Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA/SBA) is a medium regional airport located in Santa Barbara, CA, 41 mi north west of Oxnard. It features 3 runways with the longest being 6,052 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 74 arrivals and 76 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 28 carriers across 61 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 4% of observed flights. The most active carrier is SKY West Aviation (SKW). The busiest route is to San Francisco International Airport (KSFO). At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 240 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 0 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Runways
3 installed
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
Top carriers
Share of flights
Top destinations
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Carriers
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AAL
Communications Frequencies
2026-06-11| Type | Freq (MHz) | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 119.700 | — |
| TWR | 119.700 | 0600-2300 |
| TWR | 254.350 | 0600-2300 |
| GND | 121.700 | 0600-2300 |
| ATIS | 132.650 | 0600-2300 |
| APCH | 120.550 | 0600-2300 |
| APCH | 124.150 | 0600-2300 |
| APCH | 125.400 | 0600-2300 |
| APCH | 127.725 | 0600-2300 |
| APCH | 244.575 | 0600-2300 |
| APCH | 291.100 | 0600-2300 |
| APCH | 319.150 | 0600-2300 |
| APCH | 327.800 | 0600-2300 |
| UNICOM | 122.950 | — |
| SANTA BA | 119.050 | — |
| OTHER | 119.050 | — |
| LCL/P | 119.700 | 0600-2300 |
| CLASS C | 120.550 | 0600-2300 |
| GAUCH DP | 120.550 | 0600-2300 |
| MISHN DP | 120.550 | 0600-2300 |
| OTHER | 120.550 | 0600-2300 |
| EMERG | 121.500 | 0600-2300 |
| SANTA BA | 122.300 | — |
| OTHER | 122.300 | — |
| CLASS C | 125.400 | 0600-2300 |
| CD/P | 132.900 | 0600-2300 |
| OTHER | 132.900 | 0600-2300 |
| EMERG | 243.000 | 0600-2300 |
| LCL/P | 254.350 | 0600-2300 |
| SANTA BA | 269.500 | — |
| OTHER | 269.500 | — |
| CLASS C | 291.100 | 0600-2300 |
| CLASS C | 319.150 | 0600-2300 |
| GAUCH DP | 319.150 | 0600-2300 |
| MISHN DP | 319.150 | 0600-2300 |
| OTHER | 319.150 | 0600-2300 |
Airport operations
- ARTCC:
- ZLA
- Mag var:
- 14° E
- Fuel:
- 100LL
Destination network
Great-circle routes from KSBA · last 7d
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
Top routes
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| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
SBAONT Ontario, US |
PCM
Westair Industries |
37 | 1h 6m |
SBASFO San Francisco, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
20 | 1h 9m |
SBASFO San Francisco, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
18 | 1h 7m |
SBALAS Las Vegas, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
18 | 1h 11m |
SBASLC Salt Lake City, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
18 | 1h 47m |
SBASAN San Diego, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
16 | 0h 57m |
SBALAX Los Angeles, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
15 | 0h 48m |
SBADEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
13 | 2h 20m |
SBAPDX Portland, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
12 | 2h 5m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
10 | 1h 24m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
7 | 1h 20m |
SBASEA Seattle, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
7 | 2h 24m |
SBASAN San Diego, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
7 | 1h 6m |
SBABUR Burbank, US |
AMF
Ameriflight |
7 | 0h 26m |
SBADFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
7 | 2h 55m |
SBAAZ42 Phoenix, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
6 | 1h 33m |
SBASMF Sacramento, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
6 | 1h 7m |
SBASEA Seattle, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
6 | 2h 24m |
SBAVNY Van Nuys, US |
EJA
Netjets Aviation |
5 | 0h 35m |
SBADEN Denver, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
5 | 2h 17m |
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