Charleston International Airport is an airport in North Charleston, South Carolina that is used for both commercial and military flights. Although technically an international airport, the airport currently mainly facilitates domestic flights within the US on American carriers, with one seasonal transatlantic service to London on British Airways.
There are no airlines that currently use Charleston International as a hub. The airport opened in the 1930s and has undergone a number of expansions and renovations, with the most notable coming with new terminal buildings in 1949 and 1987.
Charles International is one of the largest and busiest airports in North Carolina, second only to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The airport code for Charleston International is CHS.
Charleston International Airport is located in North Charleston, South Carolina, northwest of downtown Charleston. It takes between 20–45 minutes to drive to Charleston International Airport from downtown Charleston.
Located at: Main Concourse (past security)
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The airport has two runways — runway 15/33 (2,744 m x 61 m) and runway 3/21 (2,134 m x 46 m), which are used both for commercial and military flights.
There is one main terminal building at Charleston International Airport, it has been expanded and renovated a number of times since the airport has existed. The current terminal building was last re-built in 1986 and underwent its last major renovation in 2016.
Departures and arrivals are located on the same floor. Post-security, the airport is split into two Concourses, each named by letter — Concourse A and Concourse B.
Concourse A is mainly used by Delta and Delta Connection, whereas other airlines at the airport use Concourse B.
There are no airlines based at Charleston International. The following airlines operate flights to and from Charleston International Airport:
There a number of car rental companies at the airport, as well as parking facilities. The airport can be reached from International Boulevard off of interstate 526.
Charleston's public bus company, CARTA, offers two different routes that connect Charleston International with downtown Charleston. The XP4 bus route is an express bus route that travels once an hour. Whereas Route 11 travels more frequently but has more stops. Here are the two bus routes and their main stops:
There are no taxi lights on taxis in Charleston, therefore, it's not possible to flag down a taxi. The best way of getting a taxi is to pre-book one from a local taxi company. You can do this yourself or by getting the person(s) in charge of your accommodation to order it for you i.e the person at the front desk of a hotel.
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