Airlines & Airports

The air transport needs of the locals as well as visitors to Chattanooga are serviced by the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport. The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority owns and operates the airport which is about 5 miles east of the city’s Business District.

Though Chattanooga has emerged as a sought-after vacation destination for Americans as well as International travelers, the Chattanooga airport is relatively small and has a single concourse. In the neighborhood, Atlanta is the major airport and regular domestic flights connect Chattanooga to Atlanta apart from other neighboring cities. Interestingly, whenever Atlanta airport services are interrupted, Chattanooga is among the first airports to receive the diversions. It takes about 17 minutes in air between Chattanooga and Atlanta.

Official website of Chattanooga airport

http://www.chattairport.com/

Airlines and Destinations serviced from Chattanooga airport

http://www.chattairport.com/flight_info/destinations.htm

A proposal to build a new high-speed rail connecting Atlanta’s MARTA and Chattanooga airport so that Chattanooga airport can be the second airport for Atlanta given the short distance. The rail project will also bring the much needed alternate transport medium to Chattanooga providing a fillip to its burgeoning tourism industry.

Delta, American Airways, Northwest and US Airways are the major carriers that service Chattanooga airport. When you travel to Chattanooga you can connect via Atlanta or Memphis, Charlotte, Chicago, Orlando and Dallas in that order. Connectivity to other destinations can easily be understood from web pages on Chattanooga travel guide or by going straight to the Chattanooga airport’s website.

Real time flight information at Chattanooga airport

http://www.chattairport.com/flight_info/index.htm

Ground transportation/car rentals at Chattanooga airport

http://www.chattairport.com/passenger_info/ground_transportation.htm