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KAVX

Catalina Airport
Avalon, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

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
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	HAWTHORNE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	AVX (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0800-1700 CLSD THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS TO ALL TNST TFC.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 22 - CTAF. PSIL RWY 22 OPR DRG ARPT OPERG 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
WX AWOS-AV at L11 (7 nm SE):	119.275 (310-510-0185)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SXCr352/1.8	SANTA CATALINA VORTAC	114.15	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

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:	concrete, in excellent condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity OTS INDEFLY.
	RUNWAY 4	RUNWAY 22
Latitude:	33-24.157333N	33-24.442333N
Longitude:	118-25.187167W	118-24.705167W
Elevation:	1601.0 ft.	1547.8 ft.
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 310-510-0143 CATALINA ISLAND CONSERVANCY, ARPT MGR CARL TRUE 714-732-2607; ASST MGR EFRAIH CALDERA 562-889-0481.
Manager:	CARL TRUE P.O. BOX 1927 AVALON, CA 90704 Phone 310-510-0143

Additional Remarks

-	FULL STOP LDG ONLY; INTXN TKOFS PROHIBITED.
-	LANDING FEE.
-	RWY 4-22 NON-STD RWY SAFETY AREAS.
-	FOR CD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724.
-	NO JET ACFT OPS AUTH.
-	OPS PROHIBITED AT NIGHT OR WHEN ARPT IS UNATNDD.
-	PILOTS CANNOT SEE ACFT ON OPPOSITE ENDS OF RWY DUE TO GRADIENT, MUST ANNC TAKING ACTIVE RWY ON UNICOM PRIOR TO DEP.
-	RWY 04/22 LTD BY ARPT OPR TO 12500 LBS MTOW.
-	RWY 04 FINAL 2300 FT STEEP 2.1% DOWNSLOPE; RWY 22 UPSLOPE PREFERRED LDG.

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 from 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR/DME OR GPS-B		download (141KB)
VOR OR GPS-A		download (148KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (353KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-Feb-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:22	14:22
Sunrise	06:48	14:48
Sunset	17:28	01:28
Evening civil twilight	17:54	01:54

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Feb-2025 15:59:03
Local (UTC-8)	05-Feb-2025 07:59:03

METAR

KAVX

051551Z AUTO 15007G18KT 1/2SM FG VV002 11/11 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01110111

TAF

KNUC 24nm S	0423/0523 20009KT 9999 FEW009 FEW250 520307 QNH3001INS FM050100 18008KT 9999 FEW009 SCT030 520307 QNH2998INS FM050600 18008KT 9999 BKN020 BKN030 500000 QNH3003INS FM051000 18010KT 9999 VCSH BKN010 BKN025 OVC045 QNH3002INS TEMPO 0510/0516 18009KT 8000 -SHRA BR BKN009 FM051700 18008KT 9999 SCT09 SCT040 QNH3008INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 0502 NEXT 0515 TX16/0521Z TN13/0503Z COR 0010 FS30201
KLGB 28nm NE	051425Z 0514/0612 09006KT 3SM -RA BKN007 OVC015 TEMPO 0514/0516 2SM RA BR OVC015 FM051900 13005KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN015 OVC030 FM052200 14006KT P6SM SCT012 BKN025 FM060300 VRB03KT 4SM BR OVC015 FM060600 VRB03KT 5SM -DZ BR BKN008 OVC015
KSLI 29nm NE	051329Z 0513/0619 VRB06KT 9000 -DZ BKN003 OVC010 QNH3004INS BECMG 0521/0522 VRB06KT 8000 BR BKN004 OVC011 QNH2999INS BECMG 0617/0618 VRB06KT 8000 DZ BR FEW004 BKN011 OVC018 QNH3008INS TX14/0600Z TN12/0515Z

NOTAMs

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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops
	Business Name	Contact	Services / Description	Distance	Comments
	Runway Cafe	310-510-2196	no information available If you are affiliated with Runway Cafe and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here	on airport	1 read write


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