# Charleston International Airport (CHS / KCHS)

**Charleston International Airport** (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS) is a large airport in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It opened in 1929. It has 2 runways; the longest is 9,001 ft (2,744 m). In 2025 it handled 6.3 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CHS / KCHS
- FAA: CHS
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Opened: 1929
- Elevation: 46 ft / 14 m
- Coordinates: 32.8962, -80.0382
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 9,001 ft / 2,744 m
- Instrument procedures: 17 approaches, 5 departures, 3 arrivals
- Passengers: 6,339,468 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://www.iflychs.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_International_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1163183
- Weather station: KCHS · WMO 72208
- Ident: KCHS

## Timeline

- 1929: Charleston International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 9,001 ft / 2,744 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 147° / 327° | yes |
| 03/21 | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 024° / 204° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00076AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 3,130,320 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,358,027 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 3,650,010 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 3,916,560 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 4,414,773 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 4,789,910 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,914,000 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 4,070,692 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 5,248,408 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 6,094,167 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 6,287,558 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 6,339,468 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

53 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (37)

- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 168 mi / 271 km · American Eagle
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 318 mi / 511 km · Breeze Airways
- [ORF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korf.md) Norfolk International Airport · United States · 352 mi / 566 km · Breeze Airways
- [RIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kric.md) Richmond International Airport · United States · 354 mi / 569 km · Breeze Airways
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 371 mi / 597 km · Breeze Airways
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 442 mi / 712 km · United Airlines
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 444 mi / 715 km · American Eagle
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 451 mi / 726 km · Breeze Airways
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 472 mi / 759 km · Breeze Airways
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 485 mi / 780 km · Breeze Airways
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 498 mi / 801 km · Allegiant Air, Breeze Airways
- [CMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcmh.md) John Glenn Columbus International Airport · United States · 516 mi / 830 km · Breeze Airways
- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 525 mi / 845 km · Breeze Airways
- [ACY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kacy.md) Atlantic City International Airport · United States · 546 mi / 878 km · Breeze Airways
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 551 mi / 886 km · American Eagle
- [CAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcak.md) Akron Canton Regional Airport · United States · 559 mi / 900 km · Breeze Airways
- [TTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kttn.md) Trenton Mercer Airport · United States · 587 mi / 944 km · Breeze Airways
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 628 mi / 1,011 km · United Airlines
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 635 mi / 1,022 km · Breeze Airways
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 637 mi / 1,025 km · Delta Connection
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 642 mi / 1,033 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [HPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khpn.md) Westchester County Airport · United States · 664 mi / 1,068 km · Breeze Airways
- [ISP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kisp.md) Long Island MacArthur Airport · United States · 667 mi / 1,073 km · Breeze Airways
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 669 mi / 1,076 km · Delta Connection
- [SWF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kswf.md) New York Stewart International Airport · United States · 678 mi / 1,091 km · Breeze Airways
- [HVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khvn.md) Tweed New Haven Airport · United States · 699 mi / 1,125 km · Breeze Airways
- [ROC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kroc.md) Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport · United States · 718 mi / 1,155 km · Breeze Airways
- [SYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksyr.md) Syracuse Hancock International Airport · United States · 738 mi / 1,187 km · Breeze Airways
- [BDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl.md) Bradley International Airport · United States · 743 mi / 1,196 km · Breeze Airways
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 745 mi / 1,199 km · Air Canada Express
- [ALB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kalb.md) Albany International Airport · United States · 761 mi / 1,224 km · Breeze Airways
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 761 mi / 1,224 km · American Eagle, United Airlines
- [PVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvd.md) Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · United States · 771 mi / 1,241 km · Breeze Airways
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 818 mi / 1,317 km · Delta Connection
- [MHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmht.md) Manchester-Boston Regional Airport · United States · 836 mi / 1,346 km · Breeze Airways
- [PWM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwm.md) Portland International Jetport · United States · 910 mi / 1,464 km · Breeze Airways
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,447 mi / 2,328 km · United Airlines

### Seasonal (10)

- [DJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbi.md) President Donald J. Trump International Airport · United States · 429 mi / 691 km · Breeze Airways
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 485 mi / 780 km · Allegiant Air
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 491 mi / 790 km · American Eagle
- [LCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klck.md) Rickenbacker International Airport · United States · 504 mi / 811 km · Allegiant Air
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 586 mi / 943 km · Allegiant Air
- [BTV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtv.md) Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport · United States · 881 mi / 1,418 km · Breeze Airways
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 920 mi / 1,481 km · Breeze Airways
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 923 mi / 1,486 km · United Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 985 mi / 1,585 km · American Eagle
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,201 mi / 3,542 km · Breeze Airways

### Cargo (9)

- [GSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgso.md) Piedmont Triad International Airport · United States · 221 mi / 356 km · FedEx Express
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 439 mi / 706 km · FedEx Express
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 451 mi / 726 km · Western Global Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 491 mi / 790 km · Atlas Air
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 588 mi / 947 km · FedEx Express
- [IAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiab.md) McConnell Air Force Base · United States · 1,023 mi / 1,647 km · Atlas Air
- [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 3,598 mi / 5,791 km · Atlas Air
- [TAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libg.md) Taranto-Grottaglie Marcello Arlotta Airport · Italy · 5,136 mi / 8,265 km · Atlas Air
- [NGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjgg.md) Chubu Centrair International Airport · Japan · 7,182 mi / 11,558 km · Atlas Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CHS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 29
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 7
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 5
- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 4
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 4
- [Air Canada Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-express) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- 5Y [Atlas Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlas-air) · 5
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 3
- KD [Western Global Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/western-global-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 6.3M (2025) | #301 of 3,974 | #70 in North America | #56 in US |
| Longest runway | 9,001 ft / 2,744 m | =1,795 of 29,858 | =381 in North America | =281 in US |
| Elevation | 46 ft / 14 m | =39,495 of 43,403 | =17,889 in North America | =14,770 in US |
| Age | Opened 1929 | =369 of 15,079 | =78 in North America | =75 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.300 |
| APP | APP | 30.692 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.750 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.000 |
| DEP | DEP | 120.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.460 |
| POST | CONSOLIDATED COMD | 134.100 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| RDO | ANDERSON RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.000 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [KNBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knbc.md) Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field · 49 mi / 79 km
- [HHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khxd.md) Hilton Head Airport · 60 mi / 97 km
- [OGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kogb.md) Orangeburg Municipal Airport · 61 mi / 99 km
- [SSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kssc.md) Shaw Air Force Base · 78 mi / 126 km
- [MMT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmmt.md) Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base · 83 mi / 134 km
- [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · 84 mi / 135 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Charleston International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charleston_International_Airport&oldid=1376651807), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs/data