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Asheville Regional Airport is a Class C airport near Interstate 40 and Interstate 26 near the town of Fletcher, south of Asheville, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is owned by the City of Asheville.〔 In 2014 it served a record number of passengers, 756,425, an increase of 11.5% over 2013.〔http://flyavl.com/pages/about-the-airport/news-statistics.php〕 It opened in 1961, replacing the airport at . ==Facilities and aircraft== Asheville Regional Airport covers and has one asphalt runway, measuring 8,001 x 150 ft (2,439 x 46 m).〔 In 2012 the airport had 61,662 aircraft operations, an average 169 per day: 64% general aviation, 23% air taxi, 6% scheduled commercial and 7% military. In 2013, 166 aircraft were based at this airport: 65% single-engine, 21% multi-engine, 11% jet and 2% helicopter.〔 The airport sees the following aircraft regularly: * Airbus A320 (164 passengers) * McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (150 passengers) * Airbus A319 (126 passengers) * Boeing 717 (102 passengers) * Canadair Regional Jet (50, 70, or 90 passengers) * De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Turboprop (37 or 50 passengers) * Embraer ERJ (37 or 50 passengers) * Various charter aircraft A Concorde visited AVL during a 1987 promotional tour and was snowed-in overnight. Chartered Boeing 747s (United Airlines) have also visited, as has an Airbus A340 during the visit of Charles, Prince of Wales, to the nearby Biltmore Estate in 1996. AVL's runway allows for the operation of almost any aircraft type. In April 2010, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama landed in Asheville aboard Air Force One (Boeing C-32) for a weekend getaway. In October 2011, President Obama landed in Asheville aboard the larger (Boeing VC-25) Air Force One to kick off his North Carolina and Virginia bus tour promoting his jobs bill. He gave a speech at the airport, and cited potential enhancements at the airport as part of the jobs push.〔http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20111018/NEWS01/310180038/Obama-pushes-jobs-bill-Asheville?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Frontpage|s〕 President Obama returned to Asheville on February 13, 2013 on the same aircraft for a brief visit and speech at a nearby manufacturing facility. The terminal building opened on June 7, 1961.〔(Asheville Regional Airport - History )〕 A $20 million expansion and renovation project began in 1987. The expansion project was completed in 1992, which resulted in expansion of the ticket lobby, baggage claim area and administrative office space. A second-level boarding area and jetways were constructed, as well as an atrium to the existing lobby. The ground-level boarding areas were expanded and renovated in 2003, which was designed by McCreary/Snow Architects, PA and built by Wilkie Construction Company, Inc. In 2009, $17.8 million of improvements were completed, including a Guest Services center, an additional baggage carousel, rental car desks, offices and security enhancements. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asheville Regional Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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