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| Asheville Regional Airport (IATA: AVL, ICAO: KAVL, FAA LID: AVL) is a Class C airport near Interstate 26 near the town of Fletcher, 9 miles (14 km) south of downtown Asheville, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023 categorized it as a small-hub primary commercial service facility. In 2019 it served an all-time record number of passengers for the airport, 1,616,762, an increase of 43% over 2018 and the sixth consecutive year of record traffic
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| The airport opened with a 6500-foot runway in 1961, replacing the former airport at 35.439°N 82.481°W. The reopening of runway 17/35 after resurfacing was completed in 2019, the new runway is 8001x150
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| ==Official Spotting Locations== | | ==Official Spotting Locations== |
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| ==Facilities and Transportation== | | ==Facilities and Transportation== |
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| |+ '''Busiest domestic routes from AVL''' (June 2020 - May 2021)/>
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| ! Rank
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| ! City
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| ! Passengers
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| ! Carriers
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| | 1
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| | [[Charlotte/Douglas International Airport|Charlotte, North Carolina]]
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| | 84,000
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| | American
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| | 2
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| | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta, Georgia]]
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| | 60,000
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| | Delta
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| | 3
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| | [[Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
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| | 53,000
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| | Allegiant
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| | 4
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| | [[St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport|St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Florida]]
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| | 38,000
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| | Allegiant
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| | 5
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| | [[Orlando Sanford International Airport|Orlando/Sanford, Florida]]
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| | 38,000
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| | Allegiant
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| | 6
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| | [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas]]
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| | 22,000
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| | American
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| | 7
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| | [[Punta Gorda Airport (Florida)|Punta Gorda/Ft Myers, Florida]]
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| | 17,000
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| | Allegiant
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| | 8
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| | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois]]
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| | 15,000
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| | American, United
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| | 9
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| | [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles, Virginia]]
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| | 14,000
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| | United
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| | 10
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| | [[Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport|Sarasota, Florida]]
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| | 9,000
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| | Allegiant
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