Charleston06:09·18°C·#17/327

OPSWATCH WEATHERIFR

+16 min

Charleston (CHS) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +16 min, arrivals 5 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. Weather risk is also high; check the current conditions and forecast below.

Hour by hour

06:00today +16 min minor

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

Charleston (CHS) delays today: departures are running +16 min and arrivals 5 min early, across 134 flights tracked so far. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 3 November 2026 at 03:48 UTC.

Departures49 timed

On time45%22

Delayed55%27

typical now +16 min

Arrivals64 timed

On time69%44

Delayed31%20

typical now 5 min early

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs

FLL+89m

DFW+88m

BNA+44m

MDW+41m

CLT+20m

Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs

WNSouthwest+27m

AAAmerican+19m

1INetJets Aviation+16m

Why10 kt NE winds, Overcast at 500 ft. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.

Weather window Forecast (TAF) ☁️ clears ~08:00 Low visibility now, improving around 08:00 local 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

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High27°Clikely 25°C to 28°C

Low18°Clikely 16°C to 20°C

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 4th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +11 min departures.

Typical week here

+12

MON

TUE

+11

WED

+18

THU

+16

FRI

+13

SAT

+18

SUN

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

Watch this airportfree · no account

One message when CHS crosses your line, one when it clears. Nothing else, ever.

Charleston airport delays today

Delays are building at CHS. A typical departure is currently +16 min. Arrivals are 5 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 11:00 (+10 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Overcast layer at 500ft.

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 +16 min, arrivals 5 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. Weather risk is also high; check the current conditions and forecast below.

What is the current weather at Charleston (CHS)?

Winds NE-040 at 10kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 18°C, Dew 17°C, Alt 30.20 inHg, Overcast layer at 500ft. 18°C. wind 10 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules IFR.

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 134 flights today: departures +16 min, arrivals 5 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for CHS?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NE-050 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 900ft, Scattered clouds at 5000ft, Scattered clouds at 15000ft.

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How we measure this →

Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes

IFRRight now instrument (IFR). Expect wider spacing and possible holding patterns.

Wind40° 10 kt

Visibility>10 km

Ceiling500 ft

Temp / dew18 / 17 °C

Pressure1023 hPa

KCHS 031056Z 04010KT 10SM OVC005 18/17 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP226 T01780172 $

04:00 to 10:00VFRWinds NE-050 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 900ft, Scattered clouds at 5000ft, Scattered clouds at 15000ft

04:00 to 08:00TEMPOIFROvercast layer at 500ft

10:00 to 17:00VFRWinds E-100 at 11kt gusting to 16kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 3500ft, Scattered clouds at 15000ft

17:00 to 01:00VFRWinds E-080 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 6000ft, Scattered clouds at 10000ft

Dep index

1.1/5Arr index

0.0/5

METAR 05:56 local · 13m ago · delay window 22:48 local · How these are computed → methodology