Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA)

CHA / KCHA

Official · May 2026

124,118

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) handled 124,118 passengers in May 2026, up 11.8% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Against 2019 +21.7% same month, before the pandemic
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 124,118 +11.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 111,647 +12.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 107,955 +6.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 84,828 +3.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 81,925 −2.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 99,760 +6.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 104,400 +3.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 129,058 +17.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 111,793 +18.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 112,400 +19.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 123,869 +26.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 120,393 +24.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 111,007 +12.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 99,390 +9.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 101,015 +11.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 82,055 +4.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 84,105 +18.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 93,683 +20.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 101,186 +16.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 109,996 +19.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 94,475 +7.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 94,421 +7.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 97,912 +12.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 96,466 +11.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay11:00–12:007.1min · 388 recorded · 382 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour21.0min11:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights10,144Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 88.6% · 965 recorded · 951 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 88.0% · 1,171 recorded · 1,145 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 87.2% · 1,274 recorded · 1,247 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 85.6% · 322 recorded · 313 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 86 recorded · 86 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 81.7% · 371 recorded · 360 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 82.7% · 388 recorded · 382 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 80.1% · 730 recorded · 714 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 79.8% · 475 recorded · 470 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 74.3% · 616 recorded · 606 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 69.7% · 414 recorded · 409 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 67.9% · 563 recorded · 551 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 78.8% · 903 recorded · 879 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 67.9% · 1,021 recorded · 992 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 68.1% · 247 recorded · 229 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 69.9% · 427 recorded · 398 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 101 recorded · 99 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 70 recorded · 69 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 13.0 min · 965 recorded · 951 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 14.4 min · 1,171 recorded · 1,145 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 12.2 min · 1,274 recorded · 1,247 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 7.2 min · 322 recorded · 313 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 86 recorded · 86 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 13.1 min · 371 recorded · 360 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 7.1 min · 388 recorded · 382 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 16.9 min · 730 recorded · 714 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 15.2 min · 475 recorded · 470 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 26.5 min · 616 recorded · 606 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 20.4 min · 414 recorded · 409 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 24.8 min · 563 recorded · 551 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 16.8 min · 903 recorded · 879 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 23.9 min · 1,021 recorded · 992 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 28.0 min · 247 recorded · 229 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 21.9 min · 427 recorded · 398 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 101 recorded · 99 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 70 recorded · 69 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 965 · 965 recorded · 951 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 1,171 · 1,171 recorded · 1,145 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 1,274 · 1,274 recorded · 1,247 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 322 · 322 recorded · 313 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 86 · 86 recorded · 86 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 371 · 371 recorded · 360 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 388 · 388 recorded · 382 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 730 · 730 recorded · 714 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 475 · 475 recorded · 470 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 616 · 616 recorded · 606 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 414 · 414 recorded · 409 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 563 · 563 recorded · 551 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 903 · 903 recorded · 879 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 1,021 · 1,021 recorded · 992 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 247 · 247 recorded · 229 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 427 · 427 recorded · 398 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 101 · 101 recorded · 99 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 70 · 70 recorded · 69 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0088.6%13.0 min951965
06:0088.0%14.4 min1,1451,171
07:0087.2%12.2 min1,2471,274
08:0085.6%7.2 min313322
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures8686
10:0081.7%13.1 min360371
11:0082.7%7.1 min382388
12:0080.1%16.9 min714730
13:0079.8%15.2 min470475
14:0074.3%26.5 min606616
15:0069.7%20.4 min409414
16:0067.9%24.8 min551563
17:0078.8%16.8 min879903
18:0067.9%23.9 min9921,021
19:0068.1%28.0 min229247
20:0069.9%21.9 min398427
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures99101
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures6970
23:00No observations

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 75.5% · 1,521 recorded · 1,491 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 82.0% · 1,389 recorded · 1,369 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 82.7% · 1,387 recorded · 1,363 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 80.3% · 1,569 recorded · 1,535 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 79.8% · 1,460 recorded · 1,415 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 80.6% · 1,200 recorded · 1,153 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 74.6% · 1,618 recorded · 1,574 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 20.8 min · 1,521 recorded · 1,491 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 13.5 min · 1,389 recorded · 1,369 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 12.3 min · 1,387 recorded · 1,363 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 16.1 min · 1,569 recorded · 1,535 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 20.7 min · 1,460 recorded · 1,415 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 16.5 min · 1,200 recorded · 1,153 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 21.1 min · 1,618 recorded · 1,574 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 1,521 · 1,521 recorded · 1,491 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 1,389 · 1,389 recorded · 1,369 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 1,387 · 1,387 recorded · 1,363 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 1,569 · 1,569 recorded · 1,535 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 1,460 · 1,460 recorded · 1,415 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 1,200 · 1,200 recorded · 1,153 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 1,618 · 1,618 recorded · 1,574 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday75.5%20.8 min1,4911,521
Tuesday82.0%13.5 min1,3691,389
Wednesday82.7%12.3 min1,3631,387
Thursday80.3%16.1 min1,5351,569
Friday79.8%20.7 min1,4151,460
Saturday80.6%16.5 min1,1531,200
Sunday74.6%21.1 min1,5741,618

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 79.6% · 817 recorded · 760 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 78.4% · 696 recorded · 676 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 74.2% · 847 recorded · 809 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 78.0% · 933 recorded · 905 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 78.2% · 800 recorded · 776 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 68.8% · 875 recorded · 843 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 75.8% · 488 recorded · 479 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 77.1% · 406 recorded · 401 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 84.8% · 1,043 recorded · 1,035 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 86.2% · 1,149 recorded · 1,143 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 85.8% · 1,142 recorded · 1,130 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 75.1% · 948 recorded · 943 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 17.2 min · 817 recorded · 760 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 21.4 min · 696 recorded · 676 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 26.1 min · 847 recorded · 809 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 18.1 min · 933 recorded · 905 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 24.4 min · 800 recorded · 776 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 24.5 min · 875 recorded · 843 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 23.0 min · 488 recorded · 479 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 18.1 min · 406 recorded · 401 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 10.8 min · 1,043 recorded · 1,035 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 7.2 min · 1,149 recorded · 1,143 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 9.4 min · 1,142 recorded · 1,130 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 20.6 min · 948 recorded · 943 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 817 · 817 recorded · 760 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 696 · 696 recorded · 676 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 847 · 847 recorded · 809 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 933 · 933 recorded · 905 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 800 · 800 recorded · 776 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 875 · 875 recorded · 843 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 488 · 488 recorded · 479 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 406 · 406 recorded · 401 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 1,043 · 1,043 recorded · 1,035 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 1,149 · 1,149 recorded · 1,143 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 1,142 · 1,142 recorded · 1,130 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 948 · 948 recorded · 943 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan79.6%17.2 min760817
Feb78.4%21.4 min676696
Mar74.2%26.1 min809847
Apr78.0%18.1 min905933
May78.2%24.4 min776800
Jun68.8%24.5 min843875
Jul75.8%23.0 min479488
Aug77.1%18.1 min401406
Sep84.8%10.8 min1,0351,043
Oct86.2%7.2 min1,1431,149
Nov85.8%9.4 min1,1301,142
Dec75.1%20.6 min943948

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 77.3% 7,841
  • Delayed >15 min 20.3% 2,059
  • Cancelled 2.4% 244
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.