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Direct Flights from Charlotte to Asheville

Asheville · North Carolina

Nonstop service from CLT to AVL on American. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American
Nonstop flights
~6/day
Distance
91 mi
Flight time
~40mgate to gate
Elevation
2,165 ft1,417 ft higher than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Charlotte (CLT) to Asheville (AVL), 91 miles nonstop.CLTAVL

How rare is this nonstop?

22 cities have a nonstop to Asheville, Charlotte among them.

How long to go to Asheville for, from Charlotte

40m in the air, 91 miles: short enough that a single night in Asheville is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.

With roughly 6 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.

About Asheville

The city of Asheville is a liberal, artsy community nestled between the Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains in Western North Carolina. A popular tourist destination, this "Paris of the South," has one of the most impressive, comprehensive collections of Art Deco architecture in the United States. In 2011 Asheville was picked as one of the “10 Most Beautiful Places in America” by Good Morning America.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Asheville

  1. Black Mountain College (BMC) was a private liberal arts college in Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1933 by John Andrew Rice, Theodore Dreier, and several others.
  2. The Folk Art Center is a museum of Appalachian folk art and crafts located at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina.
  3. Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, located at 81 Carl Sandburg Lane near Hendersonville in the village of Flat Rock, North Carolina, preserves Connemara, the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer Carl Sa…
  4. Caesars Head State Park is a park in northern Greenville County, South Carolina, that borders Transylvania County, North Carolina, and is reached via US 276.
  5. Mount Mitchell State Park is a 4,789-acre (1,938 ha) North Carolina state park in Yancey County, North Carolina in the United States.
  6. Chimney Rock State Park is a North Carolina state park in Chimney Rock, Rutherford County, North Carolina in the United States.
  7. The North Carolina Arboretum is an arboretum and botanical garden located within the Bent Creek Experimental Forest of the Pisgah National Forest at 20 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, southwest of Asheville, North Carolina ne…
  8. The Asheville Art Museum is a nonprofit visual art organization in Western North Carolina (WNC) and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
  9. The Western North Carolina Nature Center is a 42-acre (17 ha) zoological park in Western North Carolina operated by the City of Asheville.
  10. Asheville Botanical Garden, formerly known as the Botanical Gardens at Asheville, is an independent non-profit botanical garden located on 10 acres at 151 W. T. Weaver Boulevard in Asheville, North Carolina.
  11. Ghost Town Village is an abandoned Wild West-themed amusement park in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, United States whose status is currently, as of March 2023, the subject of an ongoing lawsuit.
  12. Andrews Geyser is a man-made fountain in Old Fort, North Carolina in McDowell County, currently in need of restoration.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Looking for things to do in Asheville? Explore Asheville is the official visitor guide.

Asheville weather, compared with Charlotte

5° cooler than Charlotte on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Asheville 48°F · Charlotte 52°F · 4° colder
April
Asheville 68°F · Charlotte 73°F · 5° colder
July
Asheville 84°F · Charlotte 90°F · 6° colder
October
Asheville 69°F · Charlotte 73°F · 4° colder

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.

Planning a trip to Asheville

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Asheville is April–June and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 68–82°F.
How long to stay
Asheville rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Black Mountain College, Folk Art Center, and Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Charlotte to Asheville?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Charlotte (CLT) to Asheville (AVL) on American.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Charlotte to Asheville?
American flies nonstop between Charlotte (CLT) and Asheville (AVL).
How many nonstop flights are there from Charlotte to Asheville?
There are about 6 nonstop departures per day (roughly 42 per week) from Charlotte to Asheville.
How far is Asheville from Charlotte?
Asheville is about 91 miles from Charlotte by air.
What is there to do in Asheville?
Popular things to do include Black Mountain College, Folk Art Center, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Caesars Head State Park, and more.

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