Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)

AVL
Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)
Asheville, NC
Latest photos of Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)
KAVL, From 10,000 feet MSL looking south. The FAA determined that the runway was too close to the taxiway. They built a whole new runway (west side), tore up the old runway and built a new one (in the center). This has been in process several years., photo by Jim Monroe
Jim Monroe
AVL, Picture from the cabin of an ATR-72, photo by Ian Phillips
Ian Phillips
AVL, Tower, photo by N6701
N6701
AVL, Ticketing Area, photo by N6701
N6701
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier AVL
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 82°32'31.3710" W / 35°26'10.0070" N
-82.542047 / 35.436113 (Estimated)
Elevation 2163.90 ft / 659.56 m (Surveyed)
Land 900 acres
From nearest city 9 nautical miles S of Asheville, NC
Location Buncombe County, NC
Magnetic Variation 07W (2020)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner GREATER ASHEVILLE RGNL ARPT AUTH.
Address 61 TERMINAL DR SUITE 1
FLETCHER, NC 28732-9442
Phone number 828-684-2226
Manager LEW S. BLEIWEIS, A.A.E.
Address 61 TERMINAL DRIVE; SUITE 1
FLETCHER, NC 28731-9442
Phone number 828-684-4577
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower ATCT-TRACON
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart ATLANTA
Region ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC ZTL - ATLANTA
Tie-in FSS RDU - RALEIGH
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility AVL (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date 1973/05
Airport Communications
CTAF 121.1 MHz
UNICOM 122.95 MHz
ASOS AVL (828-202-3316)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair MINOR
Power plant repair MINOR
Bottled oxygen HIGH
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AFRT,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions 8002 x 150 ft (2439 x 46 m)
Surface ASPH (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights High
17 35
Alignment 160° 340°
Physical elevation 2163.90 ft 2117.40 ft
Coordinates 35.446429 / -82.546680 35.425797 / -82.537416
Traffic pattern Left Right
Runway marking Precision instrument , Good Condition Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type ILS/DME ILS/DME
VGSI 4-light PAPI on right 4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment touchdown, rollout touchdown, rollout
Approach light MALSR MALSR
Runway end lights No No
CL lights Yes Yes
TDZ lights No Yes
Remarks
  • FOR THE ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT AIRCRAFT DIVERSIONS EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY PLAN AND FACILITY CONSTRAINTS CTC ARPT ADMIN AT 828-684-2226.
  • FLOCKS OF MIGRATORY BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
  • WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.