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KAVL Asheville Regional Airport
Asheville, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: AVL
Lat/Long: 35-26-10.3000N / 082-32-30.5000W
35-26.171667N / 082-32.508333W
35.4361944 / -82.5418056
(estimated)
Elevation: 2165 ft. / 659.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1985)
From city: 9 miles S of ASHEVILLE, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 28704

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1961
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AVL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
HIRL PRESET TO OFF WHEN TWR CLSD, TO INCREASE INTNSTY AND ACTIVATE HIRL AND MALSR RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index B
Airline operations: PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS 2300-0700; CALL AMGR 828-684-2226.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 121.1
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 120.2
WX ASOS: PHONE 828-681-0131
ASHEVILLE GROUND: 121.9 [0630-2300]
ASHEVILLE TOWER: 121.1 257.8 [0630-2300]
ASHEVILLE APPROACH: 124.65(160-339) 125.8(340-159) 269.575(340-159) 351.8(160-339) [0630-2300]
ASHEVILLE DEPARTURE: 124.65(160-339) 125.8(340-159) 269.575(340-159) 351.8(160-339) [0630-2300]
CLASS C: 125.8(340-159) 351.8(160-339)
CLASS C IC: 124.65(160-339) 269.575(340-159)
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
  • COM UNAVBL BLO 6000' EXCP BY RDU RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R (SUGARLOAF RCO) WHEN AVL APCH CTL CLSD.
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 132.625/281.1(SUGARLOAF RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SUGr280/13.5SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC112.2002W
SOTr134/32.7SNOWBIRD VORTAC108.8004W
SPAr311/38.6SPARTANBURG VORTAC115.7002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BROAD RIVER345/10.437904WBRA -... .-. .-
RUTHERFORD285/29.334405WRFE .-. ..-. .
LAKE KEOWEE016/38.340804WLQK .-.. --.- -.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 8001 x 150 ft. / 2439 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 120.0
Double wheel: 160.0
Double tandem: 260.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
Gradient: NORTHWEST.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 35-26.789763N35-25.552032N
Longitude: 082-32.786528W082-32.230855W
Elevation: 2164.7 ft.2111.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.4% DOWN0.9% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
RIGHT TRAFFIC WHEN ATCT CLSD.
Runway heading: 164 magnetic, 160 true344 magnetic, 340 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (2.80 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: touchdowntouchdown
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lightsMALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Centerline lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, lighted
Instrument approach: ILSILS

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF ASHEVILLE
61 TERMINAL DR SUITE 1
FLETCHER, NC 28732-9442
Phone 828-684-2226
Manager: DAVID EDWARDS
61 TERMINAL DR SUITE 1
FLETCHER, NC 28732-9442
Phone 828-684-2226
PUBLIC SAFETY PHONE 828-687-3554.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 141
Single engine airplanes: 87
Multi engine airplanes: 27
Jet airplanes: 18
Helicopters: 9
    
Aircraft operations: avg 229/day *
60% local general aviation
31% air taxi
4% transient general aviation
2% commercial
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2008

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 16   download (390KB)
ILS OR LOC RWY 34   download (422KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16   download (578KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34   download (466KB)
Radar Approach Procedures available   download (41KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (15KB)
 
Departure Procedures
ASHEVILLE THREE **NEW**   2 pages: [1] [2] (330KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED**   download (71KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFQD - Rutherford County Airport-Marchman Field (30 nm E)
KGSP - Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (36 nm SE)
KGMU - Greenville Downtown Airport (37 nm S)
KLQK - Pickens County Airport (38 nm S)
KGYH - Donaldson Center Airport (41 nm S)
 
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Area around KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
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Diagram of KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport)
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5109:51
Sunrise06:2110:21
Sunset20:4800:48
Evening civil twilight21:1801:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 03:37:26
Local (UTC-4)  04-Jul-2009 23:37:26
 
METAR
KAVL 050254Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01940161 56003
TAF
KAVL 042325Z 0500/0524 22005KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM050200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150 FM051300 17004KT P6SM SCT045 BKN110 FM051800 20004KT P6SM VCSH BKN035CB
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Odyssey Aviation ASRI 129.825
828-684-6832
[web site]
We've served our guests proudly for over 20 years and now we're an independent organization! Our name has changed, but ownership, management and the friendly faces at each location remain the same. We are your "FSP" - Flight Service Partner. It's our people and our personal commitment - the quality of our partnership - that defines the essence of who we are. Our new entity gives us the freedom to invest in improvements that bring exceptional value 'to the table' for our guests. Please join us, as we celebrate and embark upon our Odyssey, to the next level!

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FS 
100LL 
$5.24 
Jet A 
$4.88 
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Landmark Aviation ASRI 130.275
828-687-7110
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...

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FS 
100LL 
$4.80 
Jet A 
$4.50 
GUARANTEED
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC 828-684-9191
828-989-7062
[web site]
[email]
Oxygen service, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft cleaning / washing / detailing, Aircraft parts

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Asheville Regional Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Asheville Regional Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KAVL have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN ASHEVILLE AIRPORT 0.7 60-61
COMFORT INN ASHEVILLE AIRPORT 0.7 67-100
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT ASHEVILLE 10.4 118-219
RENAISSANCE ASHEVILLE HOTEL 11.2 135-339
ECONO LODGE AIRPORT 0.6 54-60
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT ASHEVILLE 0.3 79-94
HAMPTON INN ASHEVILLE I26 7.6 89-109
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT ASHEVILLE, NC 10.4 119-129
HOLIDAY INN ASHEVILLE AIRPORT 0.4 
HOLIDAY INN ASHEVILLE BILTMORE 10.0 84-142
 

Other hotels near Asheville Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN & SUITES BILTMORE SOUTH 3.2 100-101
MOUNTAIN INN AND SUITES AIRPORT 3.7 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Asheville Regional Airport

4 in Fletcher
2 in Arden
9 in Hendersonville
1 in Candler
41 in Asheville
1 in Pisgah Forest
2 in Black Mountain
2 in Canton
 

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Other Pages about Asheville Regional Airport

www.flyavl.com
www.ashevillejet.com/avl.html
www.asheville-nc.com/transportation.html
 
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