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KAVX

Catalina Airport
Avalon, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 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
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo taken 07-Jul-2019 looking south. Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Catalina Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:31	14:31
Sunrise	06:59	14:59
Sunset	16:56	00:56
Evening civil twilight	17:23	01:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Jan-2026 18:06:25
Local (UTC-8)	01-Jan-2026 10:06:25

METAR

KAVX

312351Z AUTO 10015KT M1/4SM FG VV002 13/12 A2997 RMK AO2 RAE16 SLP139 P0000 60015 T01280122 10189 20111 56015

TAF

KNUC 24nm S	3123/0123 11008KT 2400 RA BR OVC070 QNH2989INS TEMPO 3123/0105 1600 RA BR BKN010 OVC070 FM010600 VRB05KT 3200 -SHRA BR BKN008 BKN020 OVC070 QNH2995INS BECMG 0109/0111 15010G15KT 4800 -SHRA BR BKN005 BKN020 OVC050 QNH2993INS TEMPO 0113/0117 2400 -RA BR BKN003 BKN010 OVC030 FM011800 20010KT 3200 -SHRA BR BKN005 BKN010 OVC040 QNH2997INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 0100 NEXT 0515 TX19/0118Z TN13/0100Z COR 0245 FS30243
KLGB 28nm NE	011740Z 0118/0218 28011KT P6SM BKN010 OVC040 FM012000 31005KT P6SM OVC015 FM012300 23004KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM020500 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT025 OVC035 FM020900 VRB03KT 4SM BR OVC025 FM021600 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT025 OVC035
KSLI 29nm NE	011300Z 0113/0219 09006KT 4800 -RA BR OVC003 QNH2992INS TEMPO 0114/0117 OVC007 BECMG 0119/0120 27006KT 8000 -RA BKN011 OVC018 QNH3004INS BECMG 0200/0201 25003KT 9999 NSW FEW041 SCT055 QNH3004INS BECMG 0210/0211 09003KT 8000 BR BKN011 OVC019 QNH3008INS BECMG 0212/0213 07003KT 8000 -RA BKN011 OVC018 QNH3006INS BECMG 0213/0214 07003KT 8000 BR SCT011 OVC018 QNH3006INS TX18/0123Z TN14/0209Z

NOTAMs

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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops
	Business Name	Contact	Services / Description	Distance	Comments
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