Asheville (AVL) to Philadelphia (PHL)
Flight time
≈ 1h 48m
Bearing
50° NE
Asheville (AVL) to Philadelphia (PHL) is 503 miles (810 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AVL–PHL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop AVL–PHL; the Embraer ERJ-145 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
108
April 2026
Seats
5,399
both directions
Passengers
4,062
both directions
Load factor
75.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AVL–PHL?
Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop AVL–PHL in April 2026 (108 departures).
- PT
Piedmont Airlines
108 departures · 5,399 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.2%
Load
What plane flies AVL–PHL?
In April 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew 100% of AVL–PHL departures.
- Embraer ERJ-145
108 departures · 75.2% load
100.0%
How has AVL–PHL traffic changed?
Nonstop AVL–PHL departures rose from 105 in May 2025 to 108 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AVL–PHL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
105 departures · 4,588 passengers
87.4%
Load
June 2025
103 departures · 4,574 passengers
87.9%
Load
July 2025
116 departures · 5,364 passengers
92.5%
Load
August 2025
115 departures · 5,269 passengers
89.5%
Load
September 2025
111 departures · 4,815 passengers
86.8%
Load
October 2025
116 departures · 5,231 passengers
90.2%
Load
November 2025
59 departures · 2,518 passengers
85.4%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 2,698 passengers
87.0%
Load
January 2026
10 departures · 378 passengers
75.6%
Load
February 2026
32 departures · 1,019 passengers
63.7%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 2,380 passengers
76.8%
Load
April 2026
108 departures · 4,062 passengers
75.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AVL → PHL
74.3% full
54 departures · 2,006 passengers
PHL → AVL
76.1% full
54 departures · 2,056 passengers
Nonstop AVL–PHL 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 Philadelphia (PHL)?
AVL to PHL is 503 miles (810 km / 437 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AVL to PHL?
A nonstop covers the 503-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 48m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AVL–PHL?
In April 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying AVL–PHL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 503-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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