FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
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: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RWY 03/21, & TWY LIGHTS PRESET LOW INTST. TO ACTVT & INCREASE INTST MALSR RWY 03; REIL RWY 21; HIRL RWY 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 24 HRS FOR UNSKED AIR CARRIER OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS, 24 HR PPR FOR ALL FIXED WING MIL AIRCRAFT RON, CALL AMGR AT 434-981-4152. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.5 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 118.425 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 434-975-0110 |
| 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) |
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: | | Single wheel: | 89.0 | | Double wheel: | 114.0 | | Double tandem: | 171.0 |
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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: | JASON BURCH
100 BOWEN LOOP, SUITE 200
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911
Phone 434-973-8342
X104. |
Additional Remarks
| A39-03/21 | PCR VALUE: 360/F/D/X/T |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124. |
| - | FOR ACFT SVCS CTC 126.925. |
| A58-21 | +7 FT OBST LGTD EQPT BOX RACK 78 FT FM AER, 250 FT L. |
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 03 | |
download (348KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (305KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 21 | |
download (244KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 21 | |
download (237KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (168KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (358KB) |
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 14-Jul-2025
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 09:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:03 | | 10:03 |
| Sunset | | 20:36 | | 00:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:07 | | 01:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Jul-2025 06:33:52 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 14-Jul-2025 02:33:52 |
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| METAR |
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| KCHO | 140553Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM BKN090 BKN120 23/22 A3005 RMK AO2 RAE33 SLP168 P0020 60021 T02280222 10272 20228 58004 $
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| TAF |
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| KCHO | 140527Z 1406/1506 00000KT P6SM FEW020 BKN250 FM140900 00000KT 4SM BR SCT007 SCT015 FM141300 18004KT P6SM SCT015 SCT035 FM141900 15005KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB SCT040 TEMPO 1422/1502 3SM TSRA BKN025CB FM150200 17004KT 6SM -SHRA FEW030 BKN100 FM150500 00000KT P6SM FEW005 BKN030
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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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