📍 Santa Barbara⬆ 13 ft3 runways
KSBA · SBA
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
34.42620°N
-119.84000°W
ARR / DAY
76
▼
16.6%
DEP / DAY
81
▼
14.4%
ON-TIME
—
schedules pending
AVG DELAY
—
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 76 arrivals and 81 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 30 carriers across 64 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
Temp
76°F
Wind
6 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
83
EJA
Netjets Aviation
54
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
46
PCM
Westair Industries
43
UAL
United Airlines
42
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
33
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AAL
American Airlines
21
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries
18
ENY
Envoy AIR
17
JRE
LGM Enterprises
14
ASA
Alaska Airlines
12
PFT
C.C. Calzone
10
TWY
Sunset Aviation
9
KOW
Baker Aviation
8
CXK
ATP Flight School
8
DLX
Dreamline Aviation
8
AMF
Ameriflight
7
XLJ
Xcel JET
6
CCK
CCK
6
JTL
JET Linx Aviation
5
PCJ
Pacific JET
4
PXT
Pacific Coast JET (Oakland
4
WUP
WUP
4
EJM
Executive JET Management
4
NON
NON
3
MVJ
Mira Vista Aviation
2
CTF
Cutter Aviation (Phoenix AZ)
2
DZR
Midwest Aviation (Omaha
2
TTE
Avcenter
2
PWA
Priester Aviation (Wheeling
2
CGX
CGX
2
SGX
SGX
2
NJM
Northern JET Management
2
TIV
Corporate Flight International
2
SVL
Alante AIR Charter
2
NGF
AIR Charity Network (Virginia Beach
2
RAI
RAI
1
TCN
TCN
1
CFS
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake
1
BYF
SAN Carlos Flight Center
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
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80 routes
| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
SBAONT Ontario, US |
PCM
Westair Industries |
36 | 1h 7m |
SBASFO San Francisco, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
22 | 1h 10m |
SBASLC Salt Lake City, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
20 | 1h 48m |
SBALAS Las Vegas, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
19 | 1h 12m |
SBASAN San Diego, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
18 | 0h 59m |
SBASFO San Francisco, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
17 | 1h 6m |
SBALAX Los Angeles, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
15 | 0h 48m |
SBADEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
13 | 2h 20m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
12 | 1h 23m |
SBAPDX Portland, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
12 | 2h 5m |
SBASMF Sacramento, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
8 | 1h 5m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
7 | 1h 20m |
SBASEA Seattle, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
7 | 2h 24m |
SBABUR Burbank, US |
AMF
Ameriflight |
7 | 0h 26m |
SBASAN San Diego, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
7 | 1h 6m |
SBADFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
7 | 2h 55m |
SBAAZ42 Phoenix, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
6 | 1h 33m |
SBASEA Seattle, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
6 | 2h 24m |
SBADEN Denver, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
5 | 2h 17m |
SBAORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
5 | 4h 8m |
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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