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Improvements Projects

The Charlottesville Albemarle Airport is working non-stop to enhance the experience of travelers and ensure the needs of the community and the airports’ business partners are met. Maintaining the airport’s complex infrastructure and improving facilities and services results in nearly constant planning, design and construction projects. This improvement page will keep our passengers up to date on current and past construction projects at CHO. To better view, the images, click the link below the image. This project was completed Fall of 2022.

Planning for the future

Airport Layout Plan

Recent Improvement Projects:

Gate 5 Escalator Replacement

New escalators were installed at gate 5.

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Long Term Parking Lot Pavilions and Elevators

This Pavilion Project gives our long-term passengers easier access to the terminal. These pavilions offer have staircases and elevators in each. The project was completed Fall of 2022.

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Past Construction Projects:

September 2021

Demolition of Taxiway E, Construction of Taxiway A4:

  • As of Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 –  The Taxiway E/A4 project is substantially complete as of this afternoon. Taxiway Alpha is now opened full length, and Taxiway Alpha-4 is available also. The ILS and MALSR are also back in service.
  • With the expansion of the air carrier ramp, taxiway E no longer meets FAA design standards.
  • The new taxiway A4 is being constructed to FAA standards.
  • Taxiway A4 will reduce aircraft taxi times.
  • Taxiway A4 will reduce airfield congestion by allowing smaller aircraft to exit the runway sooner, and not have to taxi to the runway end.

Terminal Generator Project:

  • Two newly installed generators will allow the airport terminal to be independent of commercial power.
  • Area power outages will not affect terminal services.
  • Passenger screening and check-in will continue as “normal” during commercial power outages.
  • Airport Parking lighting and services will be uninterrupted, and concession services will be unaffected.

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