Asheville

AVL · KAVL

Asheville Regional Airport

35.44°, -82.54°NC, United States

Passengers a year

2.3M

#102 busiest in the U.S.

27

nonstop destinations

20

airlines

37

departures a day

75.9%

arrivals on time

1.8%

flights cancelled

82.0%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from AVL, by passengers: ATL, CLT, FLL, ORD, PIE, SFB, DFW, LGA, DEN, EWRAVLDENORDEWRLGACLTFLLSFBPIEATLDFW
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

Allegiant Air is the largest carrier at Asheville, with 40% of all passengers. 20 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Allegiant Air holds 40% of the airport — the 32nd most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is ISP at 41%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
G4
Allegiant82% full
40.2%904.8K-1.4%
AA
American80% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Piedmont, Envoy, PSA, Republic, SkyWest
27.3%613.9K+3.9%
DL
Delta82% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, Republic, SkyWest
22.8%513.4K+10.4%
UA
United84% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest, GoJet, Republic
8.7%196.3K+34.2%
SY
Sun Country78% full
0.7%15.4K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

27 nonstop destinations from Asheville, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    215.4K departing · 86% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    115.6K departing · 77% full

    American Airlines

  • Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

    100.8K departing · 85% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Chicago (ORD)

    89.1K departing · 82% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Pinellas Park (PIE)

    75.6K departing · 84% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Orlando (SFB)

    75K departing · 81% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    67.8K departing · 85% full

    American Airlines

  • New York (LGA)

    54.6K departing · 77% full

    Delta Air Lines · American Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    41K departing · 87% full

    United Airlines · Allegiant Air

  • Newark (EWR)

    38.6K departing · 82% full

    United Airlines · Allegiant Air

All nonstop destinations

27 nonstop · 6 airlines · 27 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Asheville.

Body class · share of departures

When Asheville is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak July 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
276,916
1991
325,828
1992
315,917
1993
357,133
1994
505,627
1995
444,266
1996
391,190
1997
416,988
1998
418,424
1999
355,466
2000
432,768
2001
416,080
2002
404,028
2003
445,714
2004
528,835
2005
630,244
2006
577,834
2007
582,128
2008
564,837
2009
586,126
2010
738,320
2011
728,154
2012
635,595
2013
683,766
2014
766,642
2015
791,350
2016
834,843
2017
956,229
2018
1,146,521
2019
1,618,268
2020
719,088
2021
1,442,907
2022
1,840,123
2023
2,246,873
2024
2,182,403
2025
2,223,647
2026
1,256,552 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Asheville, 76 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 22 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 76Late 22Cancelled 2

20 min

average delay

177

flights cancelled

9.8K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Delta Air Lines 84.7%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 68.5%

Among US airports

#102

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 67.5%–83.9%

The weak spot is July 2026, when 67.5% of arrivals landed on time — 8.4 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 83.9%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)?

Asheville Regional Airport handled about 2.3M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #102 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 37 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)?

Allegiant Air is the largest carrier at Asheville (AVL), flying about 40% of its passengers. 20 airlines serve Asheville in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)?

Asheville (AVL) has 27 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)?

About 75.9% of flights arriving at Asheville (AVL) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.8% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)?

The Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures from Asheville (AVL), about 22% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Asheville. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).