FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CHO |
| Lat/Long: | 38-08-19.1000N / 078-27-10.3000W
38-08.318333N / 078-27.171667W
38.1386389 / -78.4528611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 639 ft. / 194.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (1985) |
| From city: | 7 miles N of CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 22936 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CHO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2300 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RY 03/21 & TWY LIGHTS PRESET LOW INTST AND REIL RY 21 UNAVBL. TO INCREASE INTST HIRL RY 03/21 & TWY LIGHTS AND ACTVT MALSR RY 03 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, LNDG FEE ONLY FOR ACFT OVER 7000 LBS. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | PPR 8 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PASSENGER SEATS BTWN 0400-1100Z; CALL APRT MGR 434-981-4152. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.5 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 118.425 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.425 (434-973-5024) |
| CHARLOTTESVILLE GROUND: | 121.9 338.275 [0600-2300] |
| CHARLOTTESVILLE TOWER: | 124.5 338.275 [0600-2300] |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 132.85 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 132.85 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
- ASR ELEV. 1112.8 MTI#1 38-07-45.5785N 78-27-27.5103W MTI#2 38-08-20.0137N 78-26-59.2206W MTI#3 38-08-49.7550N 78-26-54.4981W PARROT 38-08-20.0236N 78-26-59.0823W FEED HORN ELEV. 1186.0 ASR ELEV. 1112.8
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GVEr304/16.0 | | GORDONSVILLE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 06W |
| MOLr070/34.1 | | MONTEBELLO VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AZALEA PARK | | 030/8.3 | | 336 | | 08W | | AZS | .- --.. ... |
| BRIDGEWATER | | 127/27.6 | | 241 | | 07W | | VBW | ...- -... .-- |
| LOUISA | | 293/28.9 | | 382 | | 09W | | IQK | .. --.- -.- |
| NAILR | | 244/32.0 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
| CAVERNS | | 187/33.7 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 6001 x 150 ft. / 1829 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 160.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 38-07.860028N | | 38-08.775788N |
| Longitude: | 078-27.407660W | | 078-26.936033W |
| Elevation: | 639.3 ft. | | 620.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 030 magnetic, 022 true | | 210 magnetic, 202 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHRLTSVL-ALBMRL ARPT AUTH
100 BOWEN LOOP, SUITE 200
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911
Phone 434-973-8341 |
| Manager: | BARBARA HUTCHINSON
100 BOWEN LOOP, SUITE 200
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911
Phone 434-973-8342 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 91 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 62 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 10 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 242/day * | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 27% | air taxi | | 23% | local general aviation | | 5% | military | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 03 | |
download (267KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (325KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 21 | |
download (243KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 21 | |
download (248KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (69KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOMH - Orange County Airport (20 nm E)
KSHD - Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (22 nm W)
KLKU - Louisa County Airport/Freeman Field (24 nm E)
KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (28 nm NW)
W45 - Luray Caverns Airport (32 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Will Lyster
Copyright 2008, © Pictrium™
runway 3
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunset | | 16:56 | | 21:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:25 | | 22:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 08:22:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Nov-2009 03:22:01 |
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| METAR |
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| KCHO | 230753Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM FEW042 08/05 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00780050 TSNO
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| TAF |
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| KCHO | 230523Z 2306/2406 09003KT P6SM OVC035 FM231000 03004KT 4SM -RA BR BKN007 OVC010 FM231300 04006KT 2SM -RA BR BKN005 OVC009
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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