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| Catalina Airport |
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| Douglas DC-3 on take-off |
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| Catalina Airport runway diagram |
| IATA: CIB – ICAO: KAVX – FAA LID: AVX |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Owner |
Catalina Island Conservancy |
| Serves |
Catalina Island |
| Location |
Avalon, California |
| Elevation AMSL |
1,602 ft / 488 m |
| Coordinates |
33°24′18″N 118°24′57″W / 33.405°N 118.41583°W / 33.405; -118.41583 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 4/22 |
3,000 |
914 |
Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) |
| Aircraft operations |
23,000 |
| Based aircraft |
10 |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration |
Catalina Airport (IATA: CIB, ICAO: KAVX, FAA LID: AVX) is a privately-owned airport located six miles (10 km) northwest of the central business district of Avalon, California in the middle of Catalina Island. The airport is open to the public and allows general aviation aircraft to land there. The only requirement is that inbound pilots state their intention to land and that they pay a $25.00 (US) landing fee. The airport is primarily used for general aviation. The airport is also used for airfreight from the mainland. Supplies for the island are delivered via Douglas DC-3 aircraft daily. There are no scheduled passenger flights to or from the airport. It is also known as the Airport in the Sky due to the fact it lies near the island's highest point at an elevation of 1,602 ft (488 m) All roads to the airport from the island's population centers climb steeply upward.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Catalina Airport is assigned AVX by the FAA and CIB by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KAVX.
There is a restaurant at the airport, the Buffalo Springs Station restaurant, and for private pilots in the Los Angeles area, the airport is one local choice for a $100 Hamburger (aviation slang for a private general aviation flight for the sole purpose of dining at a non-local airport). The restaurant and airport is also a stop on some of the tours of the interior of Catalina Island from Avalon.
The airport originally opened as "Buffalo Springs Airport" in the late 1930s and was made by leveling off the top of a hill. Scheduled passenger service was briefly provided by United Airlines in DC-3s; long-disused refueling equipment is located in the pavement in front of the terminal building; no fuel currently available. The Wrigley family - who owned Santa Catalina Island for decades - used to keep their DC-3 in the large hangar at the airport.
Facilities and aircraft
Catalina Airport covers 25 acres (100,000 m) and has one asphalt runway (4/22) measuring 3,000 x 75 feet (914 x 23 m). Surface elevation of the runway is 1602 feet (488 m) above sea level. The runway is known for being pitched up in the middle, so that on short approach it appears much shorter. Pavement condition varies widely; after recent maintenance it is good, but following the rainy season there are often potholes, soft spots, and chunks of loose asphalt on the runway. Terrain falls off steeply at both ends of the runway. Due to turbulence and downdrafts at the approach ends, lack of normal visual references on final approach, and the upslope of the first 1/3 of Runway 22 (which creates the illusion of being too high on final approach) the airport can be hazardous for inexperienced pilots. Aircraft at opposite ends of the runway cannot see each other. Contact with UNICOM is required to obtain permission for landing.
Catalina Island gets rave reviews from visiting pilots, but pilot reviews of the attitudes of staffers in and around the airport are mixed.
For 12-month period ending April 13, 2006, the airport had 23,000 aircraft operations, an average of 63 per day: 98% general aviation (22,450), 2% air taxi (500) and <1% military (50). There are 10 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.
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The tower in 2005 |
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Location
& QuickFacts
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FAA
Information Effective: |
2006-06-08 |
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Airport
Identifier: |
AVX |
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Longitude/Latitude: |
118-24-57.1000W/33-24-17.8000N
-118.415861/33.404944 (Estimated) |
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Elevation: |
1602 ft / 488.29 m (Surveyed) |
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Land: |
25 acres |
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From
nearest city: |
6 nautical miles NW of Avalon, CA |
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Location: |
Los Angeles County, CA |
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Magnetic Variation: |
14E (1985) |
Owner
& Manager
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Ownership: |
Privately owned |
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Owner: |
Santa Catalina Is Conservancy |
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Address: |
Box 2739
Avalon, CA 90704 |
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Phone number: |
310-510-1421 |
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Manager: |
Paul Moritz |
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Address: |
Box 2739
Avalon, CA 90704 |
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Phone number: |
310-510-0143 |
Airport
Operations and Facilities
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Airport
Use: |
Open to public |
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Wind
indicator: |
Yes |
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Segmented
Circle: |
Yes |
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Control
Tower: |
No |
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Attendance
Schedule: |
APR 15-OCT 15/ALL/0800-1900,OCT 16-APR 14/ALL/0800-1700 |
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Lighting
Schedule: |
PHONE REQ
NSTD RY LGTS FOR EMERG USE ONLY CALL (310) 510-0143. |
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Landing
fee charge: |
Yes |
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Sectional
chart: |
Los Angeles |
