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 46 daily non-stop flights to seven major cities on four different airlines' subsidiares.[2] 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.[3][4][5]
This facility is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.[6] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, it had 169,843 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[7] 180,462 enplanements in 2009, and 197,776 in 2010.[8]
On August 20, 2013, Las Vegas based Allegiant Air announced that they would begin non-stop jet service from Charlottesville to Orlando–Sanford International Airport beginning on November 21, 2013. Allegiant would fly twice a week to and from Charlottesville utilizing their fleet of MD-88 jet aircraft.[9]
As of January 31, 2014, Allegiant airlines announced that they would be ending service between Charlottesville and Orlando-Sanford on February 23, 2014. An Allegiant spokesperson says the service fell victim to low demand.[10]
Facilities and aircraft
Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport covers an area of 610 acres (247 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.[2] 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
Locations of commercial airline destinations from Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport
Top Routes
Busiest Domestic Routes from Charlottesville
(August 2014 – July 2015)[12]
Rank |
City |
Passengers |
Top Carriers |
1 |
Charlotte, NC |
96,700 |
US Airways |
2 |
Atlanta, GA |
59,380 |
Delta |
3 |
Chicago, IL |
32,700 |
American |
4 |
Washington, DC |
30,090 |
United |
5 |
Philadelphia, PA |
23,640 |
US Airways |
6 |
New York, NY |
18,540 |
American, Delta |
Top Origination/Destination Markets from Charlottesville, 2013-14[13]
Rank |
Airport Code |
City |
Passengers |
1 |
ORD |
Chicago |
32,741 |
2 |
ATL |
Atlanta |
24,880 |
3 |
LGA |
New York |
20,687 |
4 |
DEN |
Denver |
14,776 |
5 |
SFO |
San Francisco |
14,762 |
6 |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft. Worth |
14,069 |
Top carriers
Cargo airlines and destinations
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FAA Airport Master Record for CHO (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration.
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