IAH → CHSHouston to Charleston

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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Charleston (CHS): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 7 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,486 km, an estimated 2 hours 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Charleston. Updated 11 September 2026 at 12:54 UTC.

IAH Houston smooth · +0
CHS Charleston smooth · +0
1,486 km · ~2h 24m est.
dep bank 12:25–18:357x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
76 / 100

route health from live IAH and CHS delay boards

Median arrival delay is +7 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+7 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
United AirlinesUA

Flights UA5597 12:25 Tu Th Fr · UA6295 varies We · UA283 12:50 Sa Su · UA5574 12:50 Mo Tu Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-10UA2237dep −6 → arr−19
09-10UA5597dep −9 → arr+7
09-09UA2237dep +7 → arr+3
09-09UA6295arrived+25

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SE 4 kt Full IAH delay board →
CHSCharleston +0 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · WSW 7 kt Full CHS delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CHS: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +2 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Charleston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IAH to CHS flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

IAH to CHS questions

Is IAH–CHS running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 76/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on IAH–CHS?

Operators schedule evening departures around 18:35 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CHS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IAH to CHS?

Great-circle distance is 1,486 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 135–157 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAH–CHS fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 17 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.