AirNav: KAVX - Catalina Airport

KAVX

Catalina Airport
Avalon, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 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 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR/DME OR GPS-B		download (143KB)
VOR OR GPS-A		download (151KB)
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 01-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:48	13:48
Sunrise	07:13	14:13
Sunset	18:01	01:01
Evening civil twilight	18:27	01:27

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Nov-2026 21:19:43
Local (UTC-7)	01-Nov-2026 14:19:43

METAR

KAVX

012051Z AUTO 27021G28KT 10SM SCT015 BKN020 BKN027 16/12 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 27032/2012 SLP113 T01560117 50001

TAF

KNUC 24nm S	292300Z 2923/3023 24009KT 9999 FEW050 BKN200 QNH2985INS TEMPO 2923/3002 FEW020 BKN025 BKN050 FM300200 VRB06KT 9999 SCT025 BKN035 BKN180 QNH2987INS FM300400 VRB06KT 9999 SCT020 BKN035 BKN150 QNH2990INS BECMG 3008/3010 VRB06KT 9999 BKN035 BKN100 OVC150 QNH2988INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 3001 NEXT 3015 TX22/3022Z TN15/3013Z FS30232
KLGB 28nm NE	011756Z 0118/0218 26012KT P6SM -SHRA BKN030 FM012000 28018G25KT P6SM SCT050 FM020300 30008KT P6SM SKC FM020600 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
KSLI 29nm NE	282100Z 2821/3003 18003KT 9999 SCT032 QNH2994INS TX22/2823Z TN18/2914Z

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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