FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 SEPTEMBER 2021
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CHO |
| Lat/Long: | 38-08-22.7140N 078-27-08.4390W
38-08.378567N 078-27.140650W
38.1396428,-78.4523442
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 640.1 ft. / 195.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (1985) |
| From city: | 7 miles N of CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | yes |
| 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: | PHONE 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: | 38-07.859615N | | 38-08.897513N |
| Longitude: | 078-27.407948W | | 078-26.873303W |
| Elevation: | 640.1 ft. | | 618.3 ft. |
| 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 left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
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: | | 56 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 248/day * | | 35% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | 19% | air taxi | | 11% | military | | 3% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2020 | |
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 VSB 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 09 September 2021 at 0901Z to 07 October 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 03 | |
download (354KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (310KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 21 | |
download (238KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 21 | |
download (241KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (129KB) |
| 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.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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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 25-Sep-2021
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunset | | 19:06 | | 23:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:32 | | 23:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Sep-2021 21:48:46 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Sep-2021 17:48:46 |
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| METAR |
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| KCHO | 252053Z 22004KT 10SM CLR 23/11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02280111 56018
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KGVE
14nm E | 252135Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 23/12 A2996 RMK AO1 T02270121
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| TAF |
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| KCHO | 251728Z 2518/2618 18008KT P6SM BKN250 FM252100 21004KT P6SM SCT045 BKN250 FM260000 00000KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250 FM261200 27003KT P6SM SKC FM261600 32009KT P6SM SKC
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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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