Chattanooga Airport sees traffic approaching record year on added flights

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Chattanooga Airport worker Jesse Young, wearing an Elvis costume, marshals an Allegiant Air Airbus 319 to the gate in May to promote the airline's nonstop flight to Las Vegas. The Chattanooga Airport is on pace to near 2019's passenger record, officials said Monday. Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Chattanooga Airport worker Jesse Young, wearing an Elvis costume, marshals an Allegiant Air Airbus 319 to the gate in May to promote the airline's nonstop flight to Las Vegas. The Chattanooga Airport is on pace to near 2019's passenger record, officials said Monday.

By Mike Pare July 22, 2024 3 min read

Chattanooga Airport passenger boardings are on pace in 2024 to approach the record set five years ago, though the technology outage Friday led airlines to cancel nearly a third of all flights at Lovell Field, officials said Monday.

Through the first six months, boardings are up 14.7% at the airport over the same period last year, said April Cameron, Lovell Field’s chief executive.

“We’re on a good path to getting close to the highest year,” she told the airport authority at a meeting Monday.

Cameron said she’s unsure if traffic will hit the 554,000 passenger milestone, but she expects to be “very close” to the 2019 prepandemic record.

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