St. Petersburg to Asheville

What the Data Says About PIE to AVL

The St. Petersburg to Asheville corridor (PIE → AVL) covers roughly 519 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 2,202 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 73.7% on-time rate with an average delay of 77.7 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,006 flights were recorded on this pairing — 21 cancelled (2.1%) and 3 diverted (0.3%). 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 2,202 total flights analyzed, the 73.7% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 77.7-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 91% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at 67% on-time — a 24-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the PIE to AVL route, the combination of a 73.7% on-time rate, 77.7-minute average delay, 2.1% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.