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'Catalina Airport' is a privately-owned airport located six miles (10 km) northwest of the central business district of Avalon, California in the middle of Catalina Island. The airport is open to the public and allows general aviation aircraft to land there. The only requirement is that inbound pilots state their intention to land and that they pay a $20.00 (US) landing fee. The airport is primarily used for general aviation. The airport is also used for airfreight from the mainland. Supplies for the island are delivered via DC3 aircraft daily. There are no scheduled passenger flights to or from the airport. It is also known as the 'Airport in the Sky' due to the fact it lies near the island's highest point at an elevation of 1,602 ft. All roads to the airport from the island's population centers climb steeply upward. ^[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Catalina Airport is assigned 'AVX' by the FAA and 'CIB' by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is 'KAVX'.
Great Circle Mapper: CIB / KAVX - Avalon, California (Catalina Airport)
There is a restaurant at the airport, the Buffalo Springs Station restaurant, and for private pilots in the Los Angeles area, the airport is one local choice for a $100 Hamburger (aviation slang for a private general aviation flight for the sole purpose of dining at a non-local airport). The restaurant and airport is also a stop on some of the tours of the interior of Catalina Island from Avalon.

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Facilities and aircraft

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Facilities and aircraft

Catalina Airport covers 25 acres and has one asphalt runway (4/22) measuring 3,000 x 60 feet (914 x 18 m). Surface elevation of the runway is 1602 feet (488 m) above sea level. The runway is known for being pitched up in the middle, so that on short approach it appears much shorter.
For 12-month period ending April 13, 2006, the airport had 23,000 aircraft operations, an average of 63 per day: 98% general aviation (22,450), 2% air taxi (500) and <1% military (50). There are 10 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.

References

1. Catalina Island - Airport Information

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★ Buffalo Springs Station restaurant