KCHS · Charleston International Airport

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

9,001

Longest ft · 15/33

32.90N

80.04W

Charleston International Airport serves Charleston, South Carolina at 46 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 9,001 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file marked joint use. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
15/33	9,001 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
03/21	7,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 46 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	46 ft	2,447 ft	2,115 ft	3,172 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,246 ft	2,681 ft	2,241 ft	3,362 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,446 ft	2,915 ft	2,368 ft	3,552 ft
35°C afternoon	2,457 ft	2,917 ft	2,369 ft	3,554 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 9,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,554 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KCHS is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KJZI Charleston Executive Airport	12 nm S	5,350 ft
KDYB Summerville Airport	16 nm NW	5,000 ft
KMKS Berkeley County Airport	17 nm N	5,001 ft
KRBW Lowcountry Regional Airport	30 nm W	6,002 ft
KGGE Georgetown County Airport	44 nm NE	6,005 ft

04Fuel and services at KCHS

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KCHS. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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