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 13-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:58	13:58
Sunrise	06:24	14:24
Sunset	16:52	00:52
Evening civil twilight	17:18	01:18

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Nov-2026 15:29:58
Local (UTC-8)	13-Nov-2026 07:29:58

METAR

KAVX

131451Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW049 OVC080 13/12 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP094 6//// T01330117 51009 PNO $

TAF

KNUC 24nm S	122300Z 1223/1323 23010KT 9999 BKN015 BKN200 QNH2984INS TEMPO 1223/1305 SCT015 FM130500 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH BKN040 BKN200 QNH2974INS TEMPO 1309/1315 22010KT 9000 -SHRA FM131500 24006KT 9999 BKN040 BKN200 QNH2975INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 1302 NEXT 1315 TX20/1322Z TN17/1313 FS30243
KLGB 28nm NE	131125Z 1312/1412 25007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 BKN080 FM131400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 BKN080 PROB30 1314/1317 -SHRA FM132000 21008KT P6SM BKN060 FM140200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 PROB30 1403/1407 -SHRA FM140700 VRB03KT 5SM -RA BR BKN025 OVC050 FM141100 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050
KSLI 29nm NE	131300Z 1313/1419 VRB03KT 9000 -RA BKN080 OVC110 QNH2975INS BECMG 1316/1317 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW030 SCT100 QNH2974INS BECMG 1404/1405 VRB06KT 9000 -SHRA BKN025 OVC040 QNH2980INS BECMG 1409/1410 27010KT 9999 NSW SCT030 OVC045 QNH2979INS TX20/1322Z TN17/1315Z

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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