Asheville to St. Petersburg

What the Data Says About AVL to PIE

The Asheville to St. Petersburg corridor (AVL → PIE) covers roughly 519 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 2,173 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 72.7% on-time rate with an average delay of 80.0 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,006 flights were recorded on this pairing — 20 cancelled (2.0%) and 8 diverted (0.8%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 2,173 total flights analyzed, the 72.7% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 80.0-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Jul 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 75% on-time, while Oct 2025 came in at 62% on-time — a 13-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the AVL to PIE route, the combination of a 72.7% on-time rate, 80.0-minute average delay, 2.0% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.