Chattanooga (CHA) to Lafayette (LFT)
Flight time
≈ 1h 50m
Bearing
232° SW
Chattanooga (CHA) to Lafayette (LFT) is 517 miles (832 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CHA–LFT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn January 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CHA–LFT; the Bombardier CRJ-900 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
1
January 2026
Seats
76
both directions
Passengers
56
both directions
Load factor
73.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CHA–LFT?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CHA–LFT in January 2026 (1 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures100.0%73.7%
Load
What plane flies CHA–LFT?
In January 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew 100% of CHA–LFT departures.
- Bombardier CRJ-900
1 departures · 73.7% load
100.0%
How has CHA–LFT traffic changed?
Nonstop CHA–LFT departures held steady at about 1 a month between August 2025 and January 2026.
Monthly nonstop CHA–LFT traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
1 departures · 70 passengers
92.1%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
1 departures · 56 passengers
73.7%
Load
Nonstop CHA–LFT traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Chattanooga
US
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)
Coordinates
35.04°N, 85.20°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Chattanooga (CHA) from Lafayette (LFT)?
CHA to LFT is 517 miles (832 km / 449 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CHA to LFT?
A nonstop covers the 517-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CHA–LFT?
In January 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CHA–LFT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 517-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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