Charleston (CHS)

CHS / KCHS

Official · May 2026

620,510

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.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

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

The most recent periods

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24 of 24
PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
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 delay08:00–09:001.7min · 1,437 recorded · 1,402 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour21.4min08:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights45,175Charleston International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
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

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Average departure delay
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

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Recorded flights
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

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0093.7%3.5 min1,6891,717
06:0092.9%4.5 min4,8154,898
07:0092.1%3.4 min3,1573,205
08:0093.2%1.7 min1,4021,437
09:0088.7%5.0 min1,3831,410
10:0087.6%5.8 min2,7752,820
11:0084.5%9.9 min3,9764,042
12:0082.6%11.6 min2,4972,557
13:0080.1%10.8 min2,3262,352
14:0078.7%16.5 min3,4023,483
15:0074.7%17.6 min2,5092,562
16:0075.5%17.5 min3,5063,567
17:0074.3%17.4 min2,2432,314
18:0072.6%19.4 min3,6913,790
19:0068.9%23.1 min3,1233,229
20:0070.0%22.4 min1,5031,544
21:0065.4%22.1 min231234
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures1314
23:00No observations

Day of week

On-time departures
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

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Average departure delay
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

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Recorded flights
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

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday80.3%13.9 min6,6526,799
Tuesday85.3%7.6 min5,9126,011
Wednesday85.7%8.6 min5,8495,966
Thursday80.8%12.9 min6,5196,648
Friday80.5%14.1 min6,5836,706
Saturday82.6%10.7 min5,9026,037
Sunday77.4%16.5 min6,8247,008

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
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

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Average departure delay
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

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Recorded flights
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

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan84.1%11.2 min3,1963,478
Feb82.7%9.9 min3,1373,247
Mar80.8%13.1 min4,1084,225
Apr81.7%12.4 min4,3994,430
May79.1%14.9 min4,4454,498
Jun77.7%17.0 min4,2964,392
Jul73.9%23.8 min2,2522,331
Aug81.3%11.2 min2,0392,071
Sep86.5%6.3 min4,0614,081
Oct85.3%7.8 min4,3904,402
Nov85.1%8.1 min3,9944,045
Dec78.9%14.6 min3,9243,975

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.