Catalina Airport (IATA: CIB, ICAO: KAVX, FAA LID: AVX) 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 $25 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 Douglas DC-3 aircraft daily. There is currently no scheduled passenger service to or from the airport although Golden West Airlines did operate scheduled passenger flights during the 1970s to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capable de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter twin turboprop aircraft .