Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS
As of 1:54 AM ET, Oct 28, KAVL is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KAVL right now.
Live aviation weather for Asheville Regional Airport in Asheville, NC, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL) is a regional airport serving Asheville, NC at a field elevation of 2,164 ft. KAVL reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 8,002 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAVL 280554Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP266 T00670056 10144 20061 50000
What changed at KAVL?
Since the 0454Z (12:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0454Z (12:54 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KAVL
KAVL is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 2,164 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KAVL by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued no ground stop or ground delay program for AVL in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from AVL's own airspace.
KAVL reported VFR in 81% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 279 flyable days a year. June is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 12% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 7% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 5%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 35 had the best headwind 57% of the time, runway 17 43%, and winds were calm 34% of hours. Winds most often blow from the north-northwest. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 46 days a year. 69% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 3% of the time.
AVL departures left within 15 minutes of schedule 78% of the time across 10,040 flights, June 2025 to May 2026. Before 9 AM departures did best (91%) and 6 to 9 PM did worst (64%).
Fog was reported on about 55 days a year, and fog or mist on 175. August and September are the foggiest months, with fog in 13% of hours, against 6% in April.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025 and BTS airline on-time data. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →
Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 8,002 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 35 | 8,002 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KAVL runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 17/358,002 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KAVLWind
- 17
- no steady wind
- 35
- no steady wind
1 active equipment NOTAMView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KAVL weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KAVL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KAVL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 76%
- 17
- 24%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (1:20 AM EDT)
TAF KAVL 280520Z 2806/2906 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM281500 12005KT P6SM FEW200 BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KAVL's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 8,002 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air freight · Cargo handling · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KAVL
- IATA
- AVL
- FAA LID
- AVL
- City
- Asheville
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,164 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.4355, -82.5419
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 8,002 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 120.2 MHz
- CTAF
- 121.1 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 15h 50m
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Nearby airports
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Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Blue Ridge Free Flight Society - Chimney Rock Rd , Hendersonville, NC · 9 mi
- Etowah R/C Flying Club - Misty Meadow LN , Hendersonvlle, NC · 9 mi
- Henderson County Flyers - Kerr Field , Hendersonvlle, NC · 10 mi
Historical Flying Weather at KAVL
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KAVL reported VFR conditions during about 81.4% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 279 VFR flying days a year. June had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 5.3 kt, calm 28.0% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 76.3 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
| Feb | 78.2 | 12.2 | 5.9 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 79.3 | 11.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| Apr | 85.7 | 8.7 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| May | 81.7 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| Jun | 86.2 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
| Jul | 82.9 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| Aug | 76.4 | 11.5 | 5.1 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 73.4 | 14.3 | 5.3 | 7.0 |
| Oct | 77.4 | 12.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| Nov | 80.0 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| Dec | 73.0 | 14.6 | 6.9 | 5.5 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 7.0 kt |
| Feb | 7.1 kt |
| Mar | 6.9 kt |
| Apr | 6.4 kt |
| May | 4.8 kt |
| Jun | 4.3 kt |
| Jul | 3.8 kt |
| Aug | 3.5 kt |
| Sep | 3.5 kt |
| Oct | 4.7 kt |
| Nov | 5.8 kt |
| Dec | 6.1 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
KAVL airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)
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