Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport

Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (IATA: CHO, ICAO: KCHO, FAA LID: CHO) is eight miles north of Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. It opened in 1955 and serves the Charlottesville/Albemarle region with non-stop flights to six major cities [4] on three airlines' subsidiaries.[5] CHO underwent major construction in summer 2006; an 800-foot runway extension began in summer 2010 and was completed in December 2012.[6][7][8]

Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCharlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority
ServesCharlottesville, Virginia
LocationAlbemarle County, VA
Elevation AMSL640 ft / 195 m
Coordinates38°08′19″N 078°27′10″W
Websitewww.GoCHO.com
Map
CHO
CHO
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 6,801 2,073 Asphalt
Statistics (12 months ending October 2021 except where noted)
Passenger volume374,000
Departing passengers187,000
Scheduled flights4,490
Aircraft operations (2020)90,555
Based aircraft (2021)56
Source: Federal Aviation Administration,[1] BTS,[2] Charlottesville Albemarle Airport Authority[3]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[9] Federal Aviation Administration records say it had 274,767 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2015 and 295,930 in 2016.[10] The Charlottesville Albemarle Airport Authority says there were 628,611 total passengers (enplaned and deplaned) in fiscal year 2017.[11]

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 at about that time).

As of October 2021, the airport was served by ERJ-145, E170, E175, CRJ-200, CRJ-700, and CRJ-900 aircraft.

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.[5] 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[12] and aircraft charter firms.

In 2020 the airport had 90,555 aircraft operations, average 248 per day: 67% general aviation, 19% air taxi, 11% military, and 3% airline. In January 2022, 56 aircraft were based at this airport: 40 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 6 jet, 1 helicopter, and 1 ultralight.[1]

Airlines and destinations
American Eagle E170 Arriving from LGA

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
American Eagle Charlotte, New York–LaGuardia, Philadelphia
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 (November 2020 – October 2021)[2]
Rank City Passengers Top carriers
1 Charlotte, North Carolina 85,930 American
2 Atlanta, Georgia 46,490 Delta
3 Washington–Dulles, DC 27,820 United
4 Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois 14,230 American, United
5 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10,240 American
6 New York–LaGuardia, New York 2,670 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

Carrier shares
Carrier shares (November 2020 – October 2021)[2]
Carrier Passengers (arriving and departing)
Piedmont
114,000(30.58%)
Endeavor
96,310(25.72%)
Air Wisconsin
83,860(22.4%)
PSA
77,410(20.67%)
Republic
2,290(0.61%)

Accidents and incidents
  • Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashed on October 30, 1959 into Bucks Elbow Mountain while attempting to land at this airport, killing 26 of 27 people on board.

The White Oak
The White Oak Tree at CHO Airport

The tree is the second largest white oak in Virginia, standing 75 feet tall with an 85-foot crown. It is located on the southernmost point of airport property along the approach to Runway 3. It is believed to be between 250 and 300 years old. It is included in Virginia Tech's Virginia Big Tree Database and also the Remarkable Trees of Virginia Program.

Access to the tree is restricted as it is in a secure section of the airport, but visits can be scheduled on the airport's website.

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for CHO PDF, effective January 27, 2022.
  2. "Charlottesville (CHO) Summary Statistics". Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  3. "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2017" (PDF). January 11, 2018.
  4. "Routes & Stops - CHO". CHO Official Website. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  5. "Airlines CHO". CHO Official Website. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  6. Sharon C. Fitzgerald (July 14, 2010). "Airport runway expansion taking off". The Daily Progress. Archived from the original on July 20, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  7. "FAA Shutdown Could Affect CHO Airport Runway Construction". NBC29.com. August 4, 2011. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  8. Nate Delesline III (December 21, 2012). "Local airport completes runway extension, sees record traffic". The Daily Progress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  9. "NPIAS Report 2021-2025 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. September 30, 2020. p. 105. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  10. "Enplanements for CY 2016" (PDF). Commercial Service Airports (Rank Order) based on Calendar Year 2016 Enplanements. Federal Aviation Administration. October 10, 2017.
  11. "Operating Statistics FY 2018" (PDF). Operating Statistics-Fiscal Year 2018. Charlottesville Albemarle Airport Authority. November 30, 2017.
  12. "About Pegasus". Pegasus website. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  13. "Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Year Ended June 30, 2016" (PDF). p. 96.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.