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Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (IATA: CHO, ICAO: KCHO, FAALID: CHO) is eight miles north of Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, Virginia. It opened in 1955 and serves the Charlottesville/Albemarle region with non-stop flights to six major cities [3] on three airlines' subsidiaries.[4] CHO underwent major construction in summer 2006; an 800-foot runway extension began in summer 2010 and was completed in December 2012.[5][6][7]
Piedmont Airlines DC-3s arrived in 1955; the first jets were Piedmont 727s in 1967 (the runway was extended from 4661 ft to 6000 ft about that time).
Facilities
The airport covers 754 acres (287 ha) at an elevation of 640 feet (195 m). Its single runway, 3/21, is 6,801 by 150 feet (2,073 m × 46 m) long.[1]
The airport has a 60,000 sq ft (6,000 m2) terminal with on-site rental cars, ground transportation, and food service and gifts from "The Market" Gourmet Deli & Gift Shop.[4]General aviation facilities include an executive terminal offering a full-service by the fixed-base operator, Landmark Aviation, flight schools, emergency medical transportation provided by the UVA Hospital'sPegasus service[11] and aircraft charter firms.
In 2011 the airport had 69,594 aircraft operations, average 190 per day: 72% general aviation, 22% air taxi, 6% military, and <1% airline. 68 aircraft were then based at this airport: 72% single-engine, 16% jet, 10% multi-engine, and 2% helicopter.[1]
Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashed on October 30, 1959 into Bucks Elbow Mountain attempting to land at this airport, killing 26 of 27 people on board.
^"Enplanements for CY 2016"(PDF). Commercial Service Airports (Rank Order) based on Calendar Year 2016 Enplanements. Federal Aviation Administration. October 10, 2017.
^"Operating Statistics FY 2018"(PDF). Operating Statistics-Fiscal Year 2018. Charlottesville Albemarle Airport Authority. November 30, 2017.
This list is incomplete. The Covenant School Hickory Campus, Charlottesville Catholic School, and Tandem Friends School have Charlottesville, VA postal addresses but are in adjacent Albemarle County.