FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | CHO |
Lat/Long: | 38-08-22.7140N 078-27-08.4390W 38-08.378567N 078-27.140650W 38.1396428,-78.4523442 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 640.1 ft. / 195.1 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 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | CHO (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RWY 03/21, & TWY LIGHTS PRESET LOW INTST. TO ACTVT & INCREASE INTST MALSR RWY 03; REIL RWY 21; HIRL RWY 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: | PHONE 434-973-5024 |
CHARLOTTESVILLE GROUND: | 121.9 338.275 [0600-2300] |
CHARLOTTESVILLE TOWER: | 124.5 338.275 [0600-2300] |
POTOMAC APPROACH: | 132.85 120.525 |
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 132.85 120.525 |
EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
WX AWOS-3 at GVE (14 nm E): | 120.225 (540-832-2095) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
GVEr304/16.0 | | GORDONSVILLE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 06W |
MOLr070/34.1 | | MONTEBELLO VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 05W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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: | PCN 65 /F/C/X/T | Single wheel: | 120.0 | Double wheel: | 228.0 | Double tandem: | 368.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
Latitude: | 38-07.859615N | | 38-08.897513N |
Longitude: | 078-27.407948W | | 078-26.873303W |
Elevation: | 640.1 ft. | | 618.3 ft. |
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 left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) UNUSBL BYD 6.5 DEG L OF RCL. |
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: | MELINDA CRAWFORD 100 BOWEN LOOP, SUITE 200 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911 Phone 434-973-8342 X104. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 62 | Single engine airplanes: | | 48 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | Jet airplanes: | | 8 | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 334/day * | 33% | transient general aviation | 30% | local general aviation | 21% | air taxi | 12% | military | 4% | commercial | * for 12-month period ending 28 February 2023 | |
Additional Remarks
A58-21 | +7 FT OBST LGTD EQPT BOX RACK 78 FT FM AER, 250 FT L. |
- | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124. |
- | FOR ACFT SVCS CTC 126.925. |
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 from 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 03 | |
download (350KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (306KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 21 | |
download (244KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 21 | |
download (238KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (129KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Glenn Woodell, of NASA Langley Research Center
Photo taken 10-Apr-2014
looking south.
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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 |
Times for 19-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 10:52 |
Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 11:18 |
Sunset | | 19:24 | | 23:24 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:51 | | 23:51 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Mar-2024 12:05:00 |
Local (UTC-4) | 19-Mar-2024 08:05:00 |
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METAR |
KCHO | 191153Z 29008G17KT 10SM CLR 03/M10 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T00331100 10033 20011 52010
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KGVE 14nm E | 191155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN050 02/M07 A2997 RMK AO1 T00211075 10027 21006
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TAF |
KCHO | 190526Z 1906/2006 32007KT P6SM OVC060 FM191000 25006KT P6SM SKC FM191600 26010G19KT P6SM FEW060 BKN120 FM192200 23011G23KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM200500 22008KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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