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Direct flights from Asheville (AVL) to Lakeland (LAL): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 35 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 830 km, an estimated 1 hour 34 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Asheville and Lakeland. Updated 21 October 2026 at 14:18 UTC.
AVL
Asheville
busy · +24
LAL
Lakeland
tracking
830 km · ~1h 34m est.
Under pressure · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
68 / 100
route health from live AVL and LAL delay boards
Median arrival delay is +35 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+35 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~1h 34mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Contour Aviation
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Asheville to Lakeland route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AVL to LAL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search — Asheville (AVL) to Lakeland (LAL) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/AVL-LAL
AVL to LAL questions
Is AVL–LAL running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at AVL is the weaker end, route health score 68/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from AVL to LAL?
Great-circle distance is 830 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 89–101 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does AVL–LAL fly?
Contour Aviation runs the route with about 1 flight a week (wed). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at AVL and arrival-side delay at LAL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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