📍 Santa Barbara⬆ 13 ft3 runways
KSBA · SBA
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
34.42620°N
-119.84000°W
ARR / DAY
91
▼
8.2%
DEP / DAY
93
▼
7.1%
ON-TIME
73.7%
Top 25%
arr · avg 12 min
dep · 100% · avg -11 min
cal
AVG DELAY
12 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 6,037 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 91 arrivals and 93 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 39 carriers across 67 routes. The most active carrier is SKY West Aviation (SKW). The busiest route is to San Francisco International Airport (KSFO). On-time performance averages 74% 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 212 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 20 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Temp
72°F
Wind
10 kts
260°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
Runways
3 installed
07/25
6,037 ft × 150
ASP● LITHIGH
15L/33R
4,190 ft × 75
ASP○ unlit
15R/33L
4,190 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
121
EJA
Netjets Aviation
72
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
64
UAL
United Airlines
60
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries
56
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
34
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AAL
American Airlines
27
PCM
Westair Industries
17
ASA
Alaska Airlines
16
ENY
Envoy AIR
12
CBC
Longhorn Aviation
10
AMF
Ameriflight
9
CXK
ATP Flight School
9
CFS
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake
8
JRE
LGM Enterprises
7
KOW
Baker Aviation
7
EDG
JET Edge
6
PFT
C.C. Calzone
6
PXT
Pacific Coast JET (Oakland
6
EJM
Executive JET Management
5
JTL
JET Linx Aviation
5
TWY
Sunset Aviation
5
VJA
VJA
5
CYO
ATI JET
4
WUP
WUP
4
KFB
Superior Transportation Associates
3
FFL
Foreflight
3
SVL
Alante AIR Charter
3
CWG
Wing Aviation
3
DLX
Dreamline Aviation
2
CTF
Cutter Aviation (Phoenix AZ)
2
SYB
Skyservice Business Aviation
2
TFF
Talon AIR
2
PAT
Department of the Army
2
TCN
TCN
2
MNL
MNL
1
PWA
Priester Aviation (Wheeling
1
JWZ
JWZ
1
SGX
SGX
1
MVJ
Mira Vista 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 |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
31 | 0h 59m |
SBALAS Las Vegas, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
28 | 1h 11m |
SBADEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
24 | 2h 12m |
SBASAN San Diego, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
23 | 0h 45m |
SBALAX Los Angeles, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
23 | 0h 35m |
SBAPDX Portland, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
21 | 1h 56m |
SBASFO San Francisco, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
20 | 0h 59m |
SBAONT Ontario, US |
PCM
Westair Industries |
17 | 0h 59m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
17 | 1h 18m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
15 | 1h 27m |
SBASMF Sacramento, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
12 | 0h 57m |
SBAOAK Oakland, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
11 | 0h 55m |
SBASEA Seattle, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
11 | 2h 18m |
SBAORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
11 | 3h 49m |
SBADEN Denver, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
11 | 2h 7m |
SBADFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
10 | 2h 58m |
SBASEA Seattle, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
10 | 2h 17m |
SBABUR Burbank, US |
AMF
Ameriflight |
9 | 0h 23m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
9 | 1h 18m |
Pilot & community notes
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Pilot & community notes
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Anonymous
05/31/2012
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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