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Charleston International Airport handled 620,510 passengers in May 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics .
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Domestic / International May 2026 Domestic 99.6% 618,033 International 0.4% 2,477 Against 2019 +34.9% same month, before the pandemic
International share 0% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990
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Period Passengers Year on year Source May 2026 620,510 +1.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2026 596,889 −2.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2026 549,080 +3.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2026 406,945 +4.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2026 359,401 +4.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2025 487,166 +1.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2025 513,142 +3.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2025 577,144 +2.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2025 506,256 −1.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2025 549,839 +1.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → July 2025 604,003 −0.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → June 2025 614,757 +0.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → May 2025 612,106 −0.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2025 609,182 +7.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2025 532,743 +1.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2025 388,849 −2.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2025 344,281 −5.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2024 477,948 +2.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2024 496,703 −1.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2024 562,055 −3.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2024 515,635 +2.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2024 543,491 +1.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics July 2024 608,190 +2.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics June 2024 611,032 +7.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).
Flight timing & delays Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30
Lowest average delay 08:00–09:00 1.7min · 1,437 recorded · 1,402 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour 21.4min 08:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights 45,175 Charleston International Airport
Departure hour Day of week Month of year
Departure hour On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 93.7% · 1,717 recorded · 1,689 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 92.9% · 4,898 recorded · 4,815 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 92.1% · 3,205 recorded · 3,157 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 93.2% · 1,437 recorded · 1,402 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 88.7% · 1,410 recorded · 1,383 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 87.6% · 2,820 recorded · 2,775 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 84.5% · 4,042 recorded · 3,976 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 82.6% · 2,557 recorded · 2,497 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 80.1% · 2,352 recorded · 2,326 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 78.7% · 3,483 recorded · 3,402 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 74.7% · 2,562 recorded · 2,509 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 75.5% · 3,567 recorded · 3,506 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 74.3% · 2,314 recorded · 2,243 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 72.6% · 3,790 recorded · 3,691 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 68.9% · 3,229 recorded · 3,123 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 70.0% · 1,544 recorded · 1,503 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 65.4% · 234 recorded · 231 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 14 recorded · 13 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Average departure delay 23.1 11.6 0.0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 3.5 min · 1,717 recorded · 1,689 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 4.5 min · 4,898 recorded · 4,815 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 3.4 min · 3,205 recorded · 3,157 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 1.7 min · 1,437 recorded · 1,402 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 5.0 min · 1,410 recorded · 1,383 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 5.8 min · 2,820 recorded · 2,775 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 9.9 min · 4,042 recorded · 3,976 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 11.6 min · 2,557 recorded · 2,497 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 10.8 min · 2,352 recorded · 2,326 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 16.5 min · 3,483 recorded · 3,402 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 17.6 min · 2,562 recorded · 2,509 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 17.5 min · 3,567 recorded · 3,506 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 17.4 min · 2,314 recorded · 2,243 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 19.4 min · 3,790 recorded · 3,691 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 23.1 min · 3,229 recorded · 3,123 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 22.4 min · 1,544 recorded · 1,503 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 22.1 min · 234 recorded · 231 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 14 recorded · 13 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Recorded flights 4,898 2,449 0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 1,717 · 1,717 recorded · 1,689 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 4,898 · 4,898 recorded · 4,815 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 3,205 · 3,205 recorded · 3,157 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 1,437 · 1,437 recorded · 1,402 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 1,410 · 1,410 recorded · 1,383 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 2,820 · 2,820 recorded · 2,775 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 4,042 · 4,042 recorded · 3,976 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 2,557 · 2,557 recorded · 2,497 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 2,352 · 2,352 recorded · 2,326 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 3,483 · 3,483 recorded · 3,402 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 2,562 · 2,562 recorded · 2,509 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 3,567 · 3,567 recorded · 3,506 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 2,314 · 2,314 recorded · 2,243 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 3,790 · 3,790 recorded · 3,691 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 3,229 · 3,229 recorded · 3,123 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 1,544 · 1,544 recorded · 1,503 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 234 · 234 recorded · 231 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 14 · 14 recorded · 13 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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View the figures Departure hour On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights 00:00 No observations — — — 01:00 No observations — — — 02:00 No observations — — — 03:00 No observations — — — 04:00 No observations — — — 05:00 93.7% 3.5 min 1,689 1,717 06:00 92.9% 4.5 min 4,815 4,898 07:00 92.1% 3.4 min 3,157 3,205 08:00 93.2% 1.7 min 1,402 1,437 09:00 88.7% 5.0 min 1,383 1,410 10:00 87.6% 5.8 min 2,775 2,820 11:00 84.5% 9.9 min 3,976 4,042 12:00 82.6% 11.6 min 2,497 2,557 13:00 80.1% 10.8 min 2,326 2,352 14:00 78.7% 16.5 min 3,402 3,483 15:00 74.7% 17.6 min 2,509 2,562 16:00 75.5% 17.5 min 3,506 3,567 17:00 74.3% 17.4 min 2,243 2,314 18:00 72.6% 19.4 min 3,691 3,790 19:00 68.9% 23.1 min 3,123 3,229 20:00 70.0% 22.4 min 1,503 1,544 21:00 65.4% 22.1 min 231 234 22:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 13 14 23:00 No observations — — —
