Asheville put 2,240,877 people through a civil field mid-rebuild in 2025: easy when you use the two-hour clock, eat after TSA, and accept there is still no lounge while AVL Forward finishes.
Ground access7.6
Reliability7.0
Lounges2.0
How the score works
An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.
25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
Asheville put 2,240,877 people through a civil field mid-rebuild in 2025: easy when you use the two-hour clock, eat after TSA, and accept there is still no lounge while AVL Forward finishes.
No passenger lounge — do not buy a third-party Escape AVL pass
Some gates still ground-board during AVL Forward
Ride-app pickup is in Shuttle Lot A, not at the bags door
2019 Blue Ridge Tavern / Gates 1–7 photos are historic
Allegiant AUS / HOU / PHX rows still carry 2025 suspension leftovers
Lounges · 10%
Worth-it density and access quality.
2.0
Owner / operator **Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority**. Live President & CEO / AirNav manager **Lew S. Bleiweis, A.A.E.**, **61 Terminal Drive, Suite 1, Fletcher, NC 28732**, switchboard **828-684-2226**, AirNav manager line **828-684-4577**, emergency **828-209-5100**. Fax **828-684-3404** / pr@flyavl.com. COO **Lexie Farmer, C.M., M.P.A.** CAO **Tina Kinsey, A.A.E.** CFO **Amy Harris**. Guest Services **828-209-3660** / gs@flyavl.com. Civil passenger terminal. Historical 1943 Asheville & Henderson / Army Corps field is gone as branding; IATA stays **AVL**. **Do not create a second airport for KAVL or an airbase page.** **Do not merge CLT, GSP, or INT.**
AVL Forward is live. Official: new ticket lobby **11 Jun 2025**; North Concourse + **temporary TSA** **25 Jun 2025**; Phase 2 **22 Oct 2025**; partial new bags **17 Apr 2026**; new rental counters **20 May 2026**. Finished building sold as **335,000 sq ft**, **12** gates (7 north / 5 south) with jet bridges, done **end of 2027 – early 2028**, about **$400 million**. Some gates still **ground-board**. A June 2026 Commons photo shows **Gate 10** on the new North Concourse — official traveler pages **do not print a live gate map**. Confirm FIDS.
Live airlines page (13 Sep 2026), **six** names: **Allegiant, American, Delta, JetBlue, Sun Country, United**. Official ABOUT leftover still says **five airlines / 26 destinations** and names Allegiant / American / Delta / Sun Country / United only. Trust the live table. **Do not invent Spirit, Frontier, or Southwest.**
**No passenger lounge.** Official FAQ: **no USO**. Official dining / amenities / maps have no club. Live Escape Lounges US list does **not** include AVL. Aggregator **“The Club AVL / Escape AVL / Priority Pass AVL” is fiction.** Empty `lounges: []`. **Do not seed a placeholder lounge row.**
`lib/airports.json`: IATA **AVL**, ICAO **KAVL**, 35.435781, −82.539777, America/New_York. AirNav elev **2,163.9 ft**, 9 mi S of Asheville; 35.4361131, −82.5420475; ZIP **28704** (official mailing **28732**; AirNav manager leftover **28731**). Wikipedia / FAA reprint **900 acres**. AirNav RWY **17/35 8,002×150**. ARFF Index **B**. ATCT **0630–2300** local.
No passenger lounge — do not buy a third-party Escape AVL pass
Some gates still ground-board during AVL Forward
Ride-app pickup is in Shuttle Lot A, not at the bags door
2019 Blue Ridge Tavern / Gates 1–7 photos are historic
Allegiant AUS / HOU / PHX rows still carry 2025 suspension leftovers
Lounges · 10%
Worth-it density and access quality.
