Asheville Regional Airport

Asheville Regional Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	KAVL
IATA code	AVL
Coordinates	35 ° 26 '10 " N , 82 ° 32' 30" W Coordinates: 35 ° 26 '10 " N , 82 ° 32' 30" W
Height above MSL	660 m (2165 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	11 miles south of Asheville
Street
Local transport	bus
Basic data
opening	June 1961
operator	Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority (GARAA)
surface	364 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	1,616,762 (2019)
Air freight	11 t (2017)
Flight ; movements	75,184 (2019)
Employees	750 (2013)
Runways
16/34	2439 m × 46 m asphalt
17/35	2134 m × 30 m asphalt

The Asheville Regional Airport ( IATA : AVL , ICAO : KAVL ) is a regional airport in the state of the United States North Carolina and is located in Fletcher, 18 kilometers south of Asheville . It is located on Interstate 26 and US Highway 74 at an altitude of 660 m above sea level . The airport is operated by the city of Asheville. In 2019, 1,616,762 passengers were handled here.

Airport information

The airport serves domestic, regional and private air traffic. It has a terminal as well as a runway and is primarily used for shuttle services to international airports in the region, such as Charlotte Airport .

Airlines

Inside view of the terminal

Traffic figures

Source: Asheville Regional Airport

Asheville Regional Airport traffic 2009-2019
year	Passenger volume	Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail)	Flight movements
2019	1,616,762		75.184
2018	1,134,568		61,298
2017	956.634	11	66,350
2016	826,648	14th	63,977
2015	787.135	16	63.182
2014	756.425	19th	68,860
2013	678.023	25th	62,951
2012	633.848	25th	61,662
2011	721.677	54	62,016
2010	735.760	58	67,340
2009	579,443	61	66,437

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Asheville (2019)
rank	city	Passengers	airline
01	Atlanta , Georgia	157,450	delta
02	Charlotte , North Carolina	149,740	American
03	Fort Lauderdale , Florida	129,490	Allegiant
04th	St. Petersburg , Florida	68,680	Allegiant
05	Orlando – Sanford , Florida	61,800	Allegiant
06th	Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois	47,730	American, United
07th	Newark , New Jersey	29,200	Allegiant, United
08th	Washington – National , Washington, DC	26,660	Allegiant
09	Punta Gorda , Florida	25,860	Allegiant
10	Orlando , Florida	21,240	Spirit

Web links

Commons : Asheville Regional Airport - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Official website of the Asheville Regional Airport (english)

Individual evidence

^ History. FlyAVL.com, accessed August 14, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Statistics. FlyAVL.com, accessed April 4, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b North America Airport Rankings. ACI-NA.org , accessed March 4, 2019 .
↑ AVL's economic impact is nearly half a billion dollars. FlyAVL.com, April 8, 2013, accessed September 15, 2018 .
^ Asheville, NC: Asheville Regional (AVL). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 4, 2020 .
↑ Airlines. FlyAVL.com, accessed April 4, 2020 .

[history-1] History. FlyAVL.com, accessed August 14, 2017 .

[statistics-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Statistics. FlyAVL.com, accessed April 4, 2020 .

[ranking-3] North America Airport Rankings. ACI-NA.org , accessed March 4, 2019 .

[impact-4] AVL's economic impact is nearly half a billion dollars. FlyAVL.com, April 8, 2013, accessed September 15, 2018 .

[bts-5] Asheville, NC: Asheville Regional (AVL). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 4, 2020 .

[airlines-6] Airlines. FlyAVL.com, accessed April 4, 2020 .