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KAVX · Catalina Airport

ICAO · US · 44 NTSB events

ID KAVX FAA AVX Elev 1,602 ft Lat 33° 24.29' N Lon 118° 24.96' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,000 ft. Max gradient: 1.77% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 054° 3,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.77%
22 234° 3,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.77%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • A/D SOCAL APP/DEP 127.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700
  • WX ASOS Weather ASOS 120.675

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KAVX on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 10 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 22 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·CATALINA ISLAND CONSERVANCY, ARPT MGR EFRAIN CALDERA 562-889-0481.
  • ·FULL STOP LDG ONLY; INTXN TKOFS PROHIBITED.
  • ·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.
  • ·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.
  • ·CLSD THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS TO ALL TNST TFC.
  • ·PSIL RWY 22 OPR DRG ARPT OPERG HRS.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

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Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

44 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

44

since 1982

Fatal

11

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

7

≈ 0.7/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=44

  • Other 10
  • Stall / spin 6
  • Runway excursion 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 4
  • Undershoot / overshoot 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Hard landing 3
  • Ground collision 2

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-08-18 Cessna 177RG · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2016-04-17 Cessna 172 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2010-05-29 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2025-09-29 Cessna 182A · Other · VMC · day →
2020-02-10 Beech 36 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2018-07-25 Piper PA32 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2017-04-09 COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2004 BRAVO · Stall / spin · day →
2016-05-28 Cessna 172N · Other · IMC · day →
2015-11-29 Cessna T210N · Other · VMC · day →
2015-10-01 Cessna 172 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2014-01-04 PRIZIO TEXAS SPRT CUB TX11J · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2013-11-03 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA 5B · Other · VMC · day →
2010-10-03 Cessna 310 · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · day →
2010-07-01 Cessna 182P · CFIT · VMC · day →
2009-09-05 Cessna T210H · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2009-02-05 Beech A36 · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2008-10-20 Mooney M20J · Birdstrike · VMC · day →
2005-09-07 Cessna 172RG · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2005-05-20 Piper PA-28-181 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2003-12-24 Piper PA-34-200T · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
2002-08-02 Beech 58TC · Stall / spin · IMC →
2002-03-24 Cessna 172M · Stall / spin · day →
2001-11-03 Piper PA-32-260 · Engine failure · IMC · day →
2000-08-10 Piper PA-28R-200 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1998-07-26 Beech C23 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1998-03-19 Cessna TU206F · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1997-04-04 Cessna 172N · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1996-08-04 Cessna 421C · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1996-06-23 Piper PA-34-200 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1996-06-16 Cessna 172N · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1996-03-09 Cessna 182Q · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1995-06-24 Piper PA-34-200 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1994-04-05 Cessna 152 · Weather · VMC · day →
1994-01-03 Beech 76 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1993-03-11 Piper PA-34-200T · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1992-09-20 Cessna 180 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1989-12-07 Cessna 182E · Other · VMC · day →
1988-12-29 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-10-23 Cessna 402B · Other · VMC · day →
1985-07-21 Piper PA-34-200T · Other · VMC · day →
1984-01-30 Learjet 24 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-07-10 Cessna 182 · Ground collision · VMC · dusk →
1983-01-03 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-01-30 Mooney M20J · Engine failure · day →

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Gene Benton Torrance CA 26 nm
Kathryn Elizabeth Stanley Torrance CA 26 nm
Michael Raymond Granek Long Beach CA 26 nm
Ronald Darren Malm Long Beach CA 26 nm
Donovan Stephen Burns Redondo Beach CA 27 nm
Edilberto Benjamin Valdez Huntington Beach CA 27 nm
Michael Elton Dougherty Carson CA 27 nm
Dennis Robin Mccall Manhattan Beach CA 30 nm
Christopher Horton Santa Ana CA 33 nm
Evelyn Anne Carlson Santa Ana CA 33 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
John Joseph Smythe Iii Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
Robert Wayne Muse Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
Eggert Olafur Eggertsson Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
Stephen Alexander Yoo Rllng Hls Est CA 21 nm
Charlie Choong-Heon Baik Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
Sebastian Kubacki Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
Rodney Orlando Carter Ii Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
Bryce Westin Trevett Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
Stephen Lawrance Ricard Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
John Stanley Tymczyszyn San Pedro CA 22 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Kurt Bennett Kreiner Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
Norbert Raymond Stephenson Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
Robert Wayne Muse Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
Eggert Olafur Eggertsson Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
Kevin Maurice Foley Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
William Christopher Blaire Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
Raymond Michael Barnett Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
Dale Wilson Buckeridge Rch Palos Vrd CA 21 nm
Randall Wayne Buxton Rncho Pls Vrd CA 21 nm
Richard Arlen Crandell Jr Rncho Pls Vrd CA 21 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
West Coast Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Long Beach, CA
 28 nm
West Coast Aircraft Maintenance
Santa Ana, CA
 31 nm
American Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Santa Ana, CA
 31 nm
Leading Edge Avionics, Inc
Santa Ana, CA
 32 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Santa Ana, CA
 32 nm
Santa Monica Propeller Service, Inc
Santa Monica, CA
 37 nm
Fourth Front Aviation, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
 37 nm
A Plus Avionics Corp / AvionTEq
Van Nuys, CA
 48 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Van Nuys, CA
 49 nm
Van Nuys Clean Aircraft
Van Nuys, CA
 49 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.