2.0
Owner / operator **Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority**. Live President & CEO / AirNav manager **Lew S. Bleiweis, A.A.E.**, **61 Terminal Drive, Suite 1, Fletcher, NC 28732**, switchboard **828-684-2226**, AirNav manager line **828-684-4577**, emergency **828-209-5100**. Fax **828-684-3404** / pr@flyavl.com. COO **Lexie Farmer, C.M., M.P.A.** CAO **Tina Kinsey, A.A.E.** CFO **Amy Harris**. Guest Services **828-209-3660** / gs@flyavl.com. Civil passenger terminal. Historical 1943 Asheville & Henderson / Army Corps field is gone as branding; IATA stays **AVL**. **Do not create a second airport for KAVL or an airbase page.** **Do not merge CLT, GSP, or INT.**
AVL Forward is live. Official: new ticket lobby **11 Jun 2025**; North Concourse + **temporary TSA** **25 Jun 2025**; Phase 2 **22 Oct 2025**; partial new bags **17 Apr 2026**; new rental counters **20 May 2026**. Finished building sold as **335,000 sq ft**, **12** gates (7 north / 5 south) with jet bridges, done **end of 2027 – early 2028**, about **$400 million**. Some gates still **ground-board**. A June 2026 Commons photo shows **Gate 10** on the new North Concourse — official traveler pages **do not print a live gate map**. Confirm FIDS.
Live airlines page (13 Sep 2026), **six** names: **Allegiant, American, Delta, JetBlue, Sun Country, United**. Official ABOUT leftover still says **five airlines / 26 destinations** and names Allegiant / American / Delta / Sun Country / United only. Trust the live table. **Do not invent Spirit, Frontier, or Southwest.**
**No passenger lounge.** Official FAQ: **no USO**. Official dining / amenities / maps have no club. Live Escape Lounges US list does **not** include AVL. Aggregator **“The Club AVL / Escape AVL / Priority Pass AVL” is fiction.** Empty `lounges: []`. **Do not seed a placeholder lounge row.**
`lib/airports.json`: IATA **AVL**, ICAO **KAVL**, 35.435781, −82.539777, America/New_York. AirNav elev **2,163.9 ft**, 9 mi S of Asheville; 35.4361131, −82.5420475; ZIP **28704** (official mailing **28732**; AirNav manager leftover **28731**). Wikipedia / FAA reprint **900 acres**. AirNav RWY **17/35 8,002×150**. ARFF Index **B**. ATCT **0630–2300** local.
No passenger lounge — do not buy a third-party Escape AVL pass
Some gates still ground-board during AVL Forward
Ride-app pickup is in Shuttle Lot A, not at the bags door
2019 Blue Ridge Tavern / Gates 1–7 photos are historic
Allegiant AUS / HOU / PHX rows still carry 2025 suspension leftovers
Lounges · 10%
Worth-it density and access quality.
2.0
Owner / operator **Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority**. Live President & CEO / AirNav manager **Lew S. Bleiweis, A.A.E.**, **61 Terminal Drive, Suite 1, Fletcher, NC 28732**, switchboard **828-684-2226**, AirNav manager line **828-684-4577**, emergency **828-209-5100**. Fax **828-684-3404** / pr@flyavl.com. COO **Lexie Farmer, C.M., M.P.A.** CAO **Tina Kinsey, A.A.E.** CFO **Amy Harris**. Guest Services **828-209-3660** / gs@flyavl.com. Civil passenger terminal. Historical 1943 Asheville & Henderson / Army Corps field is gone as branding; IATA stays **AVL**. **Do not create a second airport for KAVL or an airbase page.** **Do not merge CLT, GSP, or INT.**
AVL Forward is live. Official: new ticket lobby **11 Jun 2025**; North Concourse + **temporary TSA** **25 Jun 2025**; Phase 2 **22 Oct 2025**; partial new bags **17 Apr 2026**; new rental counters **20 May 2026**. Finished building sold as **335,000 sq ft**, **12** gates (7 north / 5 south) with jet bridges, done **end of 2027 – early 2028**, about **$400 million**. Some gates still **ground-board**. A June 2026 Commons photo shows **Gate 10** on the new North Concourse — official traveler pages **do not print a live gate map**. Confirm FIDS.
Live airlines page (13 Sep 2026), **six** names: **Allegiant, American, Delta, JetBlue, Sun Country, United**. Official ABOUT leftover still says **five airlines / 26 destinations** and names Allegiant / American / Delta / Sun Country / United only. Trust the live table. **Do not invent Spirit, Frontier, or Southwest.**
**No passenger lounge.** Official FAQ: **no USO**. Official dining / amenities / maps have no club. Live Escape Lounges US list does **not** include AVL. Aggregator **“The Club AVL / Escape AVL / Priority Pass AVL” is fiction.** Empty `lounges: []`. **Do not seed a placeholder lounge row.**
`lib/airports.json`: IATA **AVL**, ICAO **KAVL**, 35.435781, −82.539777, America/New_York. AirNav elev **2,163.9 ft**, 9 mi S of Asheville; 35.4361131, −82.5420475; ZIP **28704** (official mailing **28732**; AirNav manager leftover **28731**). Wikipedia / FAA reprint **900 acres**. AirNav RWY **17/35 8,002×150**. ARFF Index **B**. ATCT **0630–2300** local.
