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AVL to TRI: distance & flight time
Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport) → BRISTOL (Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport)
72 mi
116 km · 63 nm
39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
72 miles nonstop takes roughly 39m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
- TRI — Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport · BRISTOL, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 mi away
Near TRI
- MRN · Foothills Regional Airport63 mi away
- AVL · Asheville Regional Airport72 mi away
- IKB · Wilkes County Airport75 mi away
- HKY · Hickory Regional Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AVL from TRI?
The flight distance from Asheville (AVL) to BRISTOL (TRI) is 72 miles (116 km, 63 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVL to TRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 39m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AVL to TRI?
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