Airports / North Carolina / AVL
Asheville Regional Airport
KAVL / AVLAsheville, North CarolinaELEV 2,165 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
36 nm
To the nearest alternate
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL / AVL) is a mid-sized airport serving Asheville, North Carolina. The field lies at an elevation of 2,165 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
AVL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP, 36 nm), Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU, 37 nm), and Anderson Regional Airport (AND, 57 nm).
For arrival logistics and seasonal timing, see the Asheville, NC destination guide. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from AVL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
4/5 reviews“This facility was incredibly clean, the staff members were friendly, and the announcements were easy to hear.”
Stephen Riegel5★ on Google
Easy in & out
3/5 reviews“This facility was incredibly clean, the staff members were friendly, and the announcements were easy to hear.”
Stephen Riegel5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Asheville Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KAVL
IATA
AVL
FAA / Local
AVL
Elevation
2,165 ft
Coordinates
35.4355° N · 82.5419° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs NC fields
state range 11–2,165 ft
At 2,165 ft, AVL sits higher than 97% of the 38 North Carolina fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 36nmGSPGreenville-Spartanburg International AirportGreenville/Greer/Spartanburg
- 37nmGMUGreenville Downtown AirportGreenville
- 57nmANDAnderson Regional AirportAnderson
- 59nmHKYHickory Regional AirportHickory
- 63nmTRITri-Cities Regional TN/VA AirportBlountville
- 66nmKRHPWestern Carolina Regional AirportAndrews
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapKAVL · Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, NC
From the ramp
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