Asheville Regional Airport (IATA:AVL, ICAO:KAVL) is an airport by Interstate 40 and Interstate 26 in Fletcher, North Carolina, near Asheville, North Carolina. The IATA airport code is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Interstate 40 is a major west-east interstate highway in the United States. ... Interstate 26 is an interstate highway in the southeastern United States. ... Fletcher is a town located in Henderson County, North Carolina. ... Asheville City Hall. ...

Airlines

The following airlines fly to Asheville Regional Airport:

• Atlantic Southeast Airlines dba Delta Connection
• Chautauqua Airlines dba Delta Connection
• Comair dba Delta Connection
• Continental Express (Houston/Intercontinental, Midland/Odessa (via Houston/Intercontinental), and Newark)
• Mesa Airlines dba US Airways Express (Charlotte)
• Piedmont Airlines dba US Airways Express (Charlotte)

Atlantic Southeast Airlines, or ASA for short, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, and offers more than 900 flights each day from its hubs at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Salt Lake City International Airport. ... Delta Connection is the name under which five regional airlines operate routes for mainline carrier, Delta Air Lines. ... Chautauqua Airlines is an American airline that is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Delta Connection is the name under which five regional airlines operate routes for mainline carrier, Delta Air Lines. ... Comair is a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines and is flying a fleet made up of the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet 100 and the Canadair Regional Jet 700. ... Delta Connection is the name under which five regional airlines operate routes for mainline carrier, Delta Air Lines. ... Continental Express is the operating name of ExpressJet for Continental Airlines. ... Mesa Airlines is a US airline headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona which operates flights as Air Midwest, America West Express, United Airlines Express and US Airways Express. ... US Airways Express is a brand name used by several airlines which provide feederliner service for US Airways from smaller markets in the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas to its major stations at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, Pittsburgh International Airport, New York Citys LaGuardia Airport... Piedmont Airlines is a regional airline operating under the name US Airways Express for US Airways. ... US Airways Express is a brand name used by several airlines which provide feederliner service for US Airways from smaller markets in the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas to its major stations at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, Pittsburgh International Airport, New York Citys LaGuardia Airport...

Aircraft

The airport currently sees the following models of aircraft on a regular basis:

• ATR 72 Turbo prop (seats 66 passengers)
• Beech 99 Turbo prop (19 passengers)
• Canadair Regional Jet (50 passenger jet)
• De Havilland Dash 3 Turbo prop (seats 50 passengers)
• De Havilland Dash 8 Turbo prop (seats 37 passengers)
• Embraer ERJ (37, 44, or 50 passenger jet)

The Concorde visited AVL during a 1987 promotional tour and was snowed in. The ATR 72 is a twin-turboprop short-haul regional airliner built in France by the ATR company (Avions de Transport gional). ... The Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) is a small Canadian airliner based originally on the Canadair Challenger business jet. ... A twin-turbo DHC-8 of Flybe on the ground at Bristol Airport, Bristol, England The de Havilland Canada DHC-8, popularly the Dash 8, is a series of twin-turboprop airliners designed by de Havilland Canada in the early 1980s. ... The Embraer ERJ 145 is a twin-engined regional jet plane with 50 seats. ... The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST) was one of only two models of supersonic passenger airliners to have seen commercial service. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Disasters

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. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Piedmont Airlines is a regional airline operating under the name US Airways Express for US Airways. ... Sun Country 727 The Boeing 727 was, for a very long time, the most popular jet-liner in the world. ... Cessna 195. ... Hendersonville is a city located in Henderson County, North Carolina. ...

External links

• Asheville Regional Airport Homepage (http://www.flyavl.com/)