Catalina Airport (CIB/KAVX)

USA / California / Avalon /
Catalina's only airport. Although officially titled Catalina Airport, it is much more popularly known as the "Airport in the Sky".

Built in 1946, the Airport in the Sky occupies a 1,602-foot-tall mountaintop at the center of the island, 10 miles from the city of Avalon, and is accessible by tour or shuttle bus, bicycle, or on foot–or, of course, via private or chartered small plane. Its single 3,250-foot-long runway was constructed by blasting and leveling two adjacent peaks, then using the resulting debris to fill in the gaps. In every direction, the rolling landscape of the island interior slopes away, leading to views of distant Pacific waters. Pilots generally consider takeoffs and landings here to be both challenging and spectacular, and earthbound visitors marvel at the sight of arrivals and departures, which are restricted to daylight hours.


www.globalair.com/airport/airport.aspx?aptcode=AVX

www.airnav.com/airport/KAVX
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalina_Airport
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Coordinates:   33°24'17"N   118°24'55"W

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