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L11 Pebbly Beach Seaplane Base
Avalon, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: L11
Lat/Long: 33-20-18.1030N 118-18-43.2590W
33-20.301717N 118-18.720983W
33.3383619,-118.3120164
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation: 12E (2020)
From city: 1 mile S of AVALON, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 90731

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/1963
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: HAWTHORNE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX AWOS-AV: 119.275 (310-510-0185)
WX ASOS at AVX (7 nm NW): 120.675 (310-510-9641)
  • 129.0 AVAILABLE.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SXCr097/5.8SANTA CATALINA VORTAC114.1515E
SLIr191/29.6SEAL BEACH VORTAC115.7015E
ELBr221/35.4EL TORO VOR/DME117.2014E
LAXr155/36.2LOS ANGELES VORTAC113.6015E

Seaplane Base Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 44 x 44 ft. / 13 x 13 m
Surface: asphalt
Latitude: 33-20.201893N
Longitude: 118-18.691055W
Elevation: 6.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway ALL/WAY

Dimensions: 15000 x 4000 ft. / 4572 x 1219 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY ALL  RUNWAY WAY
Elevation: 0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SANTA CATALINA ISLAND CO
BOX 737
AVALON, CA 90704
Phone (310) 510-2000
Manager: ISLAND EXPRESS HELICOPTERS
P.O. BOX 306
AVALON, CA 90704
Phone (310) 510-2525

Additional Remarks

A52-ALL 270' BLUFF ABOVE BEACH TO W-NO DEFINED DEP OR APCH RTES DUE TO MOVEMENT OF BOATS ON OCEAN.
- DIRECTION OF OPERATIONS VARIES WITH WIND & SEA.
- FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at L11.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAVX - Catalina Airport (7 nm NW)
KNUC - San Clemente Island NALF (23 nm SW)
KTOA - Zamperini Field Airport (28 nm N)
KLGB - Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field) (30 nm N)
KSNA - John Wayne/Orange County Airport (30 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2314:23
Sunrise06:5114:51
Sunset16:4600:46
Evening civil twilight17:1401:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Dec-2025 07:32:31
Local (UTC-8)  15-Dec-2025 23:32:31
 
METAR
KAVX 
6nm NW 		160651Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/M04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02221044 $
TAF
KNUC 
23nm SW 		1523/1623 VRB06KT 9000 BR BKN006 QNH3002INS BECMG 1604/1606 VRB06KT 4800 BR OVC006 QNH2999INS TEMPO 1606/1612 9000 BR SCT006 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1602 NEXT 1615 TX19/1623Z TN13/1612Z FS30237
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