KAVL · Asheville Regional Airport

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

2,165

Elevation ft

Runway

8,002

Longest ft · 17/35

35.44N

82.54W

Asheville Regional Airport serves Asheville, North Carolina at 2,165 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 8,002 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
17/35	8,002 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,165 ft is about 11°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 11°C)	2,165 ft	2,860 ft	2,338 ft	3,508 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,365 ft	3,094 ft	2,465 ft	3,698 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,565 ft	3,328 ft	2,592 ft	3,887 ft
35°C afternoon	5,085 ft	3,430 ft	2,646 ft	3,970 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 8,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,970 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KAVL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KFQD Rutherford County Marchman Field	30 nm E	5,000 ft
KGSP Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport	36 nm SE	11,001 ft
KGMU Greenville Downtown Airport	37 nm S	5,393 ft
KLQK Pickens County Airport	38 nm S	5,002 ft
KGYH Donaldson Field Airport	41 nm S	8,000 ft
KSPA Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport	42 nm SE	5,852 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAVL

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KAVL, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KAVL or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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