Catalina Airport (AVX)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	AVX
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	118°24'56.7700" W / 33°24'17.9900" N -118.415769 / 33.404997 (Estimated)
Elevation	1602.00 ft / 488.29 m (Estimated)
Land	25 acres
From nearest city	6 nautical miles NW of Avalon, CA
Location	Los Angeles County, CA
Magnetic Variation	14E (1980)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	SANTA CATALINA IS CONSERVANCY
Address	BOX 2739 AVALON, CA 90704
Phone number	310-510-0143
Manager	EFRAIN CALDERA
Address	P.O. BOX 1927 AVALON, CA 90704
Phone number	310-510-0143

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Landing fee charge	Yes
Sectional chart	LOS ANGELES
Region	AWP - Western-Pacific
Responsible ARTCC	ZLA - LOS ANGELES
Tie-in FSS	HHR - HAWTHORNE
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	AVX (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.7 MHz
UNICOM	122.7 MHz
ASOS	AVX (310-510-9641)

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 04/22

Dimensions	3000 x 75 ft (914 x 23 m)
Surface	CONC (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	04	22
Alignment	55°	235°
Physical elevation	1601.00 ft	1547.80 ft
Coordinates	33.402622 / -118.419786	33.407372 / -118.411753
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Basic , Good Condition	Basic , Good Condition
VGSI		pulsating/steady burning on left
Runway end lights	No	Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
NUC	TACAN	SAN CLEMENTE	123X	117.60	12E	24.2 nm
NSD	TACAN	BEAVER	86X	113.90	14E	31.6 nm
SMO	VOR/DME	SANTA MONICA	45X	110.80	15E	36.4 nm
ELB	VOR/DME	EL TORO	119X	117.20	14E	38.0 nm
VNY	VOR/DME	VAN NUYS	78X	113.10	15E	49.3 nm
SXC	VORTAC	SANTA CATALINA	88Y	114.15	15E	1.8 nm
SLI	VORTAC	SEAL BEACH	104X	115.70	15E	29.0 nm
LAX	VORTAC	LOS ANGELES	83X	113.60	15E	31.8 nm
LAX	VOT	SAN PEDRO HILL		113.90		20.9 nm
SNA	VOT	SANTA ANA		110.00		31.9 nm

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.
• 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.
• ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.