Asheville (AVL) to Charlotte (CLT)
Flight time
≈ 0h 59m
Bearing
99° E
Asheville (AVL) to Charlotte (CLT) is 91 miles (147 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AVL–CLT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Piedmont Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop AVL–CLT; the Embraer ERJ-145 was the most common aircraft at 79% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
365
April 2026
Seats
24,142
both directions
Passengers
17,559
both directions
Load factor
72.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AVL–CLT?
Piedmont Airlines operated the most nonstop AVL–CLT departures in April 2026 (290), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- PT
Piedmont Airlines
290 departures · 14,500 seats
Share of departures79.5%79.2%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
72 departures · 9,304 seats
Share of departures19.7%64.4%
Load
- OH
PSA Airlines
2 departures · 152 seats
Share of departures0.5%52.6%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures0.3%0.0%
Load
What plane flies AVL–CLT?
In April 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew 79% of AVL–CLT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer ERJ-145
290 departures · 79.2% load
79.5% - Airbus A319
68 departures · 65.5% load
18.6% - Airbus A320
4 departures · 49.0% load
1.1% - Bombardier CRJ-900
2 departures · 52.6% load
0.5% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.3%
How has AVL–CLT traffic changed?
Nonstop AVL–CLT departures rose from 351 in May 2025 to 365 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AVL–CLT traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
351 departures · 25,778 passengers
81.1%
Load
June 2025
341 departures · 21,555 passengers
77.0%
Load
July 2025
354 departures · 22,713 passengers
79.9%
Load
August 2025
355 departures · 24,123 passengers
78.5%
Load
September 2025
376 departures · 24,658 passengers
77.1%
Load
October 2025
394 departures · 27,099 passengers
84.5%
Load
November 2025
358 departures · 18,620 passengers
83.8%
Load
December 2025
323 departures · 16,298 passengers
85.2%
Load
January 2026
358 departures · 17,737 passengers
67.8%
Load
February 2026
333 departures · 16,492 passengers
66.1%
Load
March 2026
394 departures · 20,687 passengers
71.3%
Load
April 2026
365 departures · 17,559 passengers
72.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AVL → CLT
73.5% full
183 departures · 8,939 passengers
CLT → AVL
72.0% full
182 departures · 8,620 passengers
Nonstop AVL–CLT traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Asheville (AVL) from Charlotte (CLT)?
AVL to CLT is 91 miles (147 km / 79 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AVL to CLT?
A nonstop covers the 91-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 59m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AVL–CLT?
In April 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures (79.5%), followed by the Airbus A319 (18.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying AVL–CLT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 91-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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