AirportsCharleston International Airport is a large airport serving Charleston, in South Carolina, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CHS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CHS
- ICAO code
- KCHS
- City
- Charleston
- State or region
- South Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 32.8962° N, 80.0382° W
- Elevation
- 14 m (46 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,744 m (9,001 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CHS means Charleston International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KCHS. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.8962° N, 80.0382° W. It stands 14 metres (46 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Charleston International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,744 metres (9,001 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 172.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,744 m 9,001 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 03/21 | 2,134 m 7,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Head AirportHilton Head Island | HHH | 97 km |
| Myrtle Beach International AirportMyrtle Beach | MYR | 135 km |
| Savannah Hilton Head International AirportSavannah | SAV | 139 km |
| Florence Regional AirportFlorence | FLO | 146 km |
| Columbia Metropolitan AirportColumbia | CAE | 153 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,769 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,557 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,010 km | 15 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,527 km | 8 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,025 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,542 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,184 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,348 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,311 km | 18 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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