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CHO Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, Charlottesville, VA · KCHO

Current weather at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport in Charlottesville, VA (IATA CHO, ICAO KCHO): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 190° at 12 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

CHO airport info CHO NOTAMs

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at on Nov 5, 33 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south (190° true) at 12 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: scattered clouds at 2,600 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 19°C (67°F), dew point 18°C (65°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.93 inHg (1014 hPa).
METAR KCHO 051253Z 19012KT 10SM SCT026 19/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01940183

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 190° at 12 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
03022°Tailwind 12 kt2 kt from the right6,801 ft
21 Most headwind202°12 kt2 kt from the left6,801 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued , valid to 

TAF KCHO 051120Z 0512/0612 19011KT P6SM BKN027 FM051300 19011KT P6SM SCT020 OVC035 FM052000 20009G16KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM060300 18004KT P6SM -DZ BKN020 OVC035 FM060900 09002KT 3SM -RA BR BKN005 OVC015
  1. to
    Wind 190° at 11 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 2,700 ft.
  2. From (until )
    Wind 190° at 11 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 2,000 ft, overcast at 3,500 ft.
  3. From (until )
    Wind 200° at 9 kt, gusting 16 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 3,500 ft, broken clouds at 5,000 ft.
  4. From (until )
    Wind 180° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light drizzle; broken clouds at 2,000 ft, overcast at 3,500 ft.
  5. From (until )
    Wind 090° at 2 kt; visibility 3 miles; light rain, mist; broken clouds at 500 ft, overcast at 1,500 ft.

Airport diagram

FAA airport diagram of Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO). The official FAA PDF below has the full detail.

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

FBOs and services

FBOs

  • Signature Charlottesville100 Aviation Drive, Suite 100, Charlotte, VA 22911+1 434-978-1474Hours: 24 hours a day/7 days a weekARINC 129.625Signature pageSource: Signature Aviation

FBO locations from the operators' own sites, may be out of date. Call ahead to confirm services and hours.

Not listed? The FBO may not be in OpenStreetMap. Send a correction.

Signature Aviation locations, as of Nov 5, 2026.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.

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