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 6,037 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 17 arrivals and 16 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 8 carriers across 22 routes. 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 · 2 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Runways
3 installed
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
Top carriers
Share of flights
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
SBASLC Salt Lake City, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
6 | 1h 41m |
SBASFO San Francisco, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
4 | 0h 57m |
SBALAX Los Angeles, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
4 | 0h 39m |
SBASFO San Francisco, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
3 | 0h 54m |
SBADEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
3 | 2h 17m |
SBASAN San Diego, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
3 | 0h 44m |
SBAPDX Portland, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
3 | 2h 7m |
SBALAS Las Vegas, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
3 | 1h 16m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
3 | 1h 11m |
SBALAS Las Vegas, US |
EJA
Netjets Aviation |
2 | 1h 31m |
SBASTS Santa Rosa, US |
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson |
2 | 2h 59m |
SBASJC San Jose, US |
EJA
Netjets Aviation |
2 | 1h 8m |
SBAORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
2 | 3h 51m |
SBAHHR Hawthorne, US |
WSN
Advanced AIR |
2 | 0h 26m |
SBAOAK Oakland, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
2 | 1h 3m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
2 | 1h 15m |
SBASMF Sacramento, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
2 | 1h 10m |
SBAHOU Houston, US |
CWG
Wing Aviation |
2 | 3h 28m |
SBASEA Seattle, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
2 | 2h 15m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
2 | 1h 30m |
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