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Region: |
AWP - Western-Pacific |
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Traffic
Pattern Alt: |
1000 ft |
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Boundary
ARTCC: |
ZLA - Los Angeles |
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Tie-in
FSS: |
HHR - Hawthorne |
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FSS
on Airport: |
No |
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FSS
Phone: |
310-970-0102 |
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FSS
Toll Free: |
1-800-WX-BRIEF |
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NOTAMs
Facility: |
AVX (NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
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Federal Agreements: |
N |
Airport
Communications
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CTAF: |
122.700 |
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Unicom: |
122.700 |
Airport
Services
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Airframe
Repair: |
NONE |
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Power
Plant Repair: |
NONE |
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Bottled
Oxygen: |
NONE |
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Bulk
Oxygen: |
NONE |
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Runway Information
Runway 04/22
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Dimension: |
3000 x 75 ft / 914.4 x 22.9 m |
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Surface: |
ASPH, Poor Condition
POTHOLES AND LOOSE PAVEMENT FRAGMENTS ON RY. |
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Edge
Lights: |
Non-standard lighting system
NSTD MIRL 2971 FT LIGHTED BTN THLDS ONLY. |
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Runway 04 |
Runway 22 |
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Longitude: |
118-25-12.3910W |
118-24-41.8870W |
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Latitude: |
33-24-08.7610N |
33-24-26.7890N |
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Elevation: |
1601.00 ft |
1547.00 ft |
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Alignment: |
55 |
127 |
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Traffic
Pattern: |
Left |
Right |
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Markings: |
Basic, Fair Condition |
Basic, Good Condition |
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VASI: |
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pulsating/steady burning on left side |
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Visual
Glide Angle: |
0.00� |
3.00� |
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Runway
End Identifier: |
No |
Yes |
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Radio Navigation
Aids
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ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
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NUC |
NDB |
San Clemente |
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350.00 |
15E |
24.0 nm |
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CPM |
NDB |
Compton |
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378.00 |
15E |
30.3 nm |
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EMT |
NDB |
El Monte |
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359.00 |
15E |
45.4 nm |
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NUC |
TACAN |
San Clemente |
123X |
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15E |
24.2 nm |
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SMO |
VOR/DME |
Santa Monica |
045X |
110.80 |
15E |
36.4 nm |
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ELB |
VOR/DME |
El Toro |
119X |
117.20 |
14E |
38.0 nm |
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VNY |
VOR/DME |
Van Nuys |
078X |
113.10 |
15E |
49.3 nm |
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SXC |
VORTAC |
Santa Catalina |
051X |
111.40 |
15E |
1.8 nm |
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SLI |
VORTAC |
Seal Beach |
104X |
115.70 |
15E |
29.1 nm |
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LAX |
VORTAC |
Los Angeles |
083X |
113.60 |
15E |
31.8 nm |
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LAX |
VOT |
San Pedro Hill |
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113.90 |
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20.9 nm |
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SNA |
VOT |
Santa Ana |
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110.00 |
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31.9 nm |
Remarks
- FULL
STOP LNDGS ONLY; INTXN TKOFS PROHIBITED.
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< OR
TKOF TO PRIOR UNICOM THRU RQRD APVL USE, PUBLIC>
- ARPT
CLOSED FOR ALL OPERATIONS OTHER THAN DURING PUBLISHED OPERATING HOURS
EXCEPT FOR EMERGENCY.
- FIRST
2000' OF RWY 22 SLOPES UP 1.69%; REMAINDER OF RWY LEVEL.
- PILOTS
CANNOT SEE ACFT ON OPPOSITE ENDS OF RWY.
- SFC
ROUGH WITH NMRS POTHOLES & SOFT SPOTS.
- RY
04/22 SAFETY AREAS BOTH ENDS, 1600 FT + DROPOFFS TO THE SEA.
- RY
04/22 LIMITED BY AIRPORT OPERATOR TO 12,500 LBS GWT.
- ESTABD
PRIOR TO 1959.
Based Aircraft
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Aircraft
based on field: |
10 |
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Single
Engine Airplanes: |
10 |
Operational Statistics
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Aircraft
Operations: |
64/Day |
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Air Taxi: |
2.2% |
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General
Aviation Local: |
4.9% |
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General
Aviation Itinerant: |
92.7% |
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Military: |
0.2% |
Catalina Airport
Address:
Los Angeles County, CA
Tel:
310-510-1421, 310-510-0143
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| General
Info |
| Country |
United
States |
| State |
CALIFORNIA
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| FAA ID |
AVX
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| Latitude |
33-24-17.800N
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| Longitude |
118-24-57.100W
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| Elevation |
1602 feet
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| Near City |
AVALON
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