Uber / Lyft · About 15–20 minutes to the oceanfront hotels, traffic depending
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
CHS8.1
MYR8.7+0.6
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
CHS7.3
MYR7.4+0.1
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
CHS7.3
MYR7.5+0.2
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
CHS7.2+0.5
MYR6.7
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
CHS6.6
MYR6.9+0.3
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
CHS6.8+4.8
MYR2.0
Best for
CHS
Priority Pass / LoungeKey holders departing before 20:30Drivers who will actually use the $13 Economy Lot, not the $21 Hourly Garage for a weekPreCheck on the 06:00 bank (official forecast stayed under 15 minutes)Anyone who will take CARTA Route 11 at $2 instead of a $17-minimum taxi
MYR
Beach-week leisure trips that already picked one of the ten live airlinesDrivers using Economy $10 or Long-Term $12Travelers who want Nacho Hippo / Chick-fil-A / Starbucks after one checkpoint
Watch out for
CHS
The Club CHS closes 20:30 and admits outbound passengers only — a 21:00 Breeze has no loungeCLEAR is not here; homepage Check n' Go still names Spirit, which ceased 2 May 2026West Gates ($105M, four gates + FIS, official substantial completion end of 2026) and a new parking garage are active constructionCARTA 11 is a local bus with many stops, not a 20-minute downtown flyer — budget 45–60 minutesBermudAir is not a live CHS airline; Breeze Cancún is the scheduled international to treat as a real FIS departure
MYR
No passenger lounge and no Priority PassSpirit is off the live airlines page — 2024 footers are leftoverSummer Friday/Sunday general TSA often 25–35 minutesAirport transportation page still says Coast RTA 15S; live route is 7 since 7 Jun 2026
Amenities and tips
CHS
The Club CHSCARTA Route 11 and cheap parkingCHSFREEWIFILowcountry concourse foodNursing rooms, SARA, SunflowerOvernight seating
Official window is 90 minutes to two hours
TSA opens 03:30 and runs to 21:30 or the last departing flight. Official hourly forecast on 9 Sep 2026 stayed under 15 minutes all day — the 06:00 bank was the peak at 12 minutes.
One checkpoint, then pick A or B before you sit
Wrong concourse is a walk through Central Marketplace, not a reclear. The Club, Chick-fil-A airside, and Concourse B sit west; Charleston Beer Works sits on A.
Eat in Central Marketplace or on your concourse
Official live list: Kardea Brown's Southern Kitchen, Ashley Cooper Provisions, Verde, Burger King, Cinnabon, and Starbucks in Central Marketplace; Chick-fil-A airside and landside; Charleston Beer Works on A; DeSano and Commonhouse on B.
MYR
One TSA, A and B connectedNo passenger loungeAirside food courtFree Wi-Fi, SSID unpublishedNursing rooms + Quiet Room
Trust the 2-hour official clock on changeover days
Official security wants 2 hours domestic / 3 hours international; the homepage snapshot often prints 25–35 minutes in the general lane.
One TSA, then A and B on the same sterile walk
Ticketing and TSA sit upstairs next to each other; after screening you walk Concourse A or B without reclearing.
Eat airside — the live card is Concourse A and B
Trust flymyrtlebeach.com/information/dining-shopping/: Nacho Hippo, Chick-fil-A, Steak 'n Shake, Subway, Salt & Tide, Pizza Hyena, Starbucks between A and B, Pavilion Bar & Grill on B.
CHS · A genuinely easy Lowcountry alternative to ATL or CLT — one checkpoint, a real Priority Pass lounge, $13 economy parking, and a $2 CARTA bus — undone by a 20:30 lounge close, no rail, and a West Gates job that is still in the ground.
MYR · A compact Grand Strand field that put 3.53 million passengers through one TSA and no lounge in 2025: easy once you are past the summer changeover line, and the live airline list no longer includes Spirit.
