FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AVX |
| Lat/Long: | 33-24-17.9900N / 118-24-56.7700W
33-24.299833N / 118-24.946167W
33.4049972 / -118.4157694
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1602 ft. / 488 m (estimated) |
| 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 0700-1700, OCT 16-APR 14 0700-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2602 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | 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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| SXCr352/1.8 | | 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 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition
POTHOLES AND LOOSE PAVEMENT FRAGMENTS ON RY. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
RY 04/22 NSTD MIRL 2971 FT LIGHTED BTN THLDS ONLY. |
| Gradient: | SW |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 33-24.157333N | | 33-24.442333N |
| Longitude: | 118-25.187167W | | 118-24.705167W |
| Elevation: | 1601.0 ft. | | 1547.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 1.8% UP |
| 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SANTA CATALINA IS CONSERVANCY
BOX 2739
AVALON, CA 90704
Phone 310-510-2595
CATALINA ISLAND CONSERVANCY, AIRPORT DIRECTOR, JORGE O'LEARY (310) 510-0143. |
| Manager: | PAUL MORITZ
BOX 2739
AVALON, CA 90704
Phone 310-510-0143 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 45/day * | | 79% | transient general aviation | | 14% | air taxi | | 7% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 17 May 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FULL STOP LNDGS ONLY; INTXN TKOFS PROHIBITED. |
| - | LANDING FEE. |
| - | ARPT CLOSED FOR ALL OPERATIONS OTHER THAN DURING PUBLISHED ATTENDANCE SCHEDULE HOURS EXCEPT FOR EMERGENCY. |
| - | PILOTS CANNOT SEE ACFT ON OPPOSITE ENDS OF RWY. |
| - | SFC ROUGH WITH NMRS POTHOLES & SOFT SPOTS. |
| - | RY 04/22 LIMITED BY AIRPORT OPERATOR TO 12,500 LBS GWT. |
| - | RY 04 FINAL 2,300 FT STEEP 2.1% DOWNSLOPE; RY 22 UPSLOPE PREFERRED LANDING. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS-B | |
download (116KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (125KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (132KB) |
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 taken 20-Mar-2011
looking south.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 13:35 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 14:00 |
| Sunset | | 18:18 | | 01:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:43 | | 01:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 12:04:46 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 16-Oct-2013 05:04:46 |
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| METAR |
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| KAVX | 161051Z AUTO 13014KT 10SM CLR 20/M02 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02001017 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KLGB
28nm NE | 160520Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM162200 29010KT P6SM SKC FM170300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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KSLI
29nm NE | 1605/1711 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2992INS T30/1621Z T16/1613Z
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KSNA
32nm NE | 160539Z 1606/1706 21003KT P6SM SKC FM160900 VRB05KT P6SM SKC WS015/07020KT FM161700 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM162100 22008KT P6SM SKC FM170100 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
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KLAX
32nm N | 160520Z 1606/1712 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM162100 26010KT P6SM SKC FM170400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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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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