Lovell Field in July 2026

66.0%departed on time

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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 435 domestic departures from Lovell Field (CHA). 66.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 68.3% reached their destination on time; 2.5% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so CHA departures were 2.8 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 488 departures with 73.8% leaving on time: a change of −7.8 points, with flights down 11%.

Flights arriving at CHA that month were on time 58.5% of the time (436 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 48%, air carrier 33% and extreme weather 12%.

On time 68.3%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 29.0%
Cancelled 2.5%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from CHA in July 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	CHA, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	66.0%	73.8%	75.3%	68.8%
Arrived on time	68.3%	76.0%	74.2%	69.4%
Cancelled	2.5%	1.8%	2.7%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	34.0 min	26.7 min	22.9 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	15	16	14	21,066
Scheduled departures	435	488	5,105	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	132	30%	70.5%	14.3 min	3.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	93	21%	60.2%	27.1 min	2.2%
YX Republic Airline	58	13%	96.6%	-21.2 min	0.0%
AA American Airlines	52	12%	50.0%	39.9 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	39	9%	89.7%	-11.1 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	31	7%	58.1%	11.8 min	12.9%
G4 Allegiant Air	30	7%	43.3%	111.9 min	3.3%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
CHA–ATL	Chattanooga to Atlanta	159	63.5%	19.6 min	3.8%
CHA–DFW	Chattanooga to Dallas/Fort Worth	119	64.7%	16.9 min	3.4%
CHA–IAH	Chattanooga to Houston	62	72.6%	21.9 min	0.0%
CHA–ORD	Chattanooga to Chicago	30	93.3%	-22.2 min	0.0%
CHA–DCA	Chattanooga to Washington	27	96.3%	-17.4 min	0.0%
CHA–PIE	Chattanooga to St. Petersburg	12	41.7%	37.9 min	0.0%
CHA–FLL	Chattanooga to Fort Lauderdale	9	77.8%	28.7 min	0.0%
CHA–SFB	Chattanooga to Sanford	9	11.1%	316.5 min	11.1%
CHA–DEN	Chattanooga to Denver	4	75.0%	-13.7 min	0.0%
CHA–MIA	Chattanooga to Miami	4	100.0%	-17.5 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

100

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	33.2%	31.7%	4,310
Late-arriving aircraft	47.9%	41.8%	6,205
National Aviation System	6.5%	19.9%	847
Extreme weather	12.4%	6.5%	1,604
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

12,966 delay minutes on 126 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left CHA on time in July 2026?

66.0% of 435 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 68.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 73.8% of 488 departures left on time and 1.8% were cancelled, against 66.0% and 2.5% in July 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.