FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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% | | 1.8% 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 |
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 |
| 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 02 February 2009 | |
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 ATTENDANCE SCHEDULE 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS-B | |
download (141KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (142KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 Don Jackson
Photo taken 01-Jan-2009
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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 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 03:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 03:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 07:34:37 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 05-Jul-2009 00:34:37 |
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| METAR |
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| KAVX | 050651Z AUTO 22009KT 1/4SM FG VV001 13/13 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01330128 $
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| TAF |
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KLGB
28nm NE | 050529Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM051200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN008 FM051600 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM052000 30010KT P6SM SKC FM060400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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KSNA
32nm NE | 050520Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM051100 VRB04KT 5SM BR HZ BKN008 FM051700 24008KT P6SM SKC FM060400 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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KLAX
32nm N | 050529Z 0506/0612 25008KT P6SM SKC FM051200 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC008 FM051800 25007KT P6SM FEW010 FM052100 25015KT P6SM SKC FM060400 26007KT P6SM SKC FM060900 VRB03KT P6SM OVC008
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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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