The airports, airlines and FAA team together to ensure travelers have a hassle free, comfortable and most importantly a safe travel experience. Most of the time this works as planned. 98.9% of flights from CHO are completed as scheduled, but occasionally mechanical issues, foul weather or others things disrupt travel. Unfortunately none of us can control the weather so here are a few tips and tricks to make your travel as stress free as possible.
- Pack appropriately for your destination and carry on an extra layer or small blanket.
- Monitor the weather along your route as a storm in North Carolina may effect your trip to Cleveland.
- Sign up for your airline’s app and their alerts should your flight schedule change. The app often knows about changes before the ticket agents do and they’ll often automatically reaccommodate you.
- Be kind! No only to your fellow passengers and travel companions, but the staff at the airport and on board the aircraft. Everyone is experiencing the same challenges.
- Especially during storm season and around holidays, plan for a possible disruptions. Carry on your keys and important documents, medicines, snacks, chargers and activities for the kids and maybe even a change of clothes.
- Hydrate and drink decaf – caffeine is a diuretic and airplane bathrooms are small. Airplanes are also dehumidified to prevent corrosion.
- Above all give yourself extra time to enjoy the journey.
At CHO our team develops and maintains the facilities and also provides some services such as police, fire, maintenance, custodial etc. We have the equivalent of over 50 lane miles of roads to maintain, including plow. The airport employs a fleet of specialty equipment like this 22′ plow operated by a talented and dedicated team. The goal is to keep the airport open and safe at all times, however if at any time anyone on the team feels its unsafe they have the obligation to close that pavement, especially the runway. This is rare
This is a team effort. The TSA screens the passengers, the FAA controls the aircraft, and the FBO supplies the fuel. There are a few things airports don’t do. They don’t price or sell tickets, handle luggage, fly airplanes or control the weather. Most of that is left up to the airlines. So when there is a blizzard outside be assured that there is a team of snow fighters working to keep the runway safe so flights can continue to come and go.
