FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 | .-.. ..- .- |
| CULPEPER | | 239/36.6 | | 252 | | 09W | | CJR | -.-. .--- .-. |
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: | | 87 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 61 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 8 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 191/day * | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 30% | commercial | | 21% | local general aviation | | 4% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 03 | |
download (267KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (321KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 21 | |
download (242KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 21 | |
download (243KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (31KB) |
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 taken 12-Jul-2007
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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 08-Sep-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 10:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 10:51 |
| Sunset | | 19:31 | | 23:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:58 | | 23:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 09:03:59 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 08-Sep-2008 05:03:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KCHO | 080853Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 17/16 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01670161 53003 TSNO
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| TAF |
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| KCHO | 080520Z 080606 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT070 TEMPO 0812 2SM BR SCT020 FM1500 18007KT P6SM SCT070 FM0000 17005KT P6SM BKN050 BKN250
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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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