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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 100254Z 31004KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00940028 53006
- Wind
- from 310° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,699 ft · pressure altitude 1,914 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 310° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 17 | 3 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
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
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KAVL 092328Z 1000/1024 34004KT P6SM SKC FM102000 34005KT P6SM SCT250
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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
- 1201Z / 2227Z
- 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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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.