Charlottesville Albemarle Airport facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Charlottesville Albemarle Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Charlottesville Albemarle Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 639 ft / 194.8 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°08′19.1″N 78°27′10.3″W / 38.138639°N 78.452861°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (also known as CHO) is a public airport in Virginia, USA. It is located about 8 miles (12 km) north of Charlottesville, in Albemarle County. This airport has been serving travelers with airline flights since 1955. It helps people from the Charlottesville and Albemarle areas, plus nearby counties, fly to different places.
CHO airport offers about 46 non-stop flights every day to six different cities. Four main airlines use this airport. The airport also planned to make its runway 800 feet longer by the end of 2013 to help bigger planes land and take off.
The airport has a large building called a terminal, which is about 60,000 square feet (5,574 square meters). Inside the terminal, you can find places to rent cars, get ground transportation, and buy food or gifts from "The Market" Gourmet Deli & Gift Shop.
For smaller planes and pilots, there is a special service called a fixed base operator (FBO). At CHO, this is handled by Landmark Aviation. An FBO offers services like flight schools, plane repairs, and refueling. You can also rent or charter planes there. The UVA Hospital's Pegasus service also uses the airport. This service helps carry sick people to larger hospitals for special care.
Airlines and Where They Fly
Many different airlines fly from Charlottesville Albemarle Airport to various cities. Here are some of the main ones and their destinations:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| American Eagle | Chicago O'Hare |
| Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines | New York LaGuardia |
| Delta Connection operated by ExpressJet | Atlanta |
| United Express operated by CommutAir | Washington Dulles |
| US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin | Charlotte, Philadelphia |
| US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines | Charlotte, Philadelphia |
| US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines | Charlotte |
Most Popular Destinations
The airport keeps track of which cities people fly to the most. Here are the top five busiest routes from Charlottesville between September 2010 and August 2011:
| Rank | City | Passengers | Top Carriers |
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| 1 | Charlotte International Airport | 82,000 | US Airways Express |
| 2 | Atlanta International Airport | 41,000 | Delta Connection |
| 3 | Dulles International Airport | 33,000 | United Express |
| 4 | Philadelphia International Airport | 27,000 | US Airways Express |
| 5 | LaGuardia International Airport | 17,000 | US Airways Express |
Top Airlines at CHO
Here are the airlines that carried the most passengers from Charlottesville in 2010:
| Rank | Airline | Passengers (2010) | Destinations |
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| 1 | US Airways Express | 108,000 | Charlotte, Philadelphia, New York LaGuardia |
| 2 | Delta Connection | 58,000 | Atlanta |
| 3 | United Express | 33,000 | Washington Dulles |
| 4 | American Eagle | 6,000 | Chicago O'Hare |
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 15 December 2011
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CHO, effective 15 December 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KCHO
- ASN accident history for CHO
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCHO
- FAA current CHO delay information
Images for kids
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An American Eagle E170 plane arriving from LaGuardia Airport.
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The White Oak Tree at CHO Airport.
