Charlottesville
CHO · KCHOCharlottesville Albemarle Airport
Passengers a year
689.6K
#165 busiest in the U.S.
5
nonstop destinations
22
airlines
20
departures a day
70.6%
arrivals on time
4.2%
flights cancelled
79.7%
load factor


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 114th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is MLI at 38%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DL | 37.2% | 256.6K | 2 | 81.7% | -3.9% |
AA | 35.4% | 244.4K | 2 | — | -0.6% |
UA | 26.7% | 184.1K | 2 | — | +6% |
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. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. 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
American Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines · American Airlines
United Airlines
United Airlines
All nonstop destinations
5 nonstop · 3 airlines · 5 domestic / 0 intl
American Eagle · operated by Piedmont Airlines, Republic Airways
Aircraft
By share of departures at Charlottesville.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
3,573 departures · 87% full
49.7%
- Regional
1,541 departures · 83% full
21.4%
Bombardier CRJ-550
991 departures · 76% full
13.8%
- Regional
473 departures · 70% full
6.6%
- Narrowbody
228 departures · 83% full
3.2%
- Regional
209 departures · 87% full
2.9%
- Regional
74 departures · 67% full
1.0%
- Narrowbody
18 departures · 38% full
0.3%
Pilatus PC-12
15 departures · 33% full
0.2%
- Regional
13 departures · 0% full
0.2%
When Charlottesville is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Sep
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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
- 389,925 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Charlottesville, 71 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 25 arrive late, and 4 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
26 min
average delay
76
flights cancelled
1.7K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Delta Air Lines 81.7%
Least reliable here
SkyWest Airlines 66.8%
Among US airports
#165
Frequently asked
How busy is Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO)?
Charlottesville Albemarle Airport handled about 689.6K 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 70.6% of flights arriving at Charlottesville (CHO) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 4.2% 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 August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).