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KCHO · Charlottesville Albemarle Airport

ICAO · US · 19 NTSB events

ID KCHO FAA CHO Elev 639 ft Lat 38° 8.32' N Lon 78° 27.17' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,801 ft. Max gradient: 0.32%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 022° 6,801 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.32%
21 202° 6,801 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.32%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 118.425
  • ASOS ASOS 118.425
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 124.500
  • CTAF CTAF 124.500
  • A/D POTOMAC APP/DEP 132.850
  • RDO LEESBURG RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB AZS

    Azalea Park

    0.34 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 16 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate and increase intst MALSR Rwy 03; REIL Rwy 21; HIRL Rwy 03–21 and twy lights. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate and increase intst MALSR Rwy 03; REIL Rwy 21; HIRL Rwy 03–21 and twy lights. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate and increase intst MALSR Rwy 03; REIL Rwy 21; HIRL Rwy 03–21 and twy lights. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt and increase intst MALSR Rwy 03; REIL Rwy 21; HIRL Rwy 03–21 and twy lights—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer and birds on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·VIRGINIA 341 CHAMBERS FLD (See NORFOLK NS (CHAMBERS FLD) on page 369) CHARLOTTESVILLE–ALBEMARLE (CHO)(KCHO) 7 N UTC–5(–4DT) N38º08.38´ W78º27.14´ 640 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE CHO MON Airport RWY 03–21: H6801X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–89, D–114, 2S–175, 2D–171 PCR 360 F/D/X/T HIRL 0.3% up SW RWY 03: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·RWY 03: TORA–6801 TODA–6801 ASDA–6801 LDA–6801 RWY 21: TORA–6801 TODA–6801 ASDA–6801 LDA–6801
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT When ATCT clsd HIRL Rwy 03–21, and twy lights preset low intst.
  • ·Rwy 21 VGSI unusbl byd 6.5 deg L of RCL.
  • ·For acft svcs ctc 126.925.
  • ·PPR 24 hrs for unsked air carrier ops with more than 30 psgr seats, 24 hr PPR for all fixed wing mil aircraft RON, call arpt manager 434–981–4152.
  • ·Wheeled helicopters are requested to ground taxi when transiting arpt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 434-973-8342
  • ·CTAF 124.5 ATIS 118.425 UNICOM 122.95 ®POTOMAC APP/DEP CON 132.85 APP/DEP CON 120.525 TOWER 124.5 (1100–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc Potomac Apch at 866-640-4124.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1100–0400Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·GORDONSVILLE (VH) (H) VORTAC 115.6 GVE Chan 103 N38º00.82´ W78º09.18´ 304º 16.1 NM to fld. 383/6W.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 250º–260º byd 25 NM blo 7,000´ VOR unusable: 005º–050º byd 40 NM 180º–207º byd 40 NM 208º–218º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 208º–218º byd 50 NM 219º–225º byd 40 NM 260º–301º byd 40 NM 302º–312º byd 40 NM blo 9,000´ 302º–312º byd 65 NM 313º–331º byd 40 NM 332º–342º byd 40 NM blo 6,100´ 332º–342º byd 46 NM 343º–360º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 111.7 I–CHO Chan 54 Rwy 03.
  • ·ILS unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·WASHINGTON H–10H, 12I, L–26J, 36H IAP, AD NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · CHO

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

19 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

19

since 1982

Fatal

6

31.6% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 124,505 ops in 2022

2024 total

120,261

10-yr total

974,698

2024 mix

AC/AT 26% · GA 64% · Mil 10%

Events / million ops

2.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.65

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=19

  • Other 4
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Hard landing 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-01-25 Beech V35B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2020-08-28 Tecnam P92 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2014-03-08 Cessna 172N · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2013-12-18 Beech A36TC · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2009-09-03 Mooney 231 · Runway excursion · VMC · night →
2008-10-24 Piper PA-24 · CFIT · night →
2008-08-10 Cessna 172 · Weather · day →
2008-03-08 Cessna 172N · Other · IMC · day →
2006-12-10 Piper PA-32R-300 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2005-07-19 Cessna 172S · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2002-08-18 Cessna 172N · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2000-12-29 Jetstream 4101 · Stall / spin · night →
1997-06-10 Luscombe LL-8-E · Gear-up · day →
1987-03-02 Cessna 172N · Other · VMC · day →
1985-07-23 Cessna 152 · Hard landing · day →
1985-03-10 Cessna 172N · Weather · VMC · day →
1984-02-17 Beech V35B · Other · IMC · day →
1984-01-07 Cessna 150G · Other · VMC · day →
1982-01-27 Piper PA-38-112 · Under/overshoot · night →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in VA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,802 A&P Mechanics 4,380 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 58 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 Schools Flight Schools 56 FBO Fixed Base Operators 51 Clubs Flying Clubs 37 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Bradley Palmer Charlottesville VA 6 nm
Steven Earl Nixon Brandy Station VA 34 nm
Michael Arthur Pearson Fredericksburg VA 47 nm
John Thompson Molumphy Amelia Court House VA 53 nm
Benjamin Reed Thigpen Lynchburg VA 57 nm
Doris Gatewood Lynchburg VA 57 nm
Alan Lowdermilk Manassas VA 58 nm
Spencer Reed Watson Manassas VA 58 nm
Andrew Walton Richmond VA 59 nm
Michael Gwinn Richmond VA 59 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Richard Phillippe Vinal Earlysville VA 1 nm
Michael Thomas Kostelac Earlysville VA 1 nm
Kyle Alan Johnson Earlysville VA 1 nm
Banumathi Kuppusami Cole Earlysville VA 1 nm
Hunter Christopher Johnson Free Union VA 5 nm
William Frank Baskerville Charlottesville VA 6 nm
Paul Alan Bushrow Charlottesville VA 6 nm
Thomas Foster Gaines Charlottesville VA 6 nm
Richard Daniel Marks Charlottesville VA 6 nm
David Parker Rolph Charlottesville VA 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Lee Evart Williams Earlysville VA 1 nm
Robert George Steele Earlysville VA 1 nm
Robert Michael Romanko Earlysville VA 1 nm
Craig M Salone Earlysville VA 1 nm
Matthew James Shaw Earlysville VA 1 nm
Charles Holden Smith Iii Charlottesville VA 6 nm
Steve Haralambos Panos Charlottesville VA 6 nm
David Whitfield Malone Charlottesville VA 6 nm
Rex Cornell Barnette Charlottesville VA 6 nm
James Shannon Blundell Charlottesville VA 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 22 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 48 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 56 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 59 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 76 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 87 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 100 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 100 nm
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
 113 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 119 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.