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KAVL — Asheville Rgnl
Asheville, NC · field elevation 2,164 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KAVL current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAVL 252354Z 35005KT 10SM CLR 18/05 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP180 T01780050 10239 20178 53004
- Wind
- from 350° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 5 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.10 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,783 ft · pressure altitude 1,984 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 350° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 17 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 36,000–36,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KAVL 252325Z 2600/2624 33005KT P6SM SKC FM260600 34003KT P6SM SCT006 FM260900 33004KT 6SM BR SCT004 TEMPO 2609/2613 4SM BR BKN004 FM261400 34007KT P6SM SKC FM261900 34009G16KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 35.43611, -82.54205
- Elevation
- 2,164 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1121Z / 2322Z
- Tower hours
- 0630-2300
- Magnetic variation
- 7°W (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Atlanta
- County
- Buncombe, NC
Airport diagram
Everything else KAVL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 8,002 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 120.2
- Tower 0630-2300
- 121.1
- Ground
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 121.1
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 080-299
- 124.65
- Approach 300-079
- 125.8
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KFQD Rutherford County/Marchman Fld30 nm
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- KGMU Greenville Downtown37 nm
- KLQK Pickens County38 nm
- KGYH Donaldson Fld41 nm
- KSPA Spartanburg Downtown Meml/Simpson Fld42 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAVL airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other North Carolina airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.