Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

"Santa Barbara Airport" redirects here. For other uses, see Santa Barbara Airport (disambiguation).

Santa Barbara Airport
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, March 2015
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Santa Barbara
OperatorSanta Barbara Airport Department
ServesSanta Barbara, California
LocationSanta Barbara, California, United States
Elevation AMSL13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates34°25′34″N 119°50′25″W / 34.42611°N 119.84028°W / 34.42611; -119.84028
Websiteflysba.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 6,052 1,845 Asphalt
15L/33R 4,180 1,274 Asphalt
15R/33L 4,184 1,275 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations93,644
Total Passengers1,268,000

Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (IATA: SBA, ICAO: KSBA, FAA LID: SBA) is 7 miles (6 nmi; 11 km) west of downtown Santa Barbara, California, United States. The airfield covers 948 acres (384 ha) of land and has three runways.[1][3]

It is near the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the city of Goleta. The airport was annexed to the city of Santa Barbara by a 7-mile-long (11 km), 300-foot-wide (91 m) corridor, mostly under the Pacific Ocean (a shoestring annexation). Most of the airport is 10 to 15 feet (3.0 to 4.6 m) above sea level and borders a wetland area, the Goleta Slough.

Santa Barbara Airport, new terminal

In 2019, the airport was categorized as a small hub primary airport by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), with 510,141 enplanements.[4] As of May 2021, the airport is served by Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.

Central departure/arrival area (pre-security) at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for SBA PDF, effective June 21, 2018.
  2. ^ https://aspm.faa.gov/opsnet/sys/Airport.asp [bare URL]
  3. ^ "SBA airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Calendar Year 2019 Passenger Boardings at Commercial Service Airports" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2021.