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MQY to AVL: distance & flight time
Smyrna (Smyrna Airport) → Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport)
227 mi
365 km · 197 nm
1h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
227 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 4m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MQY — Smyrna Airport · Smyrna, 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 MQY
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 MQY from AVL?
The flight distance from Smyrna (MQY) to Asheville (AVL) is 227 miles (365 km, 197 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MQY to AVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 4m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MQY to AVL?
Nonstop service on MQY–AVL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Smyrna and Asheville?
Asheville is 1 hour ahead of Smyrna.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MQY to AVL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MQY–AVL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MQY to AVL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MQY–AVL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.