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Asheville Regional Airport

Asheville Regional Airport
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Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Asheville
Operator Asheville Regional Airport Authority
Serves Asheville, North Carolina
Location Fletcher, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL 2,165 ft / 660 m
Coordinates 35°26′10″N 082°32′30″W / 35.43611°N 82.54167°W / 35.43611; -82.54167Coordinates: 35°26′10″N 082°32′30″W / 35.43611°N 82.54167°W / 35.43611; -82.54167
Website www.flyavl.com
Map
AVL is located in North Carolina
AVL
AVL
Location of airport in North Carolina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 8,001 2,439 Asphalt (Closed)
17/35 7,001 2,134 Asphalt (Temporary Runway)
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 67,340
Based aircraft 118
Aircraft operations 67,340
Based aircraft 118

Asheville Regional Airport (IATA: AVLICAO: KAVLFAA LID: AVL) is a Class C airport near Interstate 26 near the town of Fletcher, 9 miles (14 km) south of Asheville, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is owned by the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority. In 2015 it served an all-time record number of passengers for the airport, 787,037, an increase of 4% over 2014.

It opened in 1961, replacing the airport at 35°26′20″N 82°28′52″W / 35.439°N 82.481°W / 35.439; -82.481.

Asheville Regional Airport covers 900 acres (360 ha) and has one asphalt runway, measuring 8,001 x 150 ft (2,439 x 46 m).

In 2015 the airport had 63,182 aircraft operations, an average 173 per day: 66% general aviation, 16% air taxi, 9% scheduled commercial and 9% military. In 2013, 166 aircraft were based at this airport: 65% single-engine, 21% multi-engine, 11% jet and 2% helicopter.


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