FXE → CHS
About 402 nautical miles, roughly 1h 49m – 2h 06m in a turboprop jet. Here is the honest version of that trip.
Distance
402 nm
Great-circle direct
Estimated flight time
1h 49m – 2h 06m
Turboprops, including taxi
Recommended
Turboprops
6–8 passengers
Nonstop
Yes
With a full cabin
Estimates are computed from great-circle distance, published cruise speeds, and modeled allowances for routing, climb, descent and prevailing winds — the same engine the configurator uses. They are ranges rather than single numbers because weather and air traffic control do not deal in single numbers. Party size assumed: six.
Aircraft
Each of these covers the routing nonstop with the cabin filled — checked against realistic full-cabin range, not a manufacturer headline.
1h 49m – 2h 06m
The better-suited option on a leg this short. It is built for the profile, and it gets into shorter fields than a jet will take.
1h 23m – 1h 35m
More cabin, more baggage and a faster cruise. Worth the additional hours if the flight is long or the party is traveling heavy.
Departing Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale Executive is a dedicated general aviation field with the FBO depth that comes with it, which makes it the easiest South Florida departure for anything needing full ground services. FLL handles the larger aircraft.
Arriving Charleston
Charleston has become one of the busiest private aviation destinations in the Southeast, driven by weddings, golf and a steady flow of second homes on Kiawah and Seabrook. Peak weekends now behave like a resort market rather than a regional city.
Flying Fort Lauderdale to Charleston more than a few times a year? The Velocity Jet Card fixes the terms in advance — or see how a card compares with charter, fractional and ownership, including where a card is the wrong answer.
The Jet Configurator
The configurator checks routed distance against realistic full-cabin range, so it will never recommend an aircraft that cannot actually make the trip with everyone aboard.
Your trip
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Approximately 1h 49m – 2h 06m in a turboprop jet, over about 402 nautical miles direct. That is an estimated range including taxi time — winds and routing move it either way, and westbound legs typically run longer than eastbound.
For six passengers, a turboprop jet — Beechcraft King Air 350i or a Cessna Grand Caravan EX — covers this route nonstop and uses the fewest hours doing it. A light gives you more cabin and a faster cruise at around 1h 23m – 1h 35m.
We typically use Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) for Fort Lauderdale and Charleston International Airport (CHS) for Charleston. Alternatives are available at both ends and are sometimes the better answer depending on where you are actually going.
We do not publish charter prices, because a price without live operator availability behind it is a guess rather than a quote. Tell us the date and party size and you will have a real number, usually the same day.
No published price, because a price without live availability behind it is a guess. Tell us the date and the party and we will come back with a real number — every inquiry is answered personally — 24/7, and we come back to you right away.
Every inquiry is answered personally — 24/7, and we come back to you right away.
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