# Charleston International Airport (CHS)

> Charleston, US · IATA: CHS · ICAO: KCHS · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CHS` |
| ICAO | `KCHS` |
| City | Charleston |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 14 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 32.89860, -80.04050 |

## Description

Every Boeing 787 Dreamliner in the world now rolls out of a single final-assembly line – and it sits on the grounds of Charleston International (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS). Since Boeing consolidated 787 production in North Charleston in 2021, the whale-shaped Dreamlifter, a converted 747, shuttles fuselage barrels into the field on a near-daily rhythm. Scheduled freight rides FedEx Express 757s, FedEx Feeder turboprops, Atlas Air and Western Global Airlines. The airport shares its runways with Joint Base Charleston, home to a C-17 Globemaster III wing. Foreign-Trade Zone 21 lets shippers hold and process goods duty-free until they enter U.S. commerce, while the Port of Charleston – among the fastest-growing container gateways on the East Coast – lies roughly 30 minutes up Interstate 26. CSX and Norfolk Southern tie the region into the national rail grid. Beyond cargo, CHS handled a record 6.2 million passengers in 2024 as South Carolina's busiest passenger airport, the doorway to Fort Sumter, where the Civil War began, and the pastel facades of Rainbow Row.

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