Terminal Procedures

KAVX — Catalina

AVALON, CA · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA AVXElevation 1,602 ft1 runwayLongest 3,000 ftNon-toweredVolume SW-3Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 VOR.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
VOR OR GPS-A chart previewVOR OR GPS-A4CPDF
VOR/DME OR GPS-B chart previewVOR/DME OR GPS-B2BPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KAVX airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All all 0800-1700
ARTCC
Los Angeles Center
Flight service
Hawthorne
NOTAM facility
AVX (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
14E
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
Yes
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
June 1941
Airport area
25 acres
Ownership
Privately owned
Sectional
Los Angeles
Last FAA inspection
2026-03-07

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KAVX radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.7
Approach127.4Socal

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,000 × 75 ft0422N500 ft
Runway layout at KAVX, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
04/223,000 ft75 ftConcrete ExcellentMedium intensity
  22 235°TPSIL 3° · right-hand circuit

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KAVX is

Latitude, longitude33.4049970, -118.4157690
Elevation1,602 ft
From Avalon6 nm NW

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FAA remarks for KAVX

  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.
  • FULL STOP LDG ONLY; INTXN TKOFS PROHIBITED.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 22 - CTAF. PSIL RWY 22 OPR DRG ARPT OPERG HRS.
  • CLSD THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS TO ALL TNST TFC.
  • CATALINA ISLAND CONSERVANCY, ARPT MGR EFRAIN CALDERA 562-889-0481.
  • OTS INDEFLY.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near KAVX

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KTOAZamperini FldTORRANCE, CA24 nm N12
KNUCSan Clemente Island NalfSAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA25 nm S4
KLGBLong Beach (Daugherty Fld)LONG BEACH, CA28 nm NE31
KSLILos Alamitos AAFLOS ALAMITOS, CA29 nm NE10
KHHRJack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne MuniHAWTHORNE, CA31 nm N15
KSNAJohn Wayne/Orange CountySANTA ANA, CA32 nm NE41
KLAXLos Angeles IntlLOS ANGELES, CA32 nm N103
KFULFullerton MuniFULLERTON, CA36 nm NE12

VFR charts covering KAVX

Common questions about KAVX

What charts are available for KAVX?

3 current FAA charts for Catalina, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KAVX?

CTAF 122.7. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KAVX?

Catalina has 1 runway. The longest is 04/22 at 3,000 ft by 75 ft, concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KAVX have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KAVX has 2 published instrument approaches.

Is KAVX a towered airport?

No — Catalina has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KAVX charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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