AirportsChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) is a medium-sized airport serving Chattanooga, in Tennessee, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CHA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CHA
- ICAO code
- KCHA
- City
- Chattanooga
- State or region
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.0353° N, 85.2038° W
- Elevation
- 208 m (683 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,256 m (7,400 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CHA means Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field). Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KCHA. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.0353° N, 85.2038° W. It stands 208 metres (683 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,256 metres (7,400 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 297.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,256 m 7,400 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15/33 | 1,699 m 5,575 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| McGhee Tyson AirportKnoxville/Maryville | TYS | 139 km |
| Huntsville International AirportHuntsville | HSV | 150 km |
| DeKalb Peachtree AirportAtlanta | PDK | 153 km |
| Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportAtlanta | ATL | 171 km |
| Nashville International AirportNashville | BNA | 180 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,704 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,567 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,131 km | 15 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,702 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,180 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,032 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,857 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,885 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,918 km | 18 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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