Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA) delays & on-time performance
Chattanooga, Tennessee · 16 nonstop destinations · 8 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at CHA right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.7%
139 flights
Avg arrival delay
23 min
94 min when late
Departed on time
77%
avg taxi-out 17 min
Figures cover 5,105 departures from CHA; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into CHA were on time 74% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA) arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 2.7% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (87% on time); Allegiant Air was the least (58%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (91% on time); around 3pm did worst (50%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (40%).
Most delayed routes from CHA
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago72%954 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth77%1,608 flts
- ATL · Atlanta85%1,336 flts
Most reliable routes from CHA
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ATL · Atlanta85%1,336 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth77%1,608 flts
- ORD · Chicago72%954 flts
Best airline at CHA
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 87% | 2.2% | 12 min | 2 | 1,289 |
| Envoy Air | 80% | 2.0% | 14 min | 4 | 450 |
| PSA Airlines | 79% | 3.5% | 25 min | 3 | 1,468 |
| Republic Airways | 74% | 2.5% | 19 min | 4 | 319 |
| Spirit Airlines | 72% | 2.6% | 22 min | 3 | 78 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 69% | 3.3% | 31 min | 7 | 967 |
| Allegiant Air | 58% | 0.7% | 39 min | 5 | 413 |
| American Airlines | 57% | 4.1% | 41 min | 1 | 121 |
Best time to fly out of CHA
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am91%370 flts
- 6am84%726 flts
- 7am82%700 flts
- 8am82%243 flts
- 10am81%149 flts
- 11am88%112 flts
- 12pm82%310 flts
- 1pm79%214 flts
- 2pm73%351 flts
- 3pm50%116 flts
- 4pm69%523 flts
- 5pm64%363 flts
- 6pm71%551 flts
- 8pm68%156 flts
- 9pm54%71 flts
- 10pm52%52 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft40%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)37%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion14%
- Extreme weather8%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.