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Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport is a public use airport located north of Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. It has operated commercial flights since 1955 and serves the Charlottesville/Albemarle region and surrounding counties with 46 daily non-stop flights to seven major cities on four different airlines' subsidiares.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About CHO )〕 CHO underwent major construction in summer 2006 as well as an 800-foot runway expansion that began in summer 2010 and was completed in December 2012. This facility is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorized it as a ''primary commercial service'' airport.〔 〕 As per Federal Aviation Administration records, it had 169,843 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,〔 〕 180,462 enplanements in 2009, and 197,776 in 2010.〔 〕 On August 20, 2013, Las Vegas based Allegiant Air announced that they would begin non-stop jet service from Charlottesville to Orlando–Sanford International Airport beginning on November 21, 2013. Allegiant would fly twice a week to and from Charlottesville utilizing their fleet of MD-88 jet aircraft. As of January 31, 2014, Allegiant airlines announced that they would be ending service between Charlottesville and Orlando-Sanford on February 23, 2014. An Allegiant spokesperson says the service fell victim to low demand. == Facilities and aircraft == Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport covers an area of 610 acres (247 ha) at an elevation of 640 feet (195 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring .〔 The airport has a terminal with on-site rental cars, ground transportation, and food service and gifts from "The Market" Gourmet Deli & Gift Shop.〔 General aviation facilities include an executive terminal offering a full-service by the fixed base operator, Landmark Aviation, flight schools, emergency medical transportation provided by the UVA Hospital's ''Pegasus'' service〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Pegasus )〕 and aircraft charter firms. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 69,594 aircraft operations, an average of 190 per day: 72% general aviation, 22% air taxi, 6% military, and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 68 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single-engine, 16% jet, 10% multi-engine, and 2% helicopter.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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