airport in the sky

Eat the bison burgers. While the burgers aren't made from the bison on Catalina, they are lean, tasty burgers. Also try the cookies. They are delicious. As for the site, it's OK. I don't know if I'd Ho again, but the ride getting there was lovely

Get a buff dog. Best hot dog I've ever had. plus not to mention your at an airport on top of a mountain. OH YOU MUST GET THE DC3 COOKIES. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

We took a tour that took us all around the island and stopped at the Airport in the Sky for about a half hour. I was bus sick but it was still appreciated and I had no idea there was an airport on the island so that was definitely cool. At the top they have a cafe and gift shop, nothing extraordinary you haven't seen all around the rest of the island.

Great place to have lunch or snack and cold beer. Prices pretty reasonable. Cookies were huge and worth trying.

a nice piece of history here, gotta be a great pilot, it's a really short run way. But neat to get there through the inter part of the island that you usually don't get to see otherwise

Clean good stop and impressive that planes can land and take off on what appears to be a short runway....

The Bison burgers are the best. The view is spectacular, and you can't leave without a "killer cookie". They are delicious and definitely big enough to share, if you have to! This stop was included on a tour. We were lucky enough to see a small plane land, and another take off as we toured the grounds.

It is a nice 30 minute stop for our Skyline Drive tour after an hour or so of the winding bus ride. It's so alone on top of the mountain and it's the kind of place I'd like to be during a vacation. I bought one of the giant famous delicious cookies and relaxed at the patio at the back of the store/nature center with the serene view of the valleys, mounts and glimpse of the ocean. We saw a few green humming birds near us. I don't think you can get here via the winding narrow road we took other than flying in. With that said, I don't think I would recommend this as a destination unless you would enjoy the trip on the way up and down which I did but my friend was nervous almost the whole time.

Small general aviation airport. Visited as part of a tour, did not fly in or out of. Has a small restaurant and gift store. Show cases the areas cactus and allows for a good view.

For an experience mountain-biker, the ride up to the airport and back is steep but provides gorgeous views. For an un-experienced cyclist, take the shuttle or another tour up to the airport. The road is very steep and bumpy, and the ride back is a white-knuckler (unless you enjoy that kind of ride on a regular basis.)There is a great grill up at the airport, stunning views, some short trails (1-3 miles) to enjoy, and the occasional buffalo.

Without benefit of taking this ride, we would never have seen some of the beautiful vistas and the natural inhabitants of the island

The last stop for the Santa Catalina Island Inland Tour. There is not much to see. The gardens are nice and can pick up souvenirs.

We took a bus tour to the top and the Airport in the Sky was the highlight. Super duper fun. They have a great gift shop and lots of yummy snacks. The history is amazing and it's a fun excursion if you have the time.

I had heard about the Airport in the Sky since I was a kid as my father is a small aircraft pilot. For me, the Airport in the Sky was well worth seeing, but I could easily see how it may be dull to others without that background. We were able to see multiple take-offs and landings. The best take-off was viewed from below the airport and looked like the plane simply flew off the end of the mountain. Also there is a fox that lives in the clump of cacti newar the entrance.

With the Avalon heliport fogged in, we were forced to land at the Airport in the Sky and shuttle down to town. Quaint little gift shop, fresh baked cookes and a nice outdoor patio with a view! The ride to Avalon is bumpy with lots of curves, but fun to see the buffalo along the way and the view of town from "above".