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Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCharlottesville Albemarle Airport Authority
ServesCharlottesville, Virginia
Elevation AMSL640 ft / 195 m
Coordinates38°08′19″N 078°27′10″W / 38.13861°N 78.45278°W / 38.13861; -78.45278
Websitewww.GoCHO.com
Map
CHO is located in Virginia
CHO
CHO
Location of airport in Virginia / United States
CHO is located in the United States
CHO
CHO
CHO (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 6,801 2,073 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations68,858
Based aircraft65
Source: Federal Aviation Administration and Charlottesville Albemarle Airport Authority [1][2]

Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (IATA: CHO, ICAO: KCHO, FAA LID: CHO) is a public use airport located 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. It has operated commercial flights since 1955 and serves the Charlottesville/Albemarle region and surrounding counties with daily non-stop flights to six major cities [3] on three different airlines' subsidiaries.[4] CHO underwent major construction in summer 2006 as well as an 800-foot runway expansion that began in summer 2010 and was completed in December 2012.[5][6][7]

This facility is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.[8] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, it had 274,767 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2015 and 295,930 enplanements in 2016.[9] According to the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport Authority, there were 628,611 total passengers (enplaned and deplaned) in fiscal year 2017.[10]

Facilities and aircraft

Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport covers an area of 710 acres (287 ha) at an elevation of 640 feet (195 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,801 by 150 feet (2,073 m × 46 m).[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's Pegasus service[11] and aircraft charter firms.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 69,594 aircraft operations, an average of 190 per day: 72% general aviation, 22% air taxi, 6% military, and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 68 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single-engine, 16% jet, 10% multi-engine, and 2% helicopter.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
American Eagle Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, New York–LaGuardia, Philadelphia
Delta Air Lines Atlanta
Delta Connection Atlanta, New York–LaGuardia
United Express Chicago–O'Hare, Washington–Dulles

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
DHL Aviation Wilmington, Lynchburg

Statistics

Top Routes

Busiest Domestic Routes from Charlottesville (Feb 2016 - Jan 2017)[12]
Rank City Passengers Top Carriers
1 Charlotte, North Carolina 108,160 American
2 Atlanta, Georgia 68,440 Delta
3 Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois 42,840 American
4 Washington–Dulles, DC 30,750 United
5 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 23,070 American
6 New York–LaGuardia, New York 21,090 American, Delta
Top Origination/Destination Markets from Charlottesville, July 2015-June 2016[13]
Rank Airport Code City Passengers
1 ORD Chicago 41,382
2 LGA New York 29,272
3 ATL Atlanta 27,196
4 SFO San Francisco 18,483
5 DEN Denver 17,282
6 DFW Dallas/Ft. Worth 15,889
7 CLT Charlotte 14,756
8 LAX Los Angeles 14,269
9 IAH Houston 11,957
10 MCO Orlando 11,567
11 BOS Boston 11,516
12 TPA Tampa 10,142
13 SEA Seattle/Tacoma 9,896
14 SAN San Diego 9,812
15 PHX Phoenix 9,122
16 MSY New Orleans 8,828
17 AUS Austin 8,056
18 FLL Fort Lauderdale 8,026
19 MSP Minneapolis/St. Paul 7,883
20 LAS Las Vegas 7,185
21 MIA Miami 7,131
22 PHL Philadelphia 6,536
23 BNA Nashville 6,526
24 JAX Jacksonville 6,297
25 DTW Detroit 6,067
26 PBI West Palm Beach 5,949
27 SAT San Antonio 5,831
28 RSW Fort Myers 5,793
29 STL St. Louis 5,549
30 SLC Salt Lake City 5,536
31 MCI Kansas City 5,230
32 PDX Portland, OR 4,742
33 IND Indianapolis 4,262
34 MKE Milwaukee 4,124
35 MEM Memphis 4,045
36 BDL Hartford 3,791
37 CHS Charleston 3,742
38 BHM Birmingham 3,623
39 SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton 3,312
40 MSN Madison 3,234
41 OKC Oklahoma City 2,944
42 EWR New York/Newark 2,770
43 SMF Sacramento 2,525
44 OMA Omaha 2,413
45 PVD Providence 2,399
46 SDF Louisville 2,313
47 ABQ Albuquerque 2,281
48 SAV Savannah 2,229
49 PWM Portland, ME 2,225
50 TUL Tulsa 2,080

Top carriers

(July 2013 – June 2014)[14]
Rank Airline Passengers Destinations
1 American Airlines 180,231 Charlotte, Philadelphia, New York–LaGuardia, Chicago–O'Hare
2 Delta Air Lines 75,266 Atlanta, New York–LaGuardia
3 United Airlines 30,533 Washington–Dulles

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for CHO PDF. Federal Aviation Administration.
  2. ^ "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2017" (PDF). January 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Routes & Stops - CHO". CHO Official Website. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Airlines CHO". CHO Official Website. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Sharon C. Fitzgerald (July 14, 2010). "Airport runway expansion taking off". The Daily Progress. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  6. ^ "FAA Shutdown Could Affect CHO Airport Runway Construction". NBC29.com. August 4, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  7. ^ Nate Delesline III (December 21, 2012). "Local airport completes runway extension, sees record traffic". The Daily Progress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  8. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2016" (PDF). Commercial Service Airports (Rank Order) based on Calendar Year 2016 Enplanements. Federal Aviation Administration. October 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "Operating Statistics FY 2018" (PDF). Operating Statistics-Fiscal Year 2018. Charlottesville Albemarle Airport Authority. November 30, 2017.
  11. ^ "About Pegasus". Pegasus website. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  12. ^ "RITA Stats".
  13. ^ "Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Year Ended June 30, 2016" (PDF). p. 96.
  14. ^ "Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Year Ended June 30, 2016" (PDF). p. 94.
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