Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
| Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Lovell Field |
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| 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] | |||
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 until late 2010, when they moved to a Bonny Oaks facility near the airport.[4]
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[edit] 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]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | Orlando-Sanford, St. Petersburg/Clearwater |
| American Eagle | Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth |
| Delta Connection operated by ExpressJet | 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 |
In 2011 budget carrier Vision Airlines launched the airports fourth low cost route in the airports history to Destin, Florida, the route was cut after 2 months as Vision Airlines scaled back operations.
[edit] Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Atlanta, GA |
131,000 | Delta |
| 2 |  Charlotte, NC |
69,000 | US Airways |
| 3 |  Chicago-O’Hare, IL |
21,000 | American |
| 4 |  Orlando-Sanford, FL |
20,000 | Allegiant |
| 5 | St. Petersburg, FL |
15,000 | Allegiant |
| 6 |  Detroit, MI |
13,000 | Delta |
| 7 |  Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
13,000 | American |
| 8 |  Washington-Reagan, DC |
9,000 | US Airways |
| 9 |  Memphis, TN |
8,000 | Delta |
| 10 | Fort Walton Beach, FL |
2,000 | Vision |
[edit] Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| FedEx Express | Memphis |
[edit] 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.[6]
[edit] 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.
- ^ "Vintage jet rides to new home". timesfreepress.com. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/aug/18/vintage-jet-rides-new-home/?print. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^ 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
[edit] External links
- Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (official web site)
- Lovell Field page at Tennessee DOT Airport Directory
- FAA Airport Diagram for Lovell Field (PDF), effective 9 Feb 2012
- 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