No passenger lounge. Official FAQ: no USO. Official dining, special-needs, maps, and AVL Forward cards do not name a club. Live Escape Lounges US directory (13 Sep 2026) does not include AVL. Live Priority Pass USA lists that name CHS / COS / GRR / GSP / XNA / SYR / TUL / PVD do not include AVL. Sleeping-in-Airports / EaseMyTrip “lounge / Priority Pass / business centre” copy is leftover fiction. Empty lounges: []. Do not seed a placeholder lounge row.
No passenger lounge — do not buy a third-party Escape AVL pass
Some gates still ground-board during AVL Forward
Ride-app pickup is in Shuttle Lot A, not at the bags door
2019 Blue Ridge Tavern / Gates 1–7 photos are historic
Allegiant AUS / HOU / PHX rows still carry 2025 suspension leftovers
Lounges · 10%
Worth-it density and access quality.
2.0
Owner / operator **Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority**. Live President & CEO / AirNav manager **Lew S. Bleiweis, A.A.E.**, **61 Terminal Drive, Suite 1, Fletcher, NC 28732**, switchboard **828-684-2226**, AirNav manager line **828-684-4577**, emergency **828-209-5100**. Fax **828-684-3404** / pr@flyavl.com. COO **Lexie Farmer, C.M., M.P.A.** CAO **Tina Kinsey, A.A.E.** CFO **Amy Harris**. Guest Services **828-209-3660** / gs@flyavl.com. Civil passenger terminal. Historical 1943 Asheville & Henderson / Army Corps field is gone as branding; IATA stays **AVL**. **Do not create a second airport for KAVL or an airbase page.** **Do not merge CLT, GSP, or INT.**
AVL Forward is live. Official: new ticket lobby **11 Jun 2025**; North Concourse + **temporary TSA** **25 Jun 2025**; Phase 2 **22 Oct 2025**; partial new bags **17 Apr 2026**; new rental counters **20 May 2026**. Finished building sold as **335,000 sq ft**, **12** gates (7 north / 5 south) with jet bridges, done **end of 2027 – early 2028**, about **$400 million**. Some gates still **ground-board**. A June 2026 Commons photo shows **Gate 10** on the new North Concourse — official traveler pages **do not print a live gate map**. Confirm FIDS.
Live airlines page (13 Sep 2026), **six** names: **Allegiant, American, Delta, JetBlue, Sun Country, United**. Official ABOUT leftover still says **five airlines / 26 destinations** and names Allegiant / American / Delta / Sun Country / United only. Trust the live table. **Do not invent Spirit, Frontier, or Southwest.**
**No passenger lounge.** Official FAQ: **no USO**. Official dining / amenities / maps have no club. Live Escape Lounges US list does **not** include AVL. Aggregator **“The Club AVL / Escape AVL / Priority Pass AVL” is fiction.** Empty `lounges: []`. **Do not seed a placeholder lounge row.**
`lib/airports.json`: IATA **AVL**, ICAO **KAVL**, 35.435781, −82.539777, America/New_York. AirNav elev **2,163.9 ft**, 9 mi S of Asheville; 35.4361131, −82.5420475; ZIP **28704** (official mailing **28732**; AirNav manager leftover **28731**). Wikipedia / FAA reprint **900 acres**. AirNav RWY **17/35 8,002×150**. ARFF Index **B**. ATCT **0630–2300** local.
No passenger lounge. Official FAQ: no USO. Official dining, special-needs, maps, and AVL Forward cards do not name a club. Live Escape Lounges US directory (13 Sep 2026) does not include AVL. Live Priority Pass USA lists that name CHS / COS / GRR / GSP / XNA / SYR / TUL / PVD do not include AVL. Sleeping-in-Airports / EaseMyTrip “lounge / Priority Pass / business centre” copy is leftover fiction. Empty lounges: []. Do not seed a placeholder lounge row.