# Catalina Airport (AVX / KAVX)

**Catalina Airport** (IATA: AVX, ICAO: KAVX) is a small airport in Avalon, California, United States. It opened in Jun 1941. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, concrete.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kavx

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AVX / KAVX
- FAA: AVX
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Avalon, California, United States
- Opened: Jun 1941
- Elevation: 1,602 ft / 488 m
- Coordinates: 33.4049, -118.4160
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.catalinaconservancy.org/index.php?s=visit&p=pilot_information
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalina_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1962745
- Weather station: KAVX · WMO 72292
- Ident: KAVX

## Timeline

- Jun 1941: Catalina Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Concrete | 055° / 235° | yes |

- 04/22 slopes 1.8%: threshold 22 at 1,548 ft / 472 m, threshold 04 at 1,601 ft / 488 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 1,602 ft / 488 m | =11,247 of 43,403 | =4,899 in North America | =3,716 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SOCAL APP/DEP | 127.400 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.700 |
| WX ASOS | Weather ASOS | 120.675 |

## Nearby airports

- [TOA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktoa.md) Zamperini Field · 28 mi / 45 km
- [KNUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knuc.md) San Clemente Island Naval Auxiliary Landing Field · 28 mi / 45 km
- [LGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klgb.md) Long Beach International Airport · 32 mi / 52 km
- [KSLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksli.md) Los Alamitos Army Air Field · 34 mi / 55 km
- [CPM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcpm.md) Compton Woodley Airport · 35 mi / 56 km
- [HHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khhr.md) Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport · 36 mi / 58 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kavx/data