Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA/SBA) is a medium international 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 77 arrivals and 76 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 33 carriers across 64 routes. The most active carrier is SKY West Aviation (SKW). The busiest route is to San Francisco International Airport (KSFO). On-time performance averages 66% with an average delay of 12 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 200 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 18 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
By flight count
Carriers
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ENY
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 |
31 | 1h 45m |
SBASFO San Francisco, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
26 | 0h 55m |
SBASAN San Diego, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
22 | 0h 48m |
SBALAS Las Vegas, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
22 | 1h 4m |
SBADEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
22 | 2h 12m |
SBASFO San Francisco, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
18 | 1h 4m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
16 | 1h 16m |
SBALAX Los Angeles, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
15 | 0h 35m |
SBAONT Ontario, US |
PCM
Westair Industries |
14 | 0h 54m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
12 | 1h 29m |
SBASEA Seattle, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
10 | 2h 13m |
SBADEN Denver, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
10 | 2h 16m |
SBAPDX Portland, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
9 | 1h 57m |
SBASMF Sacramento, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
9 | 0h 58m |
SBASEA Seattle, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
9 | 2h 16m |
SBADFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
9 | 3h 2m |
SBAPDX Portland, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
9 | 1h 56m |
SBASAN San Diego, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
8 | 0h 50m |
SBAORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
8 | 3h 57m |
SBAONT Ontario, US |
CFS
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake |
6 | 0h 57m |
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