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Airport month · July 2026
Charleston AFB/International in July 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,172 domestic departures from Charleston AFB/International (CHS). 68.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 68.4% reached their destination on time; 3.9% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so CHS departures were level with the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 2,331 departures with 71.0% leaving on time: a change of −2.4 points, with flights down 7%.
Flights arriving at CHS that month were on time 62.5% of the time (2,172 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 46%, national aviation system 27% and air carrier 20%.
- On time 68.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 27.1%
- Cancelled 3.9%
- Diverted 0.6%
July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | CHS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 68.6% | 71.0% | 77.8% | 68.8% |
| Arrived on time | 68.4% | 69.8% | 77.5% | 69.4% |
| Cancelled | 3.9% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 29.3 min | 27.4 min | 18.1 min | 24.1 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 72 | 78 | 67 | 21,066 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,172 | 2,331 | 24,565 | 631,970 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 464 | 21% | 76.9% | 8.2 min | 2.4% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 409 | 19% | 70.2% | 32.4 min | 3.2% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 397 | 18% | 67.3% | 13.6 min | 1.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 237 | 11% | 77.2% | 16.2 min | 1.7% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 223 | 10% | 64.1% | 36.1 min | 3.1% |
| YX Republic Airline | 203 | 9% | 62.1% | 24.9 min | 10.3% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 155 | 7% | 43.9% | 41.8 min | 12.9% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 31 | 1% | 77.4% | 9.0 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 31 | 1% | 58.1% | 7.2 min | 9.7% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 22 | 1% | 54.5% | 37.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHS–ATL | Charleston to Atlanta | 290 | 75.5% | 16.2 min | 1.7% |
| CHS–CLT | Charleston to Charlotte | 204 | 73.0% | 17.4 min | 2.0% |
| CHS–ORD | Charleston to Chicago | 186 | 78.0% | 0.4 min | 3.2% |
| CHS–DCA | Charleston to Washington | 146 | 56.2% | 54.0 min | 8.2% |
| CHS–LGA | Charleston to New York | 136 | 60.3% | 46.5 min | 11.8% |
| CHS–DFW | Charleston to Dallas/Fort Worth | 125 | 75.2% | 6.3 min | 0.0% |
| CHS–BWI | Charleston to Baltimore | 110 | 72.7% | 3.2 min | 3.6% |
| CHS–BOS | Charleston to Boston | 103 | 49.5% | 55.6 min | 8.7% |
| CHS–EWR | Charleston to Newark | 92 | 67.4% | 33.6 min | 5.4% |
| CHS–MIA | Charleston to Miami | 92 | 73.9% | 19.0 min | 1.1% |
| CHS–BNA | Charleston to Nashville | 88 | 59.1% | 15.4 min | 0.0% |
| CHS–PHL | Charleston to Philadelphia | 84 | 76.2% | 6.0 min | 3.6% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left CHS on time in July 2026?
68.6% of 2,172 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 68.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2025, 71.0% of 2,331 departures left on time and 3.4% were cancelled, against 68.6% and 3.9% in July 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for CHS · methodology · corrections.