Charlottesville

CHO · KCHO

Charlottesville Albemarle Airport

38.14°, -78.45°VA, United States

Passengers a year

687.4K

#165 busiest in the U.S.

5

nonstop destinations

22

airlines

20

departures a day

70.2%

arrivals on time

4.1%

flights cancelled

80.5%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from CHO, by passengers: CLT, ATL, LGA, IAD, ORDCHOORDIADLGACLTATL
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Charlottesville, with 37% of all passengers. 22 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Delta Air Lines holds 37% of the airport — the 112th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is GTF at 37%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
DL
Delta84% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, Republic, SkyWest
37.0%254.3K-5.7%
AA
American83% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Piedmont, Republic, PSA
35.9%247K-2.3%
UA
United78% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest, CommuteAir, Republic
26.4%181.6K+2.7%
MX
Breeze48% full
0.2%1.7K—
G4
Allegiant61% full
0.2%1.5K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

5 nonstop destinations from Charlottesville, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    108.1K departing · 88% full

    American Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    90.7K departing · 87% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • New York (LGA)

    51.2K departing · 73% full

    Delta Air Lines · American Airlines

  • Dulles (IAD)

    46.1K departing · 82% full

    United Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    46K departing · 79% full

    United Airlines

All nonstop destinations

5 nonstop · 3 airlines · 5 domestic / 0 intl

ATLAtlanta

Delta Connection · operated by Endeavor Air

LGANew York

Delta Air Lines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Charlottesville.

Body class · share of departures

When Charlottesville is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

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Departures a month · peak April 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
170,955
1991
134,295
1992
87,947
1993
11,738
1996
5,191
1997
17,794
2000
32,190
2001
31,234
2002
155,881
2003
330,270
2004
370,544
2005
392,885
2006
370,049
2007
372,386
2008
339,418
2009
361,070
2010
394,013
2011
431,987
2012
460,230
2013
458,943
2014
499,337
2015
548,730
2016
591,218
2017
666,884
2018
702,696
2019
772,693
2020
265,492
2021
428,380
2022
523,764
2023
617,412
2024
699,159
2025
706,263
2026
274,735 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Charlottesville, 70 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 26 arrive late, and 4 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 70Late 26Cancelled 4

27 min

average delay

71

flights cancelled

1.7K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Republic Airways 77%

Least reliable here

SkyWest Airlines 65.8%

Among US airports

#165

Frequently asked

How busy is Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO)?

Charlottesville Albemarle Airport handled about 687.4K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #165 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 20 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO)?

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Charlottesville (CHO), flying about 37% of its passengers. 22 airlines serve Charlottesville in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO)?

Charlottesville (CHO) has 5 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO)?

About 70.2% of flights arriving at Charlottesville (CHO) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 4.1% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO)?

The Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures from Charlottesville (CHO), about 50% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Charlottesville. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).