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Charleston CHS Airport Overview

Charleston International Airport CHS serves mainly the three-county Charlston metropolitan area. Due to modern facilities and state-of-the-art operations, as well as its close proximity  to the City of Charlston, the Airport is becoming a principal transportation hub for the southeastern part of the country.
The city of Charleston is a place where the past is still the present. Gas-lit cobblestone streets lead to unique boutiques and excellent southern dining. In its 300-year history, Charleston has been welcoming host to its visitors offering historic houses, museums, attractions, beaches and world-class golf. Carefully preserved homes, churches and public buildings line tree-shaded streets and attest to the great past of this city.

The Airport is located in North Charlston, South Carolina, off Interstate 26 and close to the city of Charleston. It is adjacent to Charleston Air Force Base--airfield facilities are used jointly with the Air Force.

With two runways and an estimated 2.6 million passengers in 2012, Charleston International Airport is served by major airlines offering direct flights to major U.S. cities, with connections around the world. 
Note that JetBlue started serving JFK with two daily flights and BOS with one daily flight, using its 100-seat Embraer E190 fleet.

The three-level passenger terminal at Charleston International Airport, has Concourses A and B. (For more information, please refer to'Terminal Map' page.)    The TSA office number is 843-767-6036; U.S. customs office 843-552-2696.

Parking options at Charleston Internatinal: (For more information, please refer to'Airport Parking' page.) 

Rental car counters for major agencies are in the arrivals area of the passenger terminal. The rental car lot is next to the terminal.

To get from Charleston International Airport to your destination, you have the option of renting a car, taking a taxi or a door-to-door shuttle to downtown Charleston, running every 15 minutes.
The pubic CARTA bus sevice (Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority) serves both Charleston and Dorchester Counties with regular and express service, as well as with dial-a-bus. For more information visit ridecarta.com.  NOTE, however, that Express Summerville Route 3's bus stop is now at Dorchester Road, in front of Bosch (which is not a CRT Park & Ride lot).

Note that an Intermodal Transportation Center
at North Charleston (at the intersection of Montague Av. & Seiberling Rd. - close to the Airport)  broke ground in 2007 and will eventually be the Amtrak hub for its passenger trains, commuter rail, as well as for Greyhound buses, CARTA buses, area taxis and shuttles used by the Airport. So far, no data is available as to completion date.



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Charleston CHS Airport Update History

  • Updated CHS Airports page - May 12, 2013
  • Updated CHS Food & Stores page - May 12, 2013
  • Updated CHS Airport Intro page - Mar 30, 2013
  • Updated CHS Main Terminals page - Mar 30, 2013
  • Updated CHS Official Website Links page - Mar 30, 2013
  • Updated CHS Direct Flights page - Jan 23, 2013
  • Updated CHS Parking On site page - Dec 31, 2012
  • Updated CHS Banking ATM page - Dec 29, 2012
  • Updated CHS Lost Found page - Dec 29, 2012