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KAVL — Asheville Rgnl
Asheville, NC · field elevation 2,164 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KAVL current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAVL 111154Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02170189 10217 20200 53006
- Wind
- from 000° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.20 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,123 ft · pressure altitude 1,884 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 000° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 17 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
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, 32,000–32,000 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 111120Z 1112/1212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM111500 34006KT P6SM SCT030 FM111800 34004KT P6SM SCT045 PROB30 1119/1124 4SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM120000 VRB02KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM120700 VRB02KT 3SM BR SCT005
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1047Z / 0024Z
- Tower hours
- 0630-2300
- Magnetic variation
- -7° (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
- 8 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- 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.