Day of week On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Monday · 80.3% · 6,799 recorded · 6,652 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 85.3% · 6,011 recorded · 5,912 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 85.7% · 5,966 recorded · 5,849 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 80.8% · 6,648 recorded · 6,519 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 80.5% · 6,706 recorded · 6,583 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 82.6% · 6,037 recorded · 5,902 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 77.4% · 7,008 recorded · 6,824 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Average departure delay 16.5 8.3 0.0
Monday · 13.9 min · 6,799 recorded · 6,652 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 7.6 min · 6,011 recorded · 5,912 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 8.6 min · 5,966 recorded · 5,849 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 12.9 min · 6,648 recorded · 6,519 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 14.1 min · 6,706 recorded · 6,583 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 10.7 min · 6,037 recorded · 5,902 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 16.5 min · 7,008 recorded · 6,824 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Recorded flights 7,008 3,504 0
Monday · 6,799 · 6,799 recorded · 6,652 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 6,011 · 6,011 recorded · 5,912 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 5,966 · 5,966 recorded · 5,849 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 6,648 · 6,648 recorded · 6,519 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 6,706 · 6,706 recorded · 6,583 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 6,037 · 6,037 recorded · 5,902 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 7,008 · 7,008 recorded · 6,824 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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View the figures Day of week On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Monday 80.3% 13.9 min 6,652 6,799 Tuesday 85.3% 7.6 min 5,912 6,011 Wednesday 85.7% 8.6 min 5,849 5,966 Thursday 80.8% 12.9 min 6,519 6,648 Friday 80.5% 14.1 min 6,583 6,706 Saturday 82.6% 10.7 min 5,902 6,037 Sunday 77.4% 16.5 min 6,824 7,008
Month of year Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Jan · 84.1% · 3,478 recorded · 3,196 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 82.7% · 3,247 recorded · 3,137 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 80.8% · 4,225 recorded · 4,108 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 81.7% · 4,430 recorded · 4,399 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 79.1% · 4,498 recorded · 4,445 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 77.7% · 4,392 recorded · 4,296 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 73.9% · 2,331 recorded · 2,252 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 81.3% · 2,071 recorded · 2,039 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 86.5% · 4,081 recorded · 4,061 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 85.3% · 4,402 recorded · 4,390 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 85.1% · 4,045 recorded · 3,994 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 78.9% · 3,975 recorded · 3,924 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Average departure delay 23.8 11.9 0.0
Jan · 11.2 min · 3,478 recorded · 3,196 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 9.9 min · 3,247 recorded · 3,137 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 13.1 min · 4,225 recorded · 4,108 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 12.4 min · 4,430 recorded · 4,399 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 14.9 min · 4,498 recorded · 4,445 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 17.0 min · 4,392 recorded · 4,296 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 23.8 min · 2,331 recorded · 2,252 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 11.2 min · 2,071 recorded · 2,039 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 6.3 min · 4,081 recorded · 4,061 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 7.8 min · 4,402 recorded · 4,390 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 8.1 min · 4,045 recorded · 3,994 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 14.6 min · 3,975 recorded · 3,924 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Recorded flights 4,498 2,249 0
Jan · 3,478 · 3,478 recorded · 3,196 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 3,247 · 3,247 recorded · 3,137 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 4,225 · 4,225 recorded · 4,108 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 4,430 · 4,430 recorded · 4,399 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 4,498 · 4,498 recorded · 4,445 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 4,392 · 4,392 recorded · 4,296 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 2,331 · 2,331 recorded · 2,252 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 2,071 · 2,071 recorded · 2,039 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 4,081 · 4,081 recorded · 4,061 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 4,402 · 4,402 recorded · 4,390 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 4,045 · 4,045 recorded · 3,994 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 3,975 · 3,975 recorded · 3,924 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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View the figures Month of year On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Jan 84.1% 11.2 min 3,196 3,478 Feb 82.7% 9.9 min 3,137 3,247 Mar 80.8% 13.1 min 4,108 4,225 Apr 81.7% 12.4 min 4,399 4,430 May 79.1% 14.9 min 4,445 4,498 Jun 77.7% 17.0 min 4,296 4,392 Jul 73.9% 23.8 min 2,252 2,331 Aug 81.3% 11.2 min 2,039 2,071 Sep 86.5% 6.3 min 4,061 4,081 Oct 85.3% 7.8 min 4,390 4,402 Nov 85.1% 8.1 min 3,994 4,045 Dec 78.9% 14.6 min 3,924 3,975
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes On time 80.0% 36,118 Delayed >15 min 18.0% 8,123 Cancelled 2.1% 934 Missing departure time 0.0% 0 All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.
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