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KAVX Catalina Airport
Avalon, California, USA

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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
SXCr352/1.8SANTA CATALINA VORTAC111.4015E
SLIr203/29.0SEAL BEACH VORTAC115.7015E
LAXr164/31.7LOS ANGELES VORTAC113.6015E
SMOr162/36.4SANTA MONICA VOR/DME110.8015E
ELBr231/37.9EL TORO VOR/DME117.2014E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
COMPTON181/30.237815ECPM -.-. .--. --

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: 33-24.157333N33-24.442333N
Longitude: 118-25.187167W118-24.705167W
Elevation: 1601.0 ft.1547.8 ft.
Gradient: 1.8% UP
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 041 magnetic, 055 true221 magnetic, 235 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: noyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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
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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Area around KAVX (Catalina Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KAVX (Catalina Airport)
Photo taken 20-Mar-2011
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From to KAVX

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3513:35
Sunrise07:0014:00
Sunset18:1801:18
Evening civil twilight18:4301:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 12:04:46
Local (UTC-7)  16-Oct-2013 05:04:46
 
METAR
KAVX 161051Z AUTO 13014KT 10SM CLR 20/M02 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02001017 TSNO
TAF
KLGB 
28nm NE 
160520Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM162200 29010KT P6SM SKC FM170300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
KSLI 
29nm NE 
1605/1711 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2992INS T30/1621Z T16/1613Z
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
KLAX 
32nm N 
160520Z 1606/1712 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM162100 26010KT P6SM SKC FM170400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Runway Cafe 310-510-2196
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Catalina Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Catalina Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KAVX have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
CATALINA CANYON RESORT AND SPA 6.6 189-209
GLENMORE PLAZA HOTEL 6.7 145-212
 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Catalina Airport

7 in Avalon
 

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Other Pages about Catalina Airport

www.catalinaconservancy.org/index.php?s=visit&p=airport_in_the_sky
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