Asheville Regional Airport
Asheville Regional Airport | |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | KAVL |
IATA code | AVL |
Coordinates | |
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
Traffic figures
year | Passenger volume | Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail) |
Flight movements |
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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
rank | city | Passengers | airline |
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1 | Atlanta , Georgia | 157,450 | delta |
2 | Charlotte , North Carolina | 149,740 | American |
3 | Fort Lauderdale , Florida | 129,490 | Allegiant |
4th | St. Petersburg , Florida | 68,680 | Allegiant |
5 | Orlando – Sanford , Florida | 61,800 | Allegiant |
6th | Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois | 47,730 | American, United |
7th | Newark , New Jersey | 29,200 | Allegiant, United |
8th | Washington – National , Washington, DC | 26,660 | Allegiant |
9 | 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
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 .