Catalina Island Airport

Ramp Check Aug 29, 2026

The Airport in the Sky, the Catalina Buffalo Burger, and the Twenty-Six Miles of Open Pacific That Make It the Best Hundred Dollar Hamburger in Southern California

Catalina's Airport in the Sky (KAVX) rewards the 26-mile Pacific crossing with ridge-top runway drama, roaming bison, and aviation's best buffalo burger.

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Ramp Check Aug 26, 2026

Catalina Island Airport, the Ridge-Top Strip in the Pacific Where Bison Graze the Infield and the Mainland Is Twenty-Two Miles Behind You

Catalina Island Airport (KAVX) sits at 1,600 feet on a Pacific ridge 22 nautical miles offshore - a ridge-top runway with ocean on both sides and bison grazing the infield.

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Ramp Check Jun 25, 2026

Catalina Island Airport - the Twenty-Two-Mile Pacific Crossing Every Southern California Pilot Owes Themselves

Catalina Island Airport (KAVX) sits on a 1,600-foot mesa 22 miles off the Southern California coast - one of general aviation's most rewarding day trips.

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