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BUF to AVL: distance & flight time
Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport) → Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport)
557 mi
896 km · 484 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
557 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, United States
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUF from AVL?
The flight distance from Buffalo (BUF) to Asheville (AVL) is 557 miles (896 km, 484 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUF to AVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 BUF to AVL?
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