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Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport

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2016 10 05 14 51 21 Sign at the entrance to the Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Rivanna, Albemarle County, Virginia
2016 10 05 14 51 21 Sign at the entrance to the Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Rivanna, Albemarle County, Virginia

Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (IATA: CHO, ICAO: KCHO, FAA LID: CHO) is an airport eight miles north of Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. It opened in 1955 and serves the Charlottesville/Albemarle region with non-stop flights to five 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 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a non-hub primary commercial service facility. Federal Aviation Administration records say it had 274,767 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2015 and 295,930 in 2016. The Charlottesville Albemarle Airport Authority says there were 628,611 total passengers (enplaned and deplaned) in fiscal year 2017.Piedmont Airlines DC-3s arrived in 1955; the first jets were Piedmont 727s in 1967 (the runway was extended from 4661 ft to 6000 ft at about that time). As of January 2024, the airport was served by ERJ-145, E175, and CRJ-900 aircraft.

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2016 10 05 14 51 21 Sign at the entrance to the Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Rivanna, Albemarle County, Virginia
2016 10 05 14 51 21 Sign at the entrance to the Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Rivanna, Albemarle County, Virginia
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