CHS Charleston International Airport
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Charleston01:29·20°C·#132/327
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+17 min

Charleston (CHS) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +17 min, arrivals 4 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. Weather may also affect throughput; check the forecast below.

Hour by hour
01:00today +17 min minor

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Charleston (CHS) delays today: 62% of the 104 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +17 min and arrivals 4 min early. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 5 November 2026 at 03:42 UTC.

Departures45 timed
On time44%20
Delayed56%25
typical now +17 min
Arrivals59 timed
On time73%43
Delayed27%16
typical now 4 min early
Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
ATL+20m
CLT+17m
ORD+17m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
1INetJets Aviation+17m
Why3 kt SSE winds, Few clouds. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.
Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌫️ 03–08 Conditions worsen in that window, clearing after 08:00 per the TAF. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Charleston

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High27°Clikely 25°C to 29°C
Low20°Clikely 16°C to 22°C
  • 86% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 3rd worst day of the last 30. Median day: +11 min departures.

Typical week here
+12
MON
+9
TUE
+11
WED
+17
THU
+16
FRI
+13
SAT
+18
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+9 min), heaviest on Sunday (+18 min).

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Sample · what you getCHS went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/charleston-CHS

Charleston airport delays today

Delays are building at CHS. A typical departure is currently +17 min. Arrivals are 4 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 05:00 (+7 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds Variable at 3kt, Vis 6sm, Mist, Scattered clouds at 1500ft, Broken layer at 2500ft, Broken layer at 12000ft.

Other Charleston airports: CRW · Nearby gateways: MYR SAV CLT JAX RDU AVL · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Charleston

Is Charleston (CHS) delayed right now?

Delays are building at CHS. Departures +17 min, arrivals 4 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. Weather may also affect throughput; check the forecast below. 62% of the 104 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Charleston (CHS)?

Winds SSE-150 at 3kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 20°C, Dew 19°C, Alt 29.97 inHg, Few clouds at 2500ft, Few clouds at 3500ft. 20°C. wind 3 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Charleston (CHS)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+9 min). Sunday ran heaviest (+18 min).

How often are flights delayed at CHS today?

We tracked 107 flights today: departures +17 min, arrivals 4 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for CHS?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds SE-130 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 2500ft, Broken layer at 3500ft, Broken layer at 20000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches low-instrument conditions ahead: bigger delays and diversions become likely.
Wind150° 3 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew20 / 19 °C
Pressure1015 hPa
KCHS 050556Z 15003KT 10SM FEW025 FEW035 20/19 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02000194 10228 20189 56012
01:00 to 03:00VFRWinds SE-130 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 2500ft, Broken layer at 3500ft, Broken layer at 20000ft
03:00 to 08:00MVFRWinds Variable at 3kt, Vis 6sm, Mist, Scattered clouds at 1500ft, Broken layer at 2500ft, Broken layer at 12000ft
03:00 to 07:00TEMPOLIFRWinds Calm, Vis 1sm, Mist, Broken layer at 400ft
08:00 to 11:00VFRWinds S-180 at 4kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Overcast layer at 10000ft
Dep index
0.8/5Arr index
0.1/5
METAR 00:56 local · 34m ago · delay window 22:42 local · How these are computed → methodology