FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 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 | .-.. ..- .- |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 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 13-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:35 | | 09:35 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunset | | 20:15 | | 00:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 00:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 07:14:16 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-May-2008 03:14:16 |
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| METAR |
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| KCHO | 130653Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM OVC075 09/05 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP149 T00940050 TSNO
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| TAF |
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| KCHO | 130520Z 130606 00000KT P6SM BKN080 FM1400 36008KT P6SM SKC FM2300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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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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