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CATALINA AIRPORT

AVALON, CA, USA
Airport Info
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Location
Latitude / Longitude: 33°24'17"N / 118°24'56"W
  33°24.2998'N / 118°24.9462'W
  33.4050 / -118.4158
Elevation: 1602.0 ft. (estimated)
Variation: 14E (1980)
From city: 06 miles NW of AVALON, CA

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: LOS ANGELES
Control tower: no
Boundary ARTCC: LOS ANGELES
Responsible ARTCC: LOS ANGELES
FSS: HAWTHORNE [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: AVX (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: yes

Communications
UNICOM: 122.700
CTAF: 122.700

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
SXC 7oT/1.8 SANTA CATALINA VORTAC 111.40 15E
SLI 219oT/29.0 SEAL BEACH VORTAC 115.70 15E
LAX 179oT/31.7 LOS ANGELES VORTAC 113.60 15E
SMO 177oT/36.4 SANTA MONICA VOR/DME 110.80 15E
ELB 245oT/37.9 EL TORO VOR/DME 117.20 14E
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
SAN CLEMENTE 19oT/24.0 350 15E NUC
COMPTON 196oT/30.2 378 15E CPM

Services
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 04/22
Dimensions: 3000 x 75 ft.
Surface: PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE,EXCELLENT CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Latitude: SC G33-24-09.4 SC G33-24-26.5
Longitude: 4400N118-25-11. 5400N118-24-42.
Elevation: 2300W 1 ft. 3100W 1 ft.
Runway true heading: 0 2
Declared distances: TORA:/2009 TORA:/2009
Visual slope indicator: (.0 degrees glide path) (.8 3 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: PSI
Instrument approach: 4 055 2 235
 

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
Effective October 29, 2026 to November 26, 2026

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)
    VOR/DME OR GPS-B (PDF)
    VOR OR GPS-A (PDF)
    TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)
 
    Legends & General Information
    Airport Diagram Legend
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