FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: | non-standard NSTD MIRL 2971 FT LIGHTED BTN THLDS ONLY. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 33-24.157333N | | 33-24.442333N |
| Longitude: | 118-25.187167W | | 118-24.705167W |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-B **CHANGED** | |
download (134KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Trey Buttriss
Photo taken 25-Jul-2009
taken in a Cirrus SR20 with a Canon 40D.
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| Sectional chart |
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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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:54 | | 13:54 |
| Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 14:20 |
| Sunset | | 16:55 | | 00:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:21 | | 01:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 12:49:27 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 08-Nov-2009 04:49:27 |
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| METAR |
| KAVX | 081241Z AUTO 13006KT 3/4SM BR VV001 11/11 A2990 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLGB 28nm NE | 081132Z 0812/0912 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC015 FM081800 20007KT P6SM SKC FM090000 28008KT P6SM SKC FM090400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM090800 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC010
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KSNA 32nm NE | 081130Z 0812/0912 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC013 FM081700 VRB04KT 5SM HZ SCT017 SCT200 FM082100 24007KT P6SM SCT200 FM090200 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM090400 VRB04KT 5SM BR BKN009
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KLAX 32nm N | 081132Z 0812/0918 VRB03KT 4SM HZ BKN015 FM081600 26008KT 6SM BR BKN012 FM081900 26012KT P6SM SKC FM090400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM090800 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC010 FM091700 26008KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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