# Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA / KCHA) **Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)** (IATA: CHA, ICAO: KCHA) is a medium airport in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It opened in Nov 1937. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,400 ft (2,256 m). In 2025 it handled 1.3 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcha ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: CHA / KCHA - FAA: CHA - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States - Opened: Nov 1937 - Elevation: 683 ft / 208 m - Coordinates: 35.0353, -85.2038 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 7,400 ft / 2,256 m - Instrument procedures: 7 approaches, 1 departure - Passengers: 1,279,245 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York - Website: https://www.chattairport.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga_Metropolitan_Airport (10 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1708272 - Weather station: KCHA · WMO 72324 - Ident: KCHA ## Timeline - Nov 1937: Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 02/20 | 7,400 ft / 2,256 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 017° / 197° | yes | | 15/33 | 5,575 ft / 1,699 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 145° / 325° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00079AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 701,665 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 796,739 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 854,338 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 972,421 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 1,012,970 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 1,111,444 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 452,975 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 758,540 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 868,443 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 978,399 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 1,118,472 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 1,279,245 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 10 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 241 mi / 388 km · American Eagle - [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 491 mi / 790 km · Allegiant Air - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 501 mi / 807 km · American Eagle - [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 514 mi / 827 km · Allegiant Air - [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 522 mi / 840 km · American Eagle - [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 688 mi / 1,107 km · Allegiant Air - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 693 mi / 1,116 km · American Eagle ### Seasonal (2) - [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · United States · 592 mi / 953 km · Allegiant Air - [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 702 mi / 1,130 km · American Eagle ### Cargo (1) - [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 270 mi / 434 km · FedEx Express ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CHA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (2) - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 5 - G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 4 ### Cargo (1) - FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.3M (2025) | #734 of 3,974 | #178 in North America | #126 in US | | Longest runway | 7,400 ft / 2,256 m | =3,170 of 29,858 | =695 in North America | =518 in US | | Elevation | 683 ft / 208 m | =23,755 of 43,403 | =11,350 in North America | =9,410 in US | | Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =141 in North America | =123 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | CHATTANOOGA APP | 119.200 | | APP | CHATTANOOGA APP | 122.500 | | ATIS | ATIS | 119.850 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 120.950 | | CTAF | CTAF | 118.300 | | DEP | CHATTANOOGA DEP | 119.200 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | OPS | ARNG OPS | 41.500 | | TWR | CHATTANOOGA TWR | 118.300 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [RMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krmg.md) Richard B Russell Airport · 47 mi / 76 km - [CSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcsv.md) Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field · 64 mi / 102 km - [KRHP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krhp.md) Western Carolina Regional Airport · 77 mi / 123 km - [KRYY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kryy.md) Cobb County International Airport-McCollum Field · 79 mi / 127 km - [TYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktys.md) McGhee Tyson Airport · 87 mi / 139 km - [MGE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmge.md) Dobbins Air Reserve Base · 87 mi / 140 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chattanooga_Metropolitan_Airport&oldid=1374217146), revision of 10 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcha/data