FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 |
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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: | 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS-B | |
download |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download |
| 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 taken 04-Dec-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 14:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:44 | | 14:44 |
| Sunset | | 17:32 | | 01:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:57 | | 01:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 01:20:16 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 09-Feb-2010 17:20:16 |
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| METAR |
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| KAVX | 100051Z AUTO 31011KT 9SM -RA SCT030 BKN039 OVC048 06/03 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP126 P0003 T00610033 $
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| TAF |
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KLGB
28nm NE | 092358Z 1000/1024 29012KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025CB BKN050 TEMPO 1000/1001 2SM RA BR BKN015 OVC030 FM100200 29010KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN070 FM100500 36006KT P6SM SCT040 FM101900 21007KT P6SM SCT040
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KSNA
32nm NE | 092327Z 1000/1024 24011KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT015CB BKN030 TEMPO 1000/1004 4SM SHRA BR BKN015 FM100400 24006KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN035 TEMPO 1004/1008 5SM -SHRA BKN025 FM100800 VRB04KT P6SM SCT035 SCT120 FM102000 22008KT P6SM BKN050
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KLAX
32nm N | 092349Z 1000/1106 27012KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS SCT025CB BKN050 FM100130 29012KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN070 FM100500 05006KT P6SM SCT040 FM102100 27012KT P6SM SCT040 FM110400 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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