KCHO· CHO· Charlottesville

Charlottesville Albemarle Airport

medium airport · elevation 639 ft (195 m)

10:24Z 00:00Z Day

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Current METARVFR

4 min ago·22:53Z

KCHO 262253Z 03010KT 10SM OVC031 12/06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01220056

Wind

030° 10 kt

Visibility

10 SM

Ceiling

3,100 ft

Temperature

12°C / 6°C

temp / dew

QNH

1020 hPa

30.12 inHg

Clouds

OVC 3,100ft

Weather

—

Station

KCHO

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1019.9 HPa hourly temperature of 12.2°C and dew point of 5.6°C

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

SIGMET / AIRMET (0)

None active in area.

PIREPs (7)

FL035C56X
7 min ago
OVC 3800ft
FL300CRJ9
18 min ago
SKC 30000ft–60000ft
FL040B752
25 min ago
BKN 3700ft–6000ft
FL040B737
39 min ago
OVC 4000ft–5200ft
FL045DA40
48 min ago
FL045A320
51 min ago
FL036C340
52 min ago
OVC–4900ft, OVC 3600ft

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

03/212073 mASP

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 03/21	HW 10 kt	XW 1 kt R

38.1386°, -78.4529°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 03/21 (use 03)	Preferred	HW 10	1 R	—

Density altitude

249 ft

elevation 639 ft

ISA deviation

-1.7°C

Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KCHO

ATIS118.425
GND121.900
TWR124.500
A/DPOTOMAC APP/DEP132.850
ASOS118.425
CTAF124.500
RDOLEESBURG RDO122.200
UNICUNICOM122.950

Navaids near airportassoc. KCHO

Ident	Type	Freq	Power
AZS	NDB	336 kHz	LOW

Runways1

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 03/21	ASP	6,801 ft (2,073 m)	Lit	—

RWY 03/216,801 ft (2,073 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—

24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KCHO

Wind5 kt

Vis9.7 km

Temp14°C

QNH1010 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=317

3–6 kt

6–10 kt

10–16 kt

16–22 kt

>22 kt

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Charlottesville Albemarle Airport

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/04/26 19:03 UTC

27/00Z

27/06Z

27/12Z

27/18Z

BASEMVFR

FMVFR

FMMVFR

MVFRBASE26/19Z → 26/22Z0808G16KT · 6 SM · BKN022 OVC035

Wind: 0808G16KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN022 OVC035

TAF AMD KCHO 261901Z 2619/2718 08008G16KT P6SM BKN022 OVC035

VFRFM26/22Z → 27/01Z0407G15KT · 6 SM · SCT025 BKN035

Wind: 0407G15KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT025 BKN035

FM262200 04007G15KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035

MVFRFM27/01Z → 27/08Z0505KT · 6 SM · SCT035

Wind: 0505KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT035

FM270100 05005KT P6SM SCT035

MVFRFM27/08Z → 27/14Z0602KT · 4 SM · BR · FEW005

Wind: 0602KT

Visibility: 4 SM

Weather: BR

Clouds: FEW005

FM270800 06002KT 4SM BR FEW005

MVFRFM27/14Z → 27/18Z0805KT · 6 SM · FEW050

Wind: 0805KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: FEW050

FM271400 08005KT P6SM FEW050

Raw TAF

TAF AMD KCHO 261901Z 2619/2718 08008G16KT P6SM BKN022 OVC035 FM262200 04007G15KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM270100 05005KT P6SM SCT035 FM270800 06002KT 4SM BR FEW005 FM271400 08005KT P6SM FEW050

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