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Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)

CHA · Chattanooga, TN

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IATA Code
CHA
ICAO Code
KCHA
City
Chattanooga
Country
United States
Website
www.flycha.com

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) is a regional airport serving Chattanooga, TN. Its IATA code is CHA and its ICAO code is KCHA.

The airfield sits 683 feet above sea level.

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CHA by the numbers

IATA CHA · ICAO KCHA · 683 ft elevation · Map

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Official departure punctuality

Ranks #261 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures

On-time departures
77.3%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
2.7%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
98 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
5,134
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 41%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 37%
  • Air traffic control & airport 14%
  • Extreme weather 9%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Busiest routes from CHA

RouteFlightsOn time
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) 1,579 78%
Atlanta (ATL) 1,371 85%
Chicago (ORD) 988 71%
Houston (IAH) 309 66%
Washington (DCA) 301 84%
Orlando (SFB) 118 41%
Pinellas Park (PIE) 116 56%
Charlotte (CLT) 99 84%
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) 64 67%
Las Vegas (LAS) 62 75%
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Airlines departing CHA

AirlineFlightsOn-time departures
OH 1,434 79%
Delta Air Lines 1,324 84%
SkyWest Airlines 949 75%
Envoy Air 481 81%
Allegiant Air 410 60%
Republic Airways 319 82%
American Airlines 182 56%
NK 35 76%

Terminals, parking & amenities

Terminals (2)

  • Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Terminal
  • Wilson Air Center

Parking (18)

  • Airport Permit Parking
  • Long Term Lot 2
  • Rental Car Lot
  • Short Term Lot

Food & drink (3)

  • Copilot Coffee
  • Tailwind
  • Turbo Grill

Shops (2)

  • Lookout Gifts
  • SKYLIB Bookstore

Car rental (5)

  • Avis/Budget
  • Dollar/Thrifty
  • Enterprise
  • Hertz
  • National/Alamo

Gates (7)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Runways

Runway Length Surface
02/20 7,400 ft ASP, lighted
15/33 5,575 ft ASP, lighted

Listen to the tower

Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.

  • Recorded airport information (ATIS) 119.850 MHz
  • Tower 118.300 MHz
  • Ground 121.700 MHz
  • Clearance delivery 120.950 MHz
  • Departure 119.200 MHz
  • Approach 119.200 MHz
  • Approach 122.500 MHz

Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.

Tags: CHA, KCHA, Chattanooga airport, Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)

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