Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport

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Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
IATA: CHO – ICAO: KCHO
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority
Location		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 / 38.138639; -78.452861Coordinates: 38°08′19.1″N 78°27′10.3″W / 38.138639°N 78.452861°W / 38.138639; -78.452861
Website		[1]
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
3/21	6,001	1,829	Asphalt

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (IATA: CHO, ICAO: KCHO) is a public airport located 8 miles (12 km) north of Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA. The airport serves the Charlottesville/Albemarle region and surrounding counties with 21 daily non-stop flights to seven major cities on four different airlines. CHO underwent a major construction in Summer 2006, and is currently in the middle of a runway expansion.

The airport has a 60,000 sq ft (6,000 m²). terminal with offering on-site rental cars, ground transportation, and food service and gifts from "The Market" Gourmet Deli & Gift Shop. General aviation facilities include an executive terminal offering a full-service by the fixed base operator, Landmark Aviation, flight schools, emergency medical transportation and aircraft charter firms.

Contents 1 Airlines and Destinations 2 Cargo Airlines and Destinations 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines	Atlanta
Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines	Detroit
United Express operated by Colgan Air	Washington-Dulles
US Airways Express operated by Colgan Air	New York-LaGuardia
US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines	Charlotte, Philadelphia
US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines	Charlotte

[edit] Cargo Airlines and Destinations

• DHL
  • operated by Ameriflight (Wilmington, Lynchburg)

[edit] References

• Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
• Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (official web site)

[edit] External links

• FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 2 July 2009
• 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