Landing at Catalina Island's "airport in the sky," perched high above the Pacific Ocean, is a thrill by day but prohibited at night. (Jack Dolan / Los Angeles Times) On Tuesday night, the pilot of a ...

Right in time for the busy summer flying season, after several months of work on the surface of Runway 04-22 at Catalina Island's Airport in the Sky (KAVX), also called ACE Clearwater Airfield, pilots ...

The route covering two days and 40-plus miles stuns with sweeping vistas, abundant wildlife and quintessential Southern ...

CATALINA, Calif. (KABC) -- U.S. Marines and Navy Seabees have taken over the Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island, living on the grounds for three-and-a-half months. They're not training for combat, ...

As new reporting emerges that the pilot in the deadly Catalina plane crash, which killed five people, did not have clearance to take off, officials with the medical examiner’s office have formally ...

With complete darkness apparently surrounding them, five people aboard a twin-engine airplane sat at the eastern end of the runway at Catalina Airport, ready to complete a rescue mission intended to ...

A twin-engine plane crashed shortly after taking off from Catalina Airport in Avalon Tuesday night, Oct. 8, killing all five people on board, authorities said. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies ...

Five people were dead after a twin-engine plane crashed on Catalina Island on Tuesday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Just after 8 p.m., deputies at the sheriff's ...

Matthew Rodriguez is a digital producer for CBS Los Angeles. He's previously reported for local outlets like the Argonaut and Pasadena Weekly. Matt typically covers breaking news and crime. Julie ...

On Tuesday night, the pilot of a small plane sat on the runway of Catalina Island’s “airport in the sky” with four passengers on board and a decision to make. Take off into the looming darkness, ...