Asheville Regional Airport

Asheville Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Asheville
OperatorAsheville Regional Airport Authority
ServesAsheville, North Carolina
LocationAsheville, North Carolina[1]
Opened1961 (1961)
Operating base forAllegiant Air[2]
Elevation AMSL2,164 ft / 660 m
Coordinates35°26′10″N 082°32′30″W / 35.43611°N 82.54167°W / 35.43611; -82.54167
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Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 8,002 2,439 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (year ending 3/31/2023)80,199
Based aircraft (2023)132
Passenger volume (2023)2,246,411

Asheville Regional Airport (IATA: AVL, ICAO: KAVL, FAA LID: AVL) is a Class C airport near Interstate 26 and the town of Fletcher, North Carolina, 9 miles (14 km) south of downtown Asheville. It is owned by the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority.[3] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023 categorized it as a small-hub primary commercial service facility.[6] In 2023 it served an all-time record number of passengers for the airport, 2,246,411, an increase of 22.2% over 2022.[7]

The airport opened initially with a 6500-foot runway in 1961, replacing the former airport at 35°26′20″N 82°28′52″W / 35.439°N 82.481°W / 35.439; -82.481 (Former airport serving Asheville).

  1. ^ "HOUSE BILL 1283" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. June 18, 1959. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Asheville Takes Off to Fun and Amusement" (Press release). Asheville, NC: Allegiant Travel Company. Acquire Media. September 13, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  3. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for AVL PDF, effective July 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "RITA BTS Transtats - AVL". transtats.bts.gov. March 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Asheville Airport has record year for passengers in 2023". flyavl.com. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. p. 75. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Asheville Airport Sets All-Time Record Serving 2,246,411 Passengers in 2023". flyavl.com. Retrieved February 5, 2024.