📍 Santa Barbara⬆ 13 ft3 runways
KSBA · SBA
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
34.42620°N
-119.84000°W
ARR / DAY
88
▲
17.8%
DEP / DAY
87
▲
20.7%
ON-TIME
79.6%
Top 25%
arr · avg 8 min
dep · 100% · avg -17 min
cal
AVG DELAY
8 min
7d window
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 88 arrivals and 87 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 39 carriers across 69 routes. The most active carrier is SKY West Aviation (SKW). The busiest route is to San Francisco International Airport (KSFO). On-time performance averages 80% with an average delay of 8 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 212 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 0 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
74°F
Wind
9 kts
250°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
Runways
3 installed
07/25
6,052 ft × 150
ASP● LITHIGH
15L/33R
4,179 ft × 75
ASP○ unlit
15R/33L
4,183 ft × 100
ASP● LITMED
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
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Top carriers
Share of flights
Top destinations
By flight count
Carriers
SKY West Aviation
91
EJA
Netjets Aviation
87
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
63
UAL
United Airlines
62
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
33
AAL
American Airlines
30
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PCM
Westair Industries
24
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries
16
ASA
Alaska Airlines
15
CXK
ATP Flight School
14
ENY
Envoy AIR
12
AMF
Ameriflight
11
CFS
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake
7
CNS
Cobalt AIR
6
WCC
West Coast Charters (Santa ANA
4
KOW
Baker Aviation
4
VJA
VJA
4
TWY
Sunset Aviation
4
EJM
Executive JET Management
4
JRE
LGM Enterprises
3
NON
NON
3
BYF
SAN Carlos Flight Center
2
COS
COS
2
TIV
Corporate Flight International
2
MVJ
Mira Vista Aviation
2
PWA
Priester Aviation (Wheeling
2
PVA
Planet Nine Private AIR
2
RGY
Regency AIR
2
IJA
International JET Aviation Services (Englewood
2
WAY
Airways
2
SVL
Alante AIR Charter
2
PFT
C.C. Calzone
2
JTL
JET Linx Aviation
2
NGF
AIR Charity Network (Virginia Beach
2
LET
Aerolineas Ejecutivas
2
PCJ
Pacific JET
2
DCM
Fltplan
2
FTD
Andrew Bettis Aviation
2
TCN
TCN
2
DLX
Dreamline Aviation
1
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
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Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
Top routes
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80 routes
| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
SBASLC Salt Lake City, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
33 | 1h 47m |
SBASFO San Francisco, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
28 | 1h 2m |
SBALAS Las Vegas, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
24 | 1h 8m |
SBAONT Ontario, US |
PCM
Westair Industries |
24 | 0h 58m |
SBASAN San Diego, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
22 | 0h 46m |
SBADEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
20 | 2h 15m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
19 | 1h 20m |
SBALAX Los Angeles, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
16 | 0h 36m |
SBASEA Seattle, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
10 | 2h 14m |
SBASMF Sacramento, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
10 | 0h 57m |
SBADFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
10 | 3h 8m |
SBADEN Denver, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
10 | 2h 12m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
9 | 1h 13m |
SBAORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
9 | 3h 55m |
SBASAN San Diego, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
8 | 0h 51m |
SBAPDX Portland, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
8 | 1h 55m |
SBASEA Seattle, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
8 | 2h 16m |
SBASJC San Jose, US |
EJA
Netjets Aviation |
7 | 0h 55m |
SBAONT Ontario, US |
CFS
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake |
7 | 1h 2m |
SBASFO San Francisco, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
6 | 1h 3m |
Pilot & community notes
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Pilot & community notes
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Anonymous
5/31/2012
Great scenery, but be careful for birds. Also, if you're taking off runway 33R or 33L watch for the mountains
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