FAA facility Airport

LOVELL FLD

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE FAA CHA ICAO KCHA Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

02/20 7,400 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

02 20

Runway-end details

Runway 02/20 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
02	17°	ILS	PAPI · 4-light · right side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 7,400 · TODA 7,400 · ASDA 7,100 · LDA 7,100
20	197°	ILS	—	ALSF2 High-intensity ALS with sequenced flashers (CAT II/III)	—	TORA 7,400 · TODA 7,400 · ASDA 7,400 · LDA 7,400

15/33 5,575 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

15 33

Runway-end details

Runway 15/33 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
15	145°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	106 ft	TORA 5,575 · TODA 5,575 · ASDA 5,575 · LDA 5,470
33	325°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	575 ft	TORA 5,470 · TODA 5,470 · ASDA 5,470 · LDA 5,000

Communications

23 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
CTAF	118.3	—
LCL/P	118.3	0600-2350
ATIS	119.85	0600-2350
CHA ASOS	119.85	—
CD/P	120.95	0600-2350
EMERG	121.5	0600-2350
GND/P	121.7	0600-2350
CHATTANOOGA RCO	122.2	—
UNICOM	122.95	—
APCH/P DEP/P	125.1	0600-2350
CLASS C	125.1	0600-2350
APCH/S	126.5	0600-2350

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CHATTANOOGA RCAG	132.05	—
NG OPS	149.8	0600-2350
EMERG	243.0	0600-2350
LCL/P	257.8	0600-2350
CD/P	348.6	0600-2350
GND/P	348.6	0600-2350
CHATTANOOGA RCAG	354.025	—
NG OPS	373.9	0600-2350
APCH/P DEP/P	379.1	0600-2350
CLASS C	379.1	0600-2350
NG OPS	41.5	0600-2350

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
02	ILS	I	108.3	Operational ifr (1975-04-17)
20	ILS	II	109.5	Operational ifr (1970-07-15)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

LOVELL FLD Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KCHA

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: CHA / KCHA
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1937-11
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index B I B
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: Control tower + radar approach control ATCT-TRACON

Location

City: CHATTANOOGA, TN
County: Hamilton
FAA region: Southern region
Coordinates: 35.03519, -85.20356
Elevation: 682.5 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

CHA Commissioned 1995-09-11 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

224Reported strikes

7With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-05-30. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for LOVELL FLD
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	11	0
2013	1	0
2014	7	0
2015	1	0
2016	4	0
2017	1	0
2018	7	0
2019	9	0
2020	4	0
2021	8	0
2022	13	0
2023	10	0
2024	9	0
2025	23	0
2026	7	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.