FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CHO |
| Lat/Long: | 38-08-22.7140N / 078-27-08.4327W
38-08.378567N / 078-27.140545W
38.1396428 / -78.4523424
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 639.4 ft. / 195 m (estimated) |
| 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: | 0430-0030 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RY 03/21, & TWY LIGHTS PRESET LOW INTST. TO ACTVT & INCREASE INTST MALSR RY O3; REIL RY 21; HIRL RY 03/21 & TWY LIGHTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| 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 | | 030/8.4 | | 336 | | 08W | | AZS | .- --.. ... |
| BRIDGEWATER | | 126/27.5 | | 241 | | 07W | | VBW | ...- -... .-- |
| LOUISA | | 293/28.9 | | 382 | | 09W | | IQK | .. --.- -.- |
| NAILR | | 244/31.9 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
| CAVERNS | | 187/33.6 | | 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: | 6801 x 150 ft. / 2073 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: | 38-07.859633N | | 38-08.897500N |
| Longitude: | 078-27.407757W | | 078-26.873333W |
| Elevation: | 639.3 ft. | | 618.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 030 magnetic, 022 true | | 210 magnetic, 202 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6801 TODA:6801 ASDA:6801 LDA:6801 | | TORA:6801 TODA:6801 ASDA:6801 LDA:6801 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 21 PAPI VERTICAL GUIDANCE UNUSBL DUE TO OBSTACLE. |
| 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/DME | | |
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: | WILLIAM PAHUTA
100 BOWEN LOOP, SUITE 200
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911
Phone 434-973-8342
X103. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 68 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 49 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 11 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 207/day * | | 44% | transient general aviation | | 27% | local general aviation | | 23% | air taxi | | 6% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2012 | |
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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 03 **CHANGED** | |
download (312KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 **CHANGED** | |
download (264KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 21 **CHANGED** | |
download (214KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 21 **CHANGED** | |
download (217KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (35KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (154KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGVE - Gordonsville Municipal Airport (14 nm E)
KOMH - Orange County Airport (20 nm E)
KSHD - Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (22 nm W)
W13 - Eagle's Nest Airport (24 nm W)
KLKU - Louisa County Airport/Freeman Field (24 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Roger W. Snyder
Photo taken 24-Oct-2012
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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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 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunrise | | 07:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunset | | 18:34 | | 22:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:01 | | 23:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 00:02:17 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 20:02:17 |
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| METAR |
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| KCHO | 162253Z 19003KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01780156
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| TAF |
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| KCHO | 161740Z 1618/1718 23003KT P6SM SCT020 BKN030 FM170600 00000KT P6SM OVC090 FM170700 00000KT 3SM BR OVC090 FM171400 00000KT P6SM BKN050
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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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