Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport

Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport
IATA: CHO – ICAO: KCHO – FAA LID: CHO
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Charlottesville Albemarle Airport Authority
Serves Charlottesville, Virginia
Elevation AMSL 640 ft / 195 m
Coordinates 38°08′19″N 078°27′10″W / 38.13861°N 78.45278°W / 38.13861; -78.45278Coordinates: 38°08′19″N 078°27′10″W / 38.13861°N 78.45278°W / 38.13861; -78.45278
Website www.GoCHO.com
Map
CHO

Location of airport in Virginia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 6,801 2,073 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations 67,371
Based aircraft 65

Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (IATA: CHO, ICAO: KCHO, FAA LID: CHO) is a public use airport located 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. It has operated commercial flights since 1955 and serves the Charlottesville/Albemarle region and surrounding counties with daily non-stop flights to six major cities [2] on three different airlines' subsidiares.[3] CHO underwent major construction in summer 2006 as well as an 800-foot runway expansion that began in summer 2010 and was completed in December 2012.[4][5][6]

This facility is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.[7] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, it had 169,843 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[8] 180,462 enplanements in 2009, and 197,776 in 2010.[9]

On August 20, 2013, Las Vegas based Allegiant Air announced that they would begin non-stop jet service from Charlottesville to Orlando–Sanford International Airport beginning on November 21, 2013. Allegiant would fly twice a week to and from Charlottesville utilizing their fleet of MD-88 jet aircraft.[10]

As of January 31, 2014, Allegiant airlines announced that they would be ending service between Charlottesville and Orlando-Sanford on February 23, 2014. An Allegiant spokesperson says the service fell victim to low demand.[11]

Facilities and aircraft

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport covers an area of 710 acres (287 ha) at an elevation of 640 feet (195 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,801 by 150 feet (2,073 m × 46 m).[1]

The airport has a 60,000 sq ft (6,000 m2) terminal with on-site rental cars, ground transportation, and food service and gifts from "The Market" Gourmet Deli & Gift Shop.[3] 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[12] and aircraft charter firms.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 69,594 aircraft operations, an average of 190 per day: 72% general aviation, 22% air taxi, 6% military, and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 68 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single-engine, 16% jet, 10% multi-engine, and 2% helicopter.[1]

Airlines and destinations

ORD
ATL
LGA
IAD
PHL
CLT
Locations of commercial airline destinations from Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport
AirlinesDestinations
American Eagle Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia
Delta Air Lines Atlanta
Delta Connection Atlanta, New York–LaGuardia
United Express Washington–Dulles

Statistics

Top Routes

Busiest Domestic Routes from Charlottesville (July 2015-June 2016)[13]
Rank City Passengers Top Carriers
1 Charlotte, NC 101,930 American, US Airways
2 Atlanta, GA 63,500 Delta
3 Chicago, IL 42,960 American
4 Washington, DC 29,970 United
5 Philadelphia, PA 22,800 American, US Airways
6 New York, NY 21,660 American, Delta
Top Origination/Destination Markets from Charlottesville, 2013-14[14]
Rank Airport Code City Passengers
1 ORD Chicago 32,741
2 ATL Atlanta 24,880
3 LGA New York 20,687
4 DEN Denver 14,776
5 SFO San Francisco 14,762
6 DFW Dallas/Ft. Worth 14,069
7 IAH Houston 11,851
8 LAX Los Angeles 11,837
9 CLT Charlotte 11,300
10 MCO Orlando 9,987
11 BOS Boston 8,964
12 PHX Phoenix 8,249
13 TPA Tampa 7,558
14 MSY New Orleans 7,412
15 SEA Seattle 7,205
16 MIA Miami 6,587
17 MSP Minneapolis/St. Paul 6,429
18 SFB Orlando 6,192
19 SAN San Diego 6,140
20 PBI West Palm Beach 5,716
21 PHL Philadelphia 5,696
22 LAS Las Vegas 5,564
23 FLL Fort Lauderdale 5,551
24 AUS Austin 5,484
25 DTW Detroit 5,395

Top carriers

(July 2013 – June 2014)[15]
Rank Airline Passengers Destinations
1 US Airways Express 114,356 Charlotte, Philadelphia, New York–LaGuardia
2 Delta Connection 58,363 Atlanta
3 United Express 36,499 Washington–Dulles
4 American Eagle 25,956 Chicago–O'Hare
5 Allegiant Air 3,224 Sanford, FL

Cargo airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
DHL operated by Ameriflight Wilmington, Lynchburg

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for CHO (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration.
  2. ↑ "Routes & Stops - CHO". CHO Official Website. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Airlines CHO". CHO Official Website. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ Sharon C. Fitzgerald (July 14, 2010). "Airport runway expansion taking off". The Daily Progress. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  5. ↑ "FAA Shutdown Could Affect CHO Airport Runway Construction". NBC29.com. August 4, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  6. ↑ Nate Delesline III (December 21, 2012). "Local airport completes runway extension, sees record traffic". The Daily Progress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  7. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
  8. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  10. ↑ Nate Delesline III (August 21, 2013). "Allegiant Air adds Charlottesville". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Allegiant Airlines to End Service at CHO". NBC29.com. January 31, 2014.
  12. ↑ "About Pegasus". Pegasus website. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  13. ↑ "RITA Stats".
  14. ↑ "Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Year Ended June 30, 2014" (PDF). p. 86.
  15. ↑ "Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Year Ended June 30, 2014" (PDF). p. 84.

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