Asheville Airport's 14-Year Runway Project Nears Finish Line
By Jessica Chen | Published 2026-02-22T01:49:41.717Z
Business
Location: Asheville, NC
Asheville Airport's $400M runway & terminal project (Project SOAR & AVL Forward) nears completion. Improved safety, more flights coming!
Asheville Regional Airport's (AVL) Project SOAR, a 14-year runway safety upgrade that began in 2012, is nearing its final phase. The project highlights the long-term commitment to infrastructure improvements essential for the airport's safety and operations.Project History and TimelineProject SOAR (Significant Opportunity for Aviation in our Region) was launched in 2012 to reconstruct the over-50-year-old runway. The original runway no longer met current FAA safety standards, including those req
Keywords: Asheville Airport, AVL, Runway Project, Airport Expansion, Project SOAR, AVL Forward, Air Travel, Infrastructure