Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport

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Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
Lovell Field

IATA: CHA – ICAO: KCHA – FAA: 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 / 35.03528; -85.20389
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.

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]

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[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Lovell Field covers an area of 950 acres (384 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]

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]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations
Allegiant Air Gate 5 Fort Lauderdale [ends August 15; resumes November 19], Orlando-Sanford, St. Petersburg/Clearwater
American Airlines Gate 4
American Eagle Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth
Delta Air Lines Gates 3 and 5
Delta Connection operated by
Atlantic Southeast Airlines		 Atlanta
Delta Connection operated by
Mesaba Airlines		 Atlanta [ends August 31; resumes January 1], Memphis [starts September 1]
Delta Connection operated by
Pinnacle Airlines		 Memphis [ends August 31]
US Airways Gate 1
US Airways Express operated by
Piedmont Airlines		 Charlotte
US Airways Express operated by
PSA Airlines		 Charlotte, Washington-Reagan

[edit] Cargo

Runway 2-20
Cargo airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations
FedEx Express
FedEx Feeder operated by Baron Aviation Services Memphis
FedEx Feeder operated by Mountain Air Cargo Memphis

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for CHA (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
  2. ^ "Atlanta to study second airport". Chattanooga Times Free Press. 2007-05-16. http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=15330&z=185. 
  3. ^ "Officials want 2nd Atlanta airport scenario studied". Chattanooga Times Free Press. 2007-05-30. http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=16032&z=171. 

[edit] External links

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