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Charlottesville (CHO) to Roanoke (ROA)

100mi
162 km87 nm

Flight time

≈ 1h 00m

Bearing

236° SW

Charlottesville (CHO) to Roanoke (ROA) is 100 miles (162 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

Route map: CHO → ROACHOROA

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What actually flies CHOROA

US DOT T-100 · filed data

In March 2026, Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CHO–ROA; the Embraer ERJ-145 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 78% full.

Departures

1

March 2026

Seats

50

both directions

Passengers

39

both directions

Load factor

78.0%

passengers ÷ seats

Who flies CHO–ROA?

Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CHO–ROA in March 2026 (1 departures).

  • PT

    Piedmont Airlines

    1 departures · 50 seats

    78.0%

    Load

What plane flies CHO–ROA?

In March 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew 100% of CHO–ROA departures.

How has CHO–ROA traffic changed?

Nonstop CHO–ROA departures fell from 2 in May 2025 to 1 in March 2026.

Monthly nonstop CHOROA traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • May 2025

    2 departures · 90 passengers

    90.0%

    Load

  • June 2025

    1 departures · 12 passengers

    24.0%

    Load

  • July 2025

    1 departures · 48 passengers

    96.0%

    Load

  • August 2025

    3 departures · 104 passengers

    61.5%

    Load

  • September 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • October 2025

    2 departures · 93 passengers

    93.0%

    Load

  • November 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • December 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • January 2026

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • February 2026

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • March 2026

    1 departures · 39 passengers

    78.0%

    Load

Nonstop CHO–ROA traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.

Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.

The airports

CHO

US

Charlottesville Albemarle Airport

Coordinates

38.14°N, 78.45°W

Hemisphere

N · W

ROA

US

Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport

Coordinates

37.33°N, 79.98°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Charlottesville (CHO) from Roanoke (ROA)?

CHO to ROA is 100 miles (162 km / 87 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from CHO to ROA?

A nonstop covers the 100-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 00m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies CHO–ROA?

In March 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).

What mileage do I earn flying CHO–ROA?

Distance-based programs credit off the 100-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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