AirNav: KAVX - Catalina Airport

KAVX

Catalina Airport
Avalon, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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 EFRAIN 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.
-	RADIO MUST BE ON FREQ IF ENG IS RUNNING.
-	ARPT OPERG HOURS 0800-1700L. OPS OUTSIDE OF THESE HOURS PROHIBITED. NO NGT OPS.
-	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 06 August 2026 at 0901Z to 03 September 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR/DME OR GPS-B		download (146KB)
VOR OR GPS-A		download (153KB)
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 20-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:55	12:55
Sunrise	06:21	13:21
Sunset	19:33	02:33
Evening civil twilight	19:59	02:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Aug-2026 15:19:56
Local (UTC-7)	20-Aug-2026 08:19:56

METAR

KAVX

201451Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02390133 53013 $

TAF

KNUC 24nm S	192319Z 1923/2023 27010KT 9999 BKN012 QNH2986INS TEMPO 1923/2005 BKN009 BECMG 2005/2007 27010KT 8000 BR BKN012 QNH2990INS TEMPO 2007/2013 BKN008 LAST NO AMDS 2001 NEXT 2015 TX25/2023Z TN17/2012Z AMD 2019 FS30243
KLGB 28nm NE	201125Z 2012/2112 12005KT P6SM BKN010 FM201800 19005KT P6SM SCT250 FM202300 30008KT P6SM SCT250 FM210500 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM211000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN008
KSLI 29nm NE	200500Z 2005/2111 VRB05KT 7SM FEW030 QNH2990INS TX29/2023Z TN20/2014Z

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	write


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