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Airport month · March 2026
Lovell Field in March 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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 438 domestic departures from Lovell Field (CHA). 68.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 67.6% reached their destination on time; 5.9% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so CHA departures were 4.8 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 409 departures with 73.1% leaving on time: a change of −5.1 points, with flights up 7%.
Flights arriving at CHA that month were on time 63.9% of the time (440 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 54%, air carrier 32% and national aviation system 13%.
- On time 67.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 26.0%
- Cancelled 5.9%
- Diverted 0.5%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | CHA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 68.0% | 73.1% | 75.3% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 67.6% | 70.4% | 74.2% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 5.9% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 34.9 min | 25.2 min | 22.9 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 438 | 409 | 5,105 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH PSA Airlines | 137 | 31% | 73.7% | 19.3 min | 3.6% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 107 | 24% | 54.2% | 36.1 min | 12.1% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 81 | 18% | 80.2% | 8.1 min | 6.2% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 62 | 14% | 72.6% | 11.9 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 47 | 11% | 55.3% | 50.9 min | 4.3% |
| YX Republic Airline | 4 | 1% | 25.0% | 10.7 min | 25.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA–ORD | Chattanooga to Chicago | 157 | 58.6% | 28.4 min | 8.9% |
| CHA–DFW | Chattanooga to Dallas/Fort Worth | 119 | 71.4% | 23.5 min | 3.4% |
| CHA–ATL | Chattanooga to Atlanta | 81 | 80.2% | 8.1 min | 6.2% |
| CHA–DCA | Chattanooga to Washington | 27 | 85.2% | -5.8 min | 3.7% |
| CHA–PIE | Chattanooga to St. Petersburg | 10 | 40.0% | 37.0 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–SFB | Chattanooga to Sanford | 10 | 70.0% | 13.1 min | 10.0% |
| CHA–FLL | Chattanooga to Fort Lauderdale | 9 | 11.1% | 199.1 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–LAS | Chattanooga to Las Vegas | 9 | 77.8% | 12.0 min | 11.1% |
| CHA–PGD | Chattanooga to Punta Gorda | 9 | 77.8% | -9.7 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–MIA | Chattanooga to Miami | 4 | 75.0% | 25.3 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–IAH | Chattanooga to Houston | 3 | 66.7% | 0.7 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left CHA on time in March 2026?
68.0% of 438 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 67.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 73.1% of 409 departures left on time and 2.9% were cancelled, against 68.0% and 5.9% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.