AirportsCharlottesville Albemarle Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Charlottesville, in Virginia, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CHO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CHO
- ICAO code
- KCHO
- City
- Charlottesville
- State or region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.1386° N, 78.4529° W
- Elevation
- 195 m (639 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,073 m (6,801 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CHO means Charlottesville Albemarle Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KCHO. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.1386° N, 78.4529° W. It stands 195 metres (639 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Richmond, about 109 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Charlottesville Albemarle Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,073 metres (6,801 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 367.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,073 m 6,801 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah Valley Regional AirportWeyers Cave | SHD | 41 km |
| Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn FieldLynchburg | LYH | 112 km |
| Richmond International AirportRichmond | RIC | 122 km |
| Washington Dulles International AirportDulles | IAD | 125 km |
| Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportWashington | DCA | 147 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,175 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,982 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,481 km | 14 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,026 km | 7 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 488 km | 1 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,595 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,617 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,925 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,581 km | 19 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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