FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AVX |
| Lat/Long: | 33-24-17.8000N / 118-24-57.1000W
33-24.296667N / 118-24.951667W
33.4049444 / -118.4158611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1602 ft. / 488.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1980) |
| From city: | 6 miles NW of AVALON, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 90704 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | LOS ANGELES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | HAWTHORNE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AVX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR 15-OCT 15 0800-1900, OCT 16-APR 14 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2602 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | PHONE REQ
NSTD RY LGTS FOR EMERG USE ONLY CALL (310) 510-0143. PSIL RY 22 OPERATIONAL DURING ARPT OPERATING HRS. |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 120.675 (310-510-9641) |
| SOCAL APPROACH: | 127.4 |
| SOCAL DEPARTURE: | 127.4 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SXCr351/1.8 | | SANTA CATALINA VORTAC | | 111.40 | | 15E |
| SLIr203/29.0 | | SEAL BEACH VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 15E |
| LAXr164/31.7 | | LOS ANGELES VORTAC | | 113.60 | | 15E |
| SMOr162/36.4 | | SANTA MONICA VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 15E |
| ELBr231/37.9 | | EL TORO VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| COMPTON | | 181/30.2 | | 378 | | 15E | | CPM | -.-. .--. -- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition
POTHOLES AND LOOSE PAVEMENT FRAGMENTS ON RY. |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
NSTD MIRL 2971 FT LIGHTED BTN THLDS ONLY. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 33-24.146017N | | 33-24.446483N |
| Longitude: | 118-25.206517W | | 118-24.698117W |
| Elevation: | 1601.0 ft. | | 1547.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.7% | | 1.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 041 magnetic, 055 true | | 221 magnetic, 235 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SANTA CATALINA IS CONSERVANCY
BOX 2739
AVALON, CA 90704
Phone 310-510-1421 |
| Manager: | PAUL MORITZ
BOX 2739
AVALON, CA 90704
Phone 310-510-0143 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 63/day * | | 93% | transient general aviation | | 5% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FULL STOP LNDGS ONLY; INTXN TKOFS PROHIBITED. |
| - | FOR PUBLIC USE, APVL RQRD THRU UNICOM PRIOR TO TKOF OR LNDG. |
| - | ARPT CLOSED FOR ALL OPERATIONS OTHER THAN DURING PUBLISHED OPERATING HOURS EXCEPT FOR EMERGENCY. |
| - | FIRST 2000' OF RWY 22 SLOPES UP 1.69%; REMAINDER OF RWY LEVEL. |
| - | PILOTS CANNOT SEE ACFT ON OPPOSITE ENDS OF RWY. |
| - | SFC ROUGH WITH NMRS POTHOLES & SOFT SPOTS. |
| - | RY 04/22 SAFETY AREAS BOTH ENDS, 1600 FT + DROPOFFS TO THE SEA. |
| - | RY 04/22 LIMITED BY AIRPORT OPERATOR TO 12,500 LBS GWT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS-B | |
download (140KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (141KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTOA - Zamperini Field Airport (24 nm N)
KNUC - San Clemente Island NALF (25 nm S)
KLGB - Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field) (28 nm NE)
KSLI - Los Alamitos Army Airfield (29 nm NE)
KHHR - Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (31 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bob Powell
Photo taken 07-Nov-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-May-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunrise | | 05:57 | | 12:57 |
| Sunset | | 19:43 | | 02:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:11 | | 03:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 02:22:48 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 11-May-2008 19:22:48 |
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| METAR |
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| KAVX | 120151Z AUTO 26010KT 2SM BR OVC001 11/09 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01060094
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| TAF |
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KLGB
28nm NE | 112322Z 120024 22008KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 0002 BKN015 FM0200 22006KT P6SM OVC015 FM0500 25006KT P6SM OVC020 FM1200 17007KT P6SM OVC025 FM2200 21008KT P6SM BKN030
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KSNA
32nm NE | 112330Z 120024 23007KT P6SM SCT020 FM0200 20005KT P6SM OVC016 FM1300 19006KT P6SM BKN017 OVC025 FM1900 22010KT P6SM OVC028
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KLAX
32nm N | 112322Z 120024 24012KT P6SM BKN012 FM0200 25012KT P6SM OVC015 FM0900 24008KT P6SM OVC020 FM1500 26009KT P6SM OVC025 FM2100 25012KT P6SM BKN030
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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