Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport


Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport is eight miles north of Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, Virginia. It opened in 1955 and serves the Charlottesville/Albemarle region with non-stop flights to six major cities on three airlines' subsidiaries. CHO underwent major construction in summer 2006; an 800-foot runway extension began in summer 2010 and was completed in December 2012.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems categorized it as a primary commercial service airport. Federal Aviation Administration records say it had 274,767 passenger boardings in calendar year 2015 and 295,930 in 2016. The Charlottesville Albemarle Airport Authority says there were 628,611 total passengers in fiscal year 2017.
Piedmont Airlines DC-3s arrived in 1955; the first jets were Piedmont 727s in 1967.

Facilities

The airport covers 754 acres at an elevation of 640 feet. Its single runway, 3/21, is long.
The airport has a terminal with on-site rental cars, ground transportation, and food service and gifts from "The Market" Gourmet Deli & Gift Shop. General aviation facilities include an executive terminal offering a full-service by the fixed-base operator, Landmark Aviation, flight schools, emergency medical transportation provided by the UVA Hospital's Pegasus service and aircraft charter firms.
In 2011 the airport had 69,594 aircraft operations, average 190 per day: 72% general aviation, 22% air taxi, 6% military, and <1% airline. 68 aircraft were then based at this airport: 72% single-engine, 16% jet, 10% multi-engine, and 2% helicopter.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Destinations map

Cargo

Statistics

Top Routes

RankAirport CodeCityPassengers
1ORDChicago41,382
2LGANew York29,272
3ATLAtlanta27,196
4SFOSan Francisco18,483
5DENDenver17,282
6DFWDallas/Ft. Worth15,889
7CLTCharlotte14,756
8LAXLos Angeles14,269
9IAHHouston11,957
10MCOOrlando11,567
11BOSBoston11,516
12TPATampa10,142
13SEASeattle/Tacoma9,896
14SANSan Diego9,812
15PHXPhoenix9,122
16MSYNew Orleans8,828
17AUSAustin8,056
18FLLFort Lauderdale8,026
19MSPMinneapolis/St. Paul7,883
20LASLas Vegas7,185
21MIAMiami7,131
22PHLPhiladelphia6,536
23BNANashville6,526
24JAXJacksonville6,297
25DTWDetroit6,067
26PBIWest Palm Beach5,949
27SATSan Antonio5,831
28RSWFort Myers5,793
29STLSt. Louis5,549
30SLCSalt Lake City5,536
31MCIKansas City5,230
32PDXPortland, OR4,742
33INDIndianapolis4,262
34MKEMilwaukee4,124
35MEMMemphis4,045
36BDLHartford3,791
37CHSCharleston3,742
38BHMBirmingham3,623
39SRQSarasota/Bradenton3,312
40MSNMadison3,234
41OKCOklahoma City2,944
42EWRNew York/Newark2,770
43SMFSacramento2,525
44OMAOmaha2,413
45PVDProvidence2,399
46SDFLouisville2,313
47ABQAlbuquerque2,281
48SAVSavannah2,229
49PWMPortland, ME2,225
50TULTulsa2,080

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Accidents and incidents