · 7,257 flights
UA United Air Lines · 5,401 flights
YX Republic Airline · 5,253 flights
9E Endeavor Air · 4,156 flights
OH PSA Airlines · 3,521 flights
B6 JetBlue Airways · 3,203 flights
MQ Envoy Air · 1,806 flights
YV Mesa Airlines · 1,357 flights
NK Spirit Air Lines · 840 flights
OO SkyWest Airlines · 707 flights
AS Alaska Airlines · 699 flights
PT Piedmont Airlines · 489 flights
G4 Allegiant Air · 263 flights
QK Jazz Aviation LP · 205 flights
XP TEM Enterprises dba Avelo Airlines · 192 flights
F9 Frontier Airlines · 166 flights
C5 CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir · 134 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Punctuality

Departures on time: 79.7%; Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled: 2.3%
Departures counted: 24,565; US domestic flights

US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
HHH	Hilton Head Airport	Hilton Head Island, United States	97 km
MYR	Myrtle Beach International Airport	Myrtle Beach, United States	135 km
SAV	Savannah Hilton Head International Airport	Savannah, United States	139 km
FLO	Florence Regional Airport	Florence, United States	146 km

Distance from CHS to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CHS → LHR	London, United Kingdom	6,542 km	—
CHS → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	12,030 km	—
CHS → CDG	Paris, France	6,826 km	—
CHS → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	7,196 km	—
CHS → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	9,035 km	—
CHS → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,860 km	—
CHS → JFK	New York, United States	1,024 km	251,156
CHS → ATL	Atlanta, United States	417 km	894,565
CHS → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,550 km	—
CHS → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	16,190 km	—
CHS → HND	Tokyo, Japan	11,371 km	—
CHS → DOH	Doha, Qatar	11,787 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
15/33	2,744 m	46 m	Concrete	Yes
03/21	2,134 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Charleston, South Carolina, United States · 32.8962, -80.0382

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Questions

Charleston International Airport has the IATA code CHS and the ICAO code KCHS. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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