Asheville Regional Airport
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Template:Airport frame Template:Airport title Template:Airport infobox Template:Runway title Template:Runway Template:Airport end frame Asheville Regional Airport is a Class C airport by Interstate 40 and Interstate 26 in Fletcher, North Carolina, near Asheville, North Carolina. In 2003 it had a total of 441,811 passengers.
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Airlines and Nonstop Destinations
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 and Newark)
- Mesa Airlines dba US Airways Express (Charlotte)
- Piedmont Airlines dba US Airways Express (Charlotte)
Aircraft
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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.
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.
External links
- Asheville Regional Airport Homepage (http://www.flyavl.com/)
- AirNav: KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (http://www.airnav.com/airport/KAVL)