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    <periodOfReport>2013-02-06</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001303849</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Avantair, Inc</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AAIR</issuerTradingSymbol>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001044321</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>MARXE AUSTIN W &amp; GREENHOUSE DAVID M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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                <value>Series B Senior Secured Convertible Note (&quot;Notes&quot;)</value>
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            </securityTitle>
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                <value>0.25</value>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-02-06</value>
            </transactionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1055537.05</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2013-02-06</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2015-11-28</value>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>4222148</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Limited Partnerships</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Warrants</value>
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            </securityTitle>
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                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2013-02-06</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2017-11-30</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Limited Partnerships</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Failure to comply with Registration Rights Agreement dated October 16, 2009, resulted in a claim for liquidated damages. On February 6, 2012 the Reporting Persons entered into a settlement agreement with the Issuer to satisfy such damages.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This is a joint filing by Austin W. Marxe (Marxe) &amp; David M. Greenhouse (Greenhouse).  They share voting and investment control over all securities owned by Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. (QP), Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (Cay), and Special Situations Private Equity Fund, LP (PE).  QP owns a $618,122.50 Note convertible into 2,472,490 C.S., Cay owns a $206,040.83 Note convertible into 824,163 C.S. and PE owns a $164,874.89 Note convertible into 659,500 C.S. Greenhouse owns a $66,498.83 Note convertible into 265,995 C.S. The interest of Marxe and Greenhouse in the shares of Common Stock owned by QP, Cay &amp; PE are limited to the extent of his pecuniary interest.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The Notes are convertible into shares of Common Stock at any time to the extent there are a sufficient number of authorized shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This is a joint filing by Austin W. Marxe (Marxe) &amp; David M. Greenhouse (Greenhouse).  Marxe and Greenhouse share voting and investment control over all securities owned by Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. (QP), Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (Cay), and Special Situations Private Equity Fund, LP (PE).  QP owns 2,472,490 Warrants, Cay owns 824,163 Warrants and PE owns 659,500 Warrants. Greenhouse owns 265,995 Warrants. The interest of Marxe and Greenhouse in the shares of Common Stock owned by QP, Cay &amp; PE are limited to the extent of their pecuniary interest.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The Warrants are exercisable into shares of Common Stock at any time to the extent there are a sufficient number of authorized shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Austin W. Marxe</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-02-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>David M. Greenhouse</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-02-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
