Asheville Regional Airport
| Asheville Regional Airport | |||
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| Gates 5, 6 and 7 in the main terminal. | |||
| IATA: AVL – ICAO: KAVL – FAA LID: AVL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Asheville | ||
| Operator | Asheville Regional Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Asheville, North Carolina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,165 ft / 660 m | ||
| Coordinates | 35°26′10″N 082°32′30″W / 35.43611°N 82.54167°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16/34 | 8,001 | 2,439 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 67,340 | ||
| Based aircraft | 118 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Asheville Regional Airport (IATA: AVL, ICAO: KAVL, FAA LID: AVL) is a Class C airport near Interstate 40 and Interstate 26 near the town of Fletcher, 9 miles (14 km) south of the city of Asheville, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is owned by the city of Asheville.[1] In 2010 it served a total of 735,760 passengers, an increase of 27% over 2009.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Asheville Regional Airport covers an area of 900 acres (360 ha) and has one runway designated 16/34 with a 8,001 x 150 ft (2,439 x 46 m) asphalt surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 67,340 aircraft operations, an average of 184 per day: 62% general aviation, 29% air taxi, 2% scheduled commercial and 7% military. In 2010, there were 124 aircraft based at this airport: 65% single-engine, 23% multi-engine, 8% jet and 5% helicopter.[1]
The airport currently sees the following models of aircraft on a regular basis:
- Canadair Regional Jet (50 or 70 passengers)
- De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Turboprop (37 or 50 passengers)
- Embraer ERJ (37 or 50 passengers)
- Boeing MD-80 (150 passengers)
- Various charter aircraft
A Concorde visited AVL during a 1987 promotional tour and was snowed in. Chartered Boeing 747s (United Airlines) have also visited, as has an Airbus A340 during the visit of Charles, Prince of Wales, to the nearby Biltmore Estate in 1996. AVL's 8,001-foot (2,439 m) runway allows for the operation of almost any aircraft type. In April 2010, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama landed in Asheville aboard Air Force One (Boeing C-32) for a weekend getaway.
In October 2011, President Obama landed in Asheville aboard the larger (Boeing VC-25) Air Force One to kick off his North Carolina and Virgina bus tour to promote his Jobs Bill and gave a speech at the airport, and made a reference in his speech that the airport needed improvements.[2]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | Orlando-Sanford |
| American Eagle | Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth |
| Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines | New York-LaGuardia |
| Delta Connection operated by ExpressJet | Atlanta |
| Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Detroit |
| United Express operated by ExpressJet | Houston-Intercontinental, Newark |
| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare |
| US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin | Charlotte, New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia |
| US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines | Charlotte |
| US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines | Charlotte |
[edit] Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Atlanta, GA |
125,000 | Delta |
| 2 |  Charlotte, NC |
118,000 | US Airways |
| 3 |  Chicago-O’Hare, IL |
28,000 | United |
| 4 |  Detroit, MI |
22,000 | Delta |
| 5 |  Orlando, FL |
18,000 | AirTran |
| 6 |  New York-LaGuardia, NY |
14,000 | Delta, US Airways |
| 7 |  Houston-Intercontinental, TX |
13,000 | Continental |
| 8 |  Newark, NJ |
12,000 | Continental |
| 9 | Tampa, FL |
7,000 | AirTran |
| 10 | Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
5,000 | American |
[edit] Incidents
On July 19, 1967, Piedmont Airlines Flight 22, a Boeing 727, collided in mid-air with a Cessna 310 just south of the airport in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The collision happened just moments after the 727 took off from the Asheville Airport. All 82 people on both planes were killed.
On March 14, 2003, a Cessna 177 Cardinal crashed into Old Fort Mountain after taking off from the airport. It killed author Amanda Davis, who was on a book tour promoting her first novel Wonder When You'll Miss Me (ISBN 0-688-16781-0), and her parents.
On October 27, 2004, a Beechcraft Duke crashed approximately 0.8 of a mile off the departure end of Runway 34 after an apparent right engine failure, killing all 4 people on board.
On May 4, 2007, a 1977 Cessna 182 en route to Asheville Regional Airport crashed near the airport, killing three Georgia men. Initial reports said that rapper Jay-Z was on-board. These reports were false, however.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for AVL (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
- ^ http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20111018/NEWS01/310180038/Obama-pushes-jobs-bill-Asheville?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7Cs
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=AVL&Airport_Name=Asheville,%20NC:%20Asheville%20Regional&carrier=FACTS
- ^ http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770504024
ATL05FA013 NTSB report 27 October, 2004
[edit] External links
- Asheville Regional Airport, official web site
- Asheville Regional AirportPDF (324 KiB) at NCDOT web site
- Coordinates: 35°26′10″N 82°32′30″W / 35.4362°N 82.5418°W
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KAVL
- ASN accident history for AVL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KAVL
- FAA current AVL delay information
- Aviation Safety Net ASN Aircraft Accident 27-OCT-2004
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