Spreading Their Wings | Lew Bleiweis of the Asheville Airport

The Asheville Airport is at high altitude these days. The airport served more than 1.8 million passengers in 2022—a record-breaking year by 29 percent—and is about to begin construction to expand its terminal from seven to 12 gates. Lew Bleiweis, in his 14th year as the airport’s president and CEO, talks with host Matt Peiken about the airport’s booming business and coming expansion. We also discuss how complicated it is for regional airports to add destination cities and why the Asheville Airport has only one restaurant and gift shop.