Airports / California / SPQ
Catalina Air-Sea Terminal Heliport
SPQSan Pedro, CaliforniaELEV 5 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#54 / 152
California airports by Google rating
4.5★ across 1033 Google ratings — ranked against 152 rated CA fields.
7 nm
To the nearest alternate
Long Beach International Airport (LGB) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Catalina Air-Sea Terminal Heliport (SPQ) sits in San Pedro, California, where it functions as a heliport. The field lies at an elevation of 5 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
SPQ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Long Beach International Airport (LGB, 7 nm), Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR, 11 nm), and Los Alamitos Army Air Field (KSLI, 11 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SPQ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SPQ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
4/5 reviews“Catalina Express - San Pedro boarding point is in a protected area with ample parking space ( parking is paid - $2/hour, maxing out to $22/day).”
Punnya Mekkunnath5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“They are quick getting your luggage back up for you too, when arriving.”
Jill5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“Now at the office, couple of staffs help with tickets and customer service.”
Punnya Mekkunnath5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Catalina Air-Sea Terminal Heliport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
6CA3
IATA
SPQ
FAA / Local
6CA3
Elevation
5 ft
Coordinates
33.7492° N · 118.2750° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Heliport
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 5 ft, SPQ sits lower than 92% of the 156 California fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 7nmLGBLong Beach International AirportLong Beach
- 11nmHHRJack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal AirportHawthorne
- 11nmKSLILos Alamitos Army Air FieldLos Alamitos
- 13nmLAXLos Angeles International AirportLos Angeles
- 18nmSMOSanta Monica Municipal AirportSanta Monica
- 21nmSNAJohn Wayne Orange County International AirportSanta Ana
Location
Open the full map6CA3 · Catalina Air-Sea Terminal Heliport · San Pedro, CA
From the ramp
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