FAA facility Airport

CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA FAA CHO ICAO KCHO Open to the public

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Runways

1 record · drawn to relative scale

03/21 6,801 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

03 21

Runway-end details

Runway 03/21 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
03	22°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 6,801 · TODA 6,801 · ASDA 6,801 · LDA 6,801
21	202°	—	PAPI · 4-light · right side	—	—	TORA 6,801 · TODA 6,801 · ASDA 6,801 · LDA 6,801

Communications

12 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
ATIS	118.425	0600-2300
APCH/S DEP/S	120.525	—
EMERG	121.5	0600-2300
GND/P	121.9	0600-2300
UNICOM	122.95	—
CTAF	124.5	—
LCL/P	124.5	0600-2300
APCH/P DEP/P	132.85	—
EMERG	243.0	0600-2300
APCH/P DEP/P	323.125	—
GND/P	338.275	0600-2300
LCL/P	338.275	0600-2300

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
03	ILS/DME	I	111.7	Operational ifr (1982-08-16)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KCHO

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: CHO / KCHO
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index B I B
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: FAA control tower
Landing fee: Charged

Location

City: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
County: Albemarle
FAA region: Eastern region
Coordinates: 38.13964, -78.45234
Elevation: 640.1 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

CHO Commissioning date not listed ASOS

Wildlife strikes

81Reported strikes

10With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-03-10. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	3	0
2013	2	0
2014	3	0
2015	2	0
2016	2	0
2017	1	0
2018	3	1
2019	7	0
2020	2	0
2021	1	0
2022	4	1
2023	8	2
2024	13	1
2025	13	0
2026	2	1

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.