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Airport month · February 2026
Lovell Field in February 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 322 domestic departures from Lovell Field (CHA). 79.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.9% reached their destination on time; 1.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so CHA departures were 1.4 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 374 departures with 70.9% leaving on time: a change of +8.6 points, with flights down 14%.
Flights arriving at CHA that month were on time 74.5% of the time (321 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 52%, air carrier 33% and national aviation system 13%.
- On time 78.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.3%
- Cancelled 1.2%
- Diverted 0.6%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | CHA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 79.5% | 70.9% | 75.3% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 78.9% | 69.8% | 74.2% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 1.2% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 22.4 min | 29.1 min | 22.9 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 322 | 374 | 5,105 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH PSA Airlines | 128 | 40% | 79.7% | 20.5 min | 1.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 61 | 19% | 93.4% | -17.0 min | 3.3% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 47 | 15% | 76.6% | -2.2 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 37 | 11% | 75.7% | 5.1 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 26 | 8% | 65.4% | 33.0 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 23 | 7% | 60.9% | 13.9 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA–DFW | Chattanooga to Dallas/Fort Worth | 120 | 85.0% | 0.2 min | 0.8% |
| CHA–ORD | Chattanooga to Chicago | 77 | 64.9% | 15.6 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–ATL | Chattanooga to Atlanta | 61 | 93.4% | -17.0 min | 3.3% |
| CHA–DCA | Chattanooga to Washington | 24 | 62.5% | 109.8 min | 4.2% |
| CHA–LAS | Chattanooga to Las Vegas | 8 | 87.5% | -11.0 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–PGD | Chattanooga to Punta Gorda | 8 | 100.0% | -20.0 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–PIE | Chattanooga to St. Petersburg | 8 | 87.5% | -12.4 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–SFB | Chattanooga to Sanford | 8 | 50.0% | 36.4 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–FLL | Chattanooga to Fort Lauderdale | 5 | 40.0% | 45.6 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–MIA | Chattanooga to Miami | 3 | 66.7% | 2.0 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left CHA on time in February 2026?
79.5% of 322 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 70.9% of 374 departures left on time and 4.3% were cancelled, against 79.5% and 1.2% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for CHA · methodology · corrections.