Santa Ynez