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Airport month · May 2026
Lovell Field in May 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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 443 domestic departures from Lovell Field (CHA). 77.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 74.7% reached their destination on time; 2.7% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so CHA departures were 0.6 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 357 departures with 72.3% leaving on time: a change of +5.4 points, with flights up 24%.
Flights arriving at CHA that month were on time 72.1% of the time (441 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 39%, late-arriving aircraft 36% and national aviation system 14%.
- On time 74.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.9%
- Cancelled 2.7%
- Diverted 0.7%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | CHA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 77.7% | 72.3% | 75.3% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 74.7% | 69.5% | 74.2% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 2.7% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 22.1 min | 36.0 min | 22.9 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 15 | 12 | 14 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 443 | 357 | 5,105 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH PSA Airlines | 134 | 30% | 75.4% | -1.2 min | 5.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 120 | 27% | 85.0% | 5.9 min | 2.5% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 79 | 18% | 60.8% | 42.8 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 47 | 11% | 83.0% | -1.8 min | 2.1% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 29 | 7% | 55.2% | 32.9 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 18 | 4% | 55.6% | 40.8 min | 5.6% |
| YX Republic Airline | 16 | 4% | 93.8% | -12.1 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA–DFW | Chattanooga to Dallas/Fort Worth | 144 | 72.2% | 4.7 min | 4.9% |
| CHA–ATL | Chattanooga to Atlanta | 120 | 85.0% | 5.9 min | 2.5% |
| CHA–IAH | Chattanooga to Houston | 62 | 56.5% | 52.9 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–ORD | Chattanooga to Chicago | 53 | 81.1% | -1.7 min | 1.9% |
| CHA–DCA | Chattanooga to Washington | 26 | 88.5% | -7.3 min | 3.8% |
| CHA–PIE | Chattanooga to St. Petersburg | 10 | 50.0% | 22.6 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–FLL | Chattanooga to Fort Lauderdale | 9 | 66.7% | 8.7 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–SFB | Chattanooga to Sanford | 9 | 55.6% | 58.1 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–MIA | Chattanooga to Miami | 5 | 100.0% | -6.2 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–DEN | Chattanooga to Denver | 2 | 50.0% | 14.0 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–CLT | Chattanooga to Charlotte | 1 | 100.0% | -19.0 min | 0.0% |
| CHA–EWR | Chattanooga to Newark | 1 | 100.0% | -4.0 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left CHA on time in May 2026?
77.7% of 443 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 74.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 72.3% of 357 departures left on time and 3.4% were cancelled, against 77.7% and 2.7% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.