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CDS to CHA: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Chattanooga (Lovell Field)
857 mi
1,379 km · 744 nm
2h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
857 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 20m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
- CHA — Lovell Field · Chattanooga, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Near CHA
- APT · Marion County Brown Field22 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field25 mi away
- DNN · Dalton Municipal Airport29 mi away
- UOS · Franklin County Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDS from CHA?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Chattanooga (CHA) is 857 miles (1,379 km, 744 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to CHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CDS to CHA?
Nonstop service on CDS–CHA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Childress and Chattanooga?
Chattanooga is 1 hour ahead of Childress.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to CHA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CDS–CHA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CDS to CHA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CDS–CHA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.