Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (KCHA) sits 5 miles east of downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. The field handles modest commercial service (Delta, American, Allegiant, United) and a meaningful flow of business aviation, particularly the Chattanooga corporate community (BlueCross BlueShield Tennessee, Unum, McKee Foods proximity), the Lookout Mountain leisure flow, and the southeastern Tennessee / northern Georgia / northern Alabama corporate corridor. The two runways at KCHA (2/20 7,400 ft, 15/33 5,602 ft) handle most current business jets up through heavy operations on the longer 2/20 runway. Wilson Air Center operates the principal FBO. Field elevation is 683 feet, no density-altitude concerns. The dominant operational considerations are the surrounding Cumberland Plateau and Lookout Mountain terrain (which adds approach complexity in low-visibility conditions), summer Southeast thunderstorms, and occasional winter ice storms. The Volkswagen Chattanooga plant and the substantial industrial / logistics corridor along I-75 drive year-round corporate-aviation demand. Ground time to downtown Chattanooga is 10–15 minutes; the Choo Choo and the riverfront are 10; Lookout Mountain is 15–25.