Airports Near Asheville, North Carolina

Airlines that serve the growing Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) that borders Henderson and Buncombe counties include Air Tran, Delta, Continental and United Airways. In 2009, the small regional airport began major renovations that will expand the facility's runway and parking capacities to accommodate growth. Meanwhile, the airport is easy to get into and out of, with easy access to Interstate 26. The Asheville Regional Airport is about 30 minutes from downtown Asheville and the Grove Park Inn. Golfers heading to Broadmoor or Biltmore Forest can find easy access within 25 minutes of the airport. Tiger Woods' first golf course design at The Cliffs at High Carolinas is only a 40-minute drive from the Asheville Regional Airport. Crooked Creek and Cummings Cove golf courses in Hendersonville and Etowah Valley and Maggie Valley courses are within an hour drive of the small airport across from the Western North Carolina Fairgrounds.

Asheville Regional Airport
61 Terminal Drive, Suite 1
Fletcher, NC 28732
(828) 684-2226
flyavl.com

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is located in South Carolina on Interstate 85 a little over an hour away from Asheville. Allegiant Air, one of the discount carriers that serves communities in smaller airports, runs to Greenville-Spartanburg. About 90 minutes from Tiger Woods' The Cliffs at High Carolinas, the airport is easily accessible, clean and manicured. Other airlines flying into Greenville-Spartanburg on a daily basis include American Eagle, Delta, Continental, United Express, US Airways and Northwest. The drive to Asheville for those playing the Western North Carolina courses is a beautiful route up into the Great Smoky Mountains. Between the two locations, golfers can stop at the Furman University links and the Cottonwood Golf Club in Spartanburg.

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
2000 GSP Drive, Suite 1
Greer, SC 29631
(864) 877-7426
gspairport.com

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is a little further from Asheville, about two hours, but it is larger and handles more daily flights. Golfers looking for a bigger choice of flights often use the Charlotte, North Carolina location and drive up into the mountains. Nonstop flights, few and far between at Asheville and Greenville-Spartanburg locations, are available in Charlotte from 128 various spots around the world. The airport is located just off Interstate 85 and is an easy drive to Asheville. Golfers going into Asheville will pass courses in Black Mountain and Hickory, North Carolina.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport
5501 Josh Birmingham Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28208
(704) 359-4000
charmeck.org