Avelo Announces 2 New Bases and 10 New Routes

Updated: June 7, 2026, 10:00am CDT

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Avelo Doubles Down on North Carolina
Nashville and Manchester Also Get New Routes
Final Thoughts

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Avelo, the ultra-low-cost airline, will launch 10 new routes from Raleigh-Durham (RDU), including 2 international destinations, and will establish bases at Charlotte Concord-Padgett Airport (USA) and Wilmington International Airport (ILM).

“Establishing bases in Charlotte and Wilmington, as well as our international expansion at our RDU base, enables us to bring even more affordable, convenient, and industry-leading reliability to more destinations,” said Andrew Levy, CEO and founder of Avelo Airlines.

Here are the details of Avelo’s latest network expansion.

Avelo Doubles Down on North Carolina

Avelo is doing what it does best: connecting underserved regional airports with unique, nonstop services.

Additionally, the Houston-based carrier is expanding its reach by introducing 2 new international routes from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and 2 new bases in North Carolina: Charlotte Concord-Padgett Airport (USA) and Wilmington International Airport (ILM).

Avelo will be the only airline operating the 7 new routes it will launch from Concorde, Raleigh, and Wilmington.

Avelo North Carolina New Routes — Map of Avelo’s new routes from North Carolina. Image Credit: Great Circle Mapper

As of February 2025, Avelo will connect Raleigh with Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ), and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ).

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Destination	Start Date	Frequency
Montego Bay (MBJ)	February 12	Wednesdays and Saturdays
Punta Cana (PUJ)	February 22	Wednesdays and Saturdays

Wilmington is already an important airport for Avelo with its 8 routes that currently operate. By permanently basing aircraft at the airport, Avelo will be able to add 3 new routes, bringing the total to 11.

From Wilmington,nonstop service to Manchester (MHT), Nashville (BNA), and Rochester (ROC) will start in April 2025 and operate 2x weekly.

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Destination	Start Date	Frequency
Manchester, NH (MHT)	April 3	Thursdays and Sundays
Nashville (BNA)	April 3	Thursdays and Sundays
Rochester, NY (ROC)	April 4	Mondays and Fridays

Similarly, Avelo is well-established at Concord, located near Charlotte, with 7 routes. Nonstop services from Concord to Daytona Beach (DAB) and Nashville (BNA) will also start in April 2025 and operate 2x weekly.

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Destination	Start Date	Frequency
Daytona Beach (DAB)	April 3	Thursdays and Sundays
Nashville (BNA)	April 4	Mondays and Fridays

Nashville and Manchester Also Get New Routes

In addition to 2 new nonstop services between Nashville and Avelo’s new bases in Concorde and Wilmington, the Music City will operate new nonstop services to Rochester (ROC) and Wilmington, Delaware (ILG) starting on April 3 and May 1, respectively.

Both routes will operate 2x per week on Thursdays and Sundays.

And finally, in addition to new nonstop service to Concorde, Manchester will welcome 2x weekly service to Myrtle Beach (MYR) starting April 4.

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Final Thoughts

With ambitious plans for 2025, Avelo is continuing its strategic expansion into underserved airports in the new year, adding new bases and routes. Expanding internationally is an indicator of the airline’s desire for growth.

We’re looking forward to seeing what’s next out of Avelo.