KCHA · Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

683

Elevation ft

Runways

7,400

Longest ft · 02/20

35.04N

85.20W

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) serves Chattanooga, Tennessee at 683 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02/20, at 7,400 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
02/20	7,400 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
15/33	5,575 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 683 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	683 ft	2,571 ft	2,182 ft	3,273 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,883 ft	2,805 ft	2,309 ft	3,463 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,083 ft	3,039 ft	2,435 ft	3,653 ft
35°C afternoon	3,247 ft	3,071 ft	2,453 ft	3,679 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (02/20, 7,400 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,679 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KCHA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRZR Cleveland Regional Jetport	22 nm NE	6,200 ft
KDNN Dalton Municipal Airport	25 nm SE	5,496 ft
K2A0 Mark Anton Airport	30 nm NE	5,001 ft
KCZL Tom B. David Field	37 nm S	6,034 ft
KMMI McMinn County Airport	38 nm NE	6,450 ft
KRMG Richard B Russell Airport	41 nm S	7,010 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCHA

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KCHA, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KCHA or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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