Asheville Regional
AVL · KAVL · Asheville, North Carolina · Buncombe County · map
Asheville Regional is a public-use airport, 9 miles south of Asheville, North Carolina, 2,164 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 8,002 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 132 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 195 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 81,332 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1,197,193 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Asheville Regional?
Its FAA code is AVL, and its ICAO code is KAVL.
Where is Asheville Regional?
It is 9 miles south of Asheville, North Carolina, 2,164 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Asheville Regional?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 8,002 feet long, asphalt.
Does Asheville Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Asheville Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Asheville Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, Charlotte/Douglas International, Chicago O'Hare International, Laguardia, Dallas-Fort Worth International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Asheville Regional?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including University of North Carolina At Asheville and Pf Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Asheville Regional?
7 pilot examiners and 12 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Asheville Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AVL · ICAO KAVL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 2,164 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 6:30 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1961
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 8,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 35: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 121.1 | Asheville |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 120.2 | Asheville |
| Ground | 121.9 | Asheville |
| Approach and departure · Asheville and dp · Class C airspace arriving from headings 080 to 299; Runway 17 | 124.65 | Asheville |
| Approach and departure · Asheville and dp · Class C airspace arriving from headings 300 to 079; Runway 35 | 125.8 | Asheville |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Asheville |
| Sugarloaf Mountain Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.625 | Asheville |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 828-202-3316.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Rutherford County/Marchman Field (30 nm east), Greenville Spartanburg International (36 nm southeast), Greenville Downtown Airport (37 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in North Carolina · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- When tower closed, activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 17 and 35; PAPI runways 17 and 35; high-intensity runway lightss runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 35 right traffic when the control tower closed.
- Flocks of migratory birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 13,384 departures from AVL in those twelve months, carrying 1,128,124 passengers in 1,388,641 seats (81% filled), to 94 destinations (1 abroad) on 21 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville Regional → Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International AVL–ATL | 2,428 | 215,359 | Delta Air Lines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc. |
| Asheville Regional → Charlotte/Douglas International AVL–CLT | 2,153 | 115,562 | Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines Inc., American Airlines Inc. and 4 more |
| Asheville Regional → Chicago O'Hare International AVL–ORD | 1,681 | 89,067 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Envoy Air, GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a... and 2 more |
| Asheville Regional → Laguardia AVL–LGA | 954 | 54,574 | Endeavor Air Inc., Republic Airline |
| Asheville Regional → Dallas-Fort Worth International AVL–DFW | 697 | 67,773 | American Airlines Inc., Envoy Air, PSA Airlines Inc. |
| Asheville Regional → Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International AVL–FLL | 652 | 100,824 | Allegiant Air |
| Asheville Regional → Philadelphia International AVL–PHL | 567 | 23,831 | Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines Inc. |
| Asheville Regional → Newark Liberty International AVL–EWR | 554 | 38,586 | GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a..., Allegiant Air, Republic Airline |
All 94 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 113 |
| multi-engine | 10 |
| jets | 7 |
| helicopters | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 81,332, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 23,230 |
| air taxi and commuter | 9,847 |
| general aviation, travelling | 27,960 |
| general aviation, local | 16,742 |
| military | 3,553 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Asheville from the FAA register
78 aircraft are registered to owners in Asheville, North Carolina: 53 piston singles, 6 drones, 4 turboprops, 4 piston twins, 4 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- University of North Carolina At Asheville 6 aircraft · Asheville
- Pf Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Asheville
- Tech Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Asheville
- Mountain Flyers INC 4 aircraft · Hendersonville, 11 miles away Mountain Flyers Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club based at Asheville Regional Airport in North Carolina.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 7 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 12 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 2 training center examiners.
- David Alan Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Fletcher, NC (5 nm) · (828) 458-8484 · [email protected]
- Gregory Collins private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes · Blue Ridge Sport Flight LLC · Hendersonville, NC (9 nm) · (828) 460-3646 · [email protected]
- Brett Avery Zukowski private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Greenville, SC (37 nm) · (864) 201-9356 · [email protected]
- William Porcher Dubose private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Spartanburg Memorial Downtown Airport · Spartanburg, SC (42 nm) · (803) 256-3544 · [email protected]
- Leonard Litton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Piedmont, SC (43 nm) · (703) 389-7709 · [email protected]
- Harrison Grady Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Central, SC (44 nm) · (864) 986-9664 · [email protected]
- Donald Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · SkyKnight Hangar · Greeneville, TN (47 nm) · (850) 333-4886 · [email protected]
All 32 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 19 since 1982, 9 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Asheville 78 aircraft · 53 piston singles, 6 drones, 4 turboprops
- University of North Carolina At Asheville 6 aircraft in town
- Mh Hospital Manager LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Seacrest Enterprises LLC 2 aircraft in town
- I Love To Fly LLC 2 aircraft in town
- University of North Carolina At Asheville 6 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Pf Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Tech Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 2,428 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc.
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 2,153 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines Inc.
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 1,681 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- Laguardia (LGA) 954 flights in twelve months · Endeavor Air Inc., Republic Airline
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 697 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL) 652 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Philadelphia International (PHL) 567 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines Inc.
- Newark Liberty International (EWR) 554 flights in twelve months · GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express, Allegiant Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 19 since 1982 · 9 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,759 since 1982 · 303 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Carolina 106 landing places
- North Carolina 7,117 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AVL.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.