- Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
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Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
Lovell Field
IATA: CHA – ICAO: KCHA – FAA LID: CHA Summary Airport type Public Owner/Operator Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority Serves Chattanooga, Tennessee Location 35°02′07″N 085°12′14″W / 35.03528°N 85.20389°W Elevation AMSL 683 ft / 208 m Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 7,400 2,256 Asphalt 15/33 5,575 1,699 Asphalt Statistics (2008) Aircraft operations 79,354 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] 
FAA airport diagram
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (IATA: CHA, ICAO: KCHA, FAA LID: CHA), also known as Lovell Field, is a public airport located five miles (8 km) east of the central business district of Chattanooga, a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The airport is owned and operated by the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority.[1] It is a Class C airport serviced by Chattanooga Approach.
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport has a single concourse. Commercial service is provided by connection carriers for several major airlines. General aviation is serviced by TAC Air FBO. The general aviation ramp is split into two locations, with one on the South side of the main terminal, and the other to the North. The locations are respectively referred to as "TAC Air North" and "TAC Air South." General aviation can find service at either location, although business jets are preferred at North, and military and other miscellaneous traffic is preferred at South. In August 2011, Wilson Air Center opened up a facility on the west side of the field.
Currently, a flight from Chattanooga to Atlanta can take 17 minutes (from wheels up to wheels down) flying on a Canadair Regional Jet (operated by Delta Connection). When flight operations in Atlanta are interrupted, Chattanooga is one of the first airports to receive diversions.
It has been proposed that a new high-speed rail line be constructed from the airport to MARTA in metro Atlanta, so that it could easily serve as Atlanta's second airport.[2][3]
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport was home to the 241st Engineering Squadron of the Tennessee Air National Guard.
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Facilities and aircraft
Lovell Field covers an area of 950 acres (380 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 2/20 measuring 7,400 x 150 ft (2,256 x 46 m) and 15/33 measuring 5,575 x 150 ft (1,699 x 46 m).[1]
The largest aircraft currently serving the airport is the MD-80.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 77,361 aircraft operations, an average of 211 per day: 57% general aviation, 24% air taxi, 14% military and 5% scheduled commercial. There are 115 aircraft based at this airport: 53% jet, 31% single-engine, 14% multi-engine and 2% helicopter.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Allegiant Air Orlando-Sanford, St. Petersburg/Clearwater American Eagle Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Atlanta, Detroit Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines Atlanta, Detroit US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin Charlotte US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines Charlotte US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines Charlotte, Washington-National Top Destinations
Top ten busiest domestic routes out of CHA
(July 2010 - June 2011) [4]Rank City Passengers Carriers 1 
Atlanta, GA131,000 Delta 2 
Charlotte, NC69,000 US Airways 3 
Chicago-O’Hare, IL21,000 American 4 
Orlando-Sanford, FL20,000 Allegiant 5 St. Petersburg, FL15,000 Allegiant 6 
Detroit, MI13,000 Delta 7 
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX13,000 American 8 
Washington-Reagan, DC9,000 US Airways 9 
Memphis, TN8,000 Delta 10 Fort Walton Beach, FL2,000 Vision Cargo
Runway 2-20Airlines Destinations FedEx Express Memphis Accidents and incidents
On November 27, 1973, Delta Air Lines Flight 516, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, crashed short of the runway on approach to the airport. None of the 79 passengers and crew were killed in the incident, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
On September 19, 2007, a small twin turboprop plane ran out of fuel and crashed into the Brainerd Village Mall parking lot, which is only 2000 feet from the runway. The plane skidded into a telephone pole, into two parked cars then hit a car traveling on Brainerd Road, which runs parallel to Lovell Field. All three passengers including the pilot sustained major injuries but no one was killed. The person in the car traveling on Brainerd Road sustained no injuries.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for CHA (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
- ^ "Atlanta to study second airport". Chattanooga Times Free Press. 2007-05-16. http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=15330&z=185.
- ^ "Officials want 2nd Atlanta airport scenario studied". Chattanooga Times Free Press. 2007-05-30. http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=16032&z=171.
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=CHA&Airport_Name=Chattanooga,%20TN:%20Lovell%20Field&carrier=FACTS
- ^ Amteck's Ron Turner, Daren Turner, 2 Others Survive Plane Crash Into Shopping Center In Chattanooga
External links
- Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (official web site)
- Lovell Field page at Tennessee DOT Airport Directory
- FAA Airport Diagram for Lovell Field (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KCHA
- ASN accident history for CHA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCHA
- FAA current CHA delay information
Categories:- Airports in Tennessee
- Economy of Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Transportation in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Buildings and structures in Chattanooga, Tennessee
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