FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 DECEMBER 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CHO |
| Lat/Long: | 38-08-22.7000N / 078-27-08.4000W
38-08.378333N / 078-27.140000W
38.1396389 / -78.4523333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 639.7 ft. / 195.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (1985) |
| From city: | 7 miles N of CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 22936 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CHO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0430-0030 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RY 03/21, & TWY LIGHTS PRESET LOW INTST. TO ACTVT & INCREASE INTST MALSR RY O3; REIL RY 21; HIRL RY 03/21 & TWY LIGHTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes, LNDG FEE ONLY FOR ACFT OVER 7000 LBS. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | PPR 8 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PASSENGER SEATS BTWN 0400-1100Z; CALL APRT MGR 434-981-4152. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.5 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 118.425 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.425 (434-973-5024) |
| CHARLOTTESVILLE GROUND: | 121.9 338.275 [0600-2300] |
| CHARLOTTESVILLE TOWER: | 124.5 338.275 [0600-2300] |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 132.85 120.525 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 132.85 120.525 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at GVE (14 nm E): | 120.225 (540-832-2095) |
- ASR ELEV. 1112.8 MTI#1 38-07-45.5785N 78-27-27.5103W MTI#2 38-08-20.0137N 78-26-59.2206W MTI#3 38-08-49.7550N 78-26-54.4981W PARROT 38-08-20.0236N 78-26-59.0823W FEED HORN ELEV. 1186.0 ASR ELEV. 1112.8
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GVEr304/16.0 | | GORDONSVILLE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 06W |
| MOLr070/34.1 | | MONTEBELLO VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| NAILR | | 244/31.9 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
| CAVERNS | | 187/33.6 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 6801 x 150 ft. / 2073 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 65 /F/C/X/T | | Single wheel: | 120.0 | | Double wheel: | 228.0 | | Double tandem: | 368.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 38-07.859635N | | 38-08.897535N |
| Longitude: | 078-27.407742W | | 078-26.873303W |
| Elevation: | 639.4 ft. | | 618.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 030 magnetic, 022 true | | 210 magnetic, 202 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6801 TODA:6801 ASDA:6801 LDA:6801 | | TORA:6801 TODA:6801 ASDA:6801 LDA:6801 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 21 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6.5 DEG L OF RCL. |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHRLTSVL-ALBMRL ARPT AUTH
100 BOWEN LOOP, SUITE 200
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911
Phone 434-973-8341 |
| Manager: | MELINDA CRAWFORD
100 BOWEN LOOP, SUITE 200
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911
Phone 434-973-8342
X104. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 66 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 47 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 11 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 189/day * | | 37% | transient general aviation | | 27% | air taxi | | 21% | local general aviation | | 9% | military | | 7% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| A58-21 | +7 FT OBST LGTD EQUIPMENT BOX RACK 78 FT FM AER, 250 FT L. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | TWY 'J' UNCONTROLLED, NOT VISIBLE FROM TWR. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 6 December 2018 at 0901Z to 3 January 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 03 | |
download (325KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (298KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 21 | |
download (215KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 21 | |
download (221KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (37KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGVE - Gordonsville Municipal Airport (14 nm E)
KOMH - Orange County Airport (20 nm E)
KSHD - Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (22 nm W)
W13 - Eagle's Nest Airport (24 nm W)
KLKU - Louisa County Airport/Freeman Field (24 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Glenn Woodell, of NASA Langley Research Center
Photo taken 10-Apr-2014
looking south.
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Dec-2018
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 21:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:23 | | 22:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Dec-2018 04:24:03 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Dec-2018 23:24:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KCHO | 130353Z 20007KT 10SM BKN060 OVC075 03/M03 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00281033
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KGVE
14nm E | 130355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT070 SCT080 M02/M03 A3016 RMK AO1 T10191028
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| TAF |
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| KCHO | 122109Z 1221/1318 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150 TEMPO 1221/1222 6SM -PL BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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