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Airport month · April 2026
Lovell Field in April 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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 527 domestic departures from Lovell Field (CHA). 75.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 71.2% reached their destination on time; 3.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so CHA departures were 4.1 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 406 departures with 75.9% leaving on time: a change of −0.9 points, with flights up 30%.
Flights arriving at CHA that month were on time 70.6% of the time (528 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 38%, late-arriving aircraft 37% and national aviation system 17%.
- On time 71.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.0%
- Cancelled 3.4%
- Diverted 0.4%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | CHA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.0% | 75.9% | 75.3% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 71.2% | 72.7% | 74.2% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 3.4% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 21.0 min | 24.9 min | 22.9 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 18 | 14 | 14 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 527 | 406 | 5,105 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH PSA Airlines | 164 | 31% | 74.4% | 12.3 min | 3.7% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 154 | 29% | 57.8% | 24.5 min | 5.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 98 | 19% | 85.7% | -4.9 min | 1.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 67 | 13% | 74.6% | 0.5 min | 4.5% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 43 | 8% | 67.4% | 19.6 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 1 | 0% | 100.0% | -26.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA–ORD | Chattanooga to Chicago | 153 | 64.7% | 11.2 min | 6.5% |
| CHA–DFW | Chattanooga to Dallas/Fort Worth | 143 | 73.4% | 8.3 min | 4.2% |
| CHA–ATL | Chattanooga to Atlanta | 98 | 85.7% | -4.9 min | 1.0% |
| CHA–IAH | Chattanooga to Houston | 60 | 55.0% | 33.5 min | 1.7% |
| CHA–DCA | Chattanooga to Washington | 26 | 80.8% | 33.5 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–FLL | Chattanooga to Fort Lauderdale | 9 | 77.8% | 3.9 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–LAS | Chattanooga to Las Vegas | 9 | 44.4% | 45.6 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–PIE | Chattanooga to St. Petersburg | 9 | 88.9% | 1.7 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–PGD | Chattanooga to Punta Gorda | 8 | 87.5% | 6.0 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–SFB | Chattanooga to Sanford | 8 | 37.5% | 41.9 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–MIA | Chattanooga to Miami | 4 | 100.0% | -19.5 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left CHA on time in April 2026?
75.0% of 527 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 71.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025, 75.9% of 406 departures left on time and 2.5% were cancelled, against 75.0% and 3.4% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.