Aircraft Disinsection at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA)
Chattanooga Metropolitan connects a revitalized Tennessee River city known for advanced manufacturing and outdoor recreation. Flights leaving CHA for countries with disinsection rules are treated by our crew at the aircraft before the first passenger steps on.
If your next departure from CHA is to a country that requires disinsection, we come to your aircraft here, treat it empty before boarding to the WHO pre-embarkation method, and issue the certificate for the flight. Response to Chattanooga is typically same day to next morning, within 24 hours of confirmation.
About Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)
Chattanooga Metropolitan, still called Lovell Field by locals, serves a river city that rebuilt itself around advanced manufacturing and outdoor recreation. Much of the airport’s power comes from on-site solar arrays, a point of civic pride. Airline and corporate flights share a 7,400-ft main runway ringed by the ridges that give the city its shape.
Where the requirement comes from
CHA is where the requirement is satisfied for a non-stop flight, because pre-embarkation treatment belongs at the last port before the destination country. The arriving authority requires the aircraft to have been disinsected; treating it empty here, before boarding, meets that requirement for the countries that accept the method.
Operators leaving CHA meet the disinsection requirement on routes in several directions: transatlantic to Italy, south to Jamaica, Barbados and Chile, and, on ultra-long-range aircraft, east to India. Barbados, Chile, Paraguay are typical from Chattanooga. Whatever the destination, an aircraft leaving Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) is expected to arrive treated, with a certificate, and pre-embarkation at the last US port is how we deliver that.
How it works on the CHA ramp
At Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) the treatment fits into the normal departure sequence. Catering and cleaning finish, the cabin is confirmed empty, and our technician applies the WHO pre-embarkation treatment through cabin, flight deck and holds. The aircraft rests, ventilates for the required wait, and is released for boarding with the certificate aboard and the treatment details in the crew’s hands for the General Declaration.
CHA at a glance
| Airport | Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) |
|---|---|
| IATA | CHA |
| ICAO | KCHA |
| Location | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Region | Southeast |
| Typical disinsection destinations | Jamaica, Barbados, Chile, Paraguay |
| Treatment | Pre-embarkation, empty aircraft, before boarding, at your FBO or hangar |
| Reviewed | August 2026 |
Destinations we serve from here
From CHA: Jamaica, Barbados, Chile, Paraguay, and the rest of the destinations we serve. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a Chattanooga itinerary, start early.
Tell us your route and we will confirm exactly what your aircraft needs.
Destination, departure airport, dates. We confirm the requirement, come to the aircraft, and handle the certificate.
CHA disinsection questions, answered
Do you perform disinsection at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)?
Yes. CHA is one of the US departure airports we come to. The treatment happens at your aircraft, in the hangar or on the FBO ramp, timed to your boarding, and the certificate is issued on the spot.
Where do operators flying out of CHA usually need disinsection?
Most often for Jamaica, Barbados, Chile, Paraguay, which are typical destinations from Chattanooga. Many other countries require it as well; send us the exact route and we will tell you what applies to your aircraft.
Can you get to CHA on short notice?
Often, yes. We travel to Chattanooga from our base and handle our own logistics; the earlier we hear about a likely trip the more precisely we can time the treatment, but short-notice requests are a normal part of the work.
Can one treatment at CHA cover an outbound and a return?
No. Pre-embarkation covers one flight sector, the flight it is performed for. The return to the US carries no US disinsection requirement; onward international legs need their own consideration. Send us the itinerary from Chattanooga and we will map it leg by leg.
Do you also serve other airports near Chattanooga?
Yes. In the Southeast we also come to Dothan Regional Airport (DHN), Rafael Hernandez International Airport (BQN), Key West International Airport (EYW), Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (JQF), Hilton Head Island Airport (HXD), Yeager Airport (CRW), and to any other US airport your aircraft departs from.