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The Catalina Island Conservancy has announced that it will be partnering with the U.S. Marine Corps to repair the runway at Catalina Airport (AVX), also called the "Airport in the Sky." AVX is the only airport on California's Santa Catalina Island, which is home to approximately 4,100 people and sees over 1 million visitors annually. The Marines have said they will use the runway repair project as a training exercise for troops deploying to remote and island locations to build or repair airfields and infrastructure.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/business-military/marines-to-rebuild-catalina-island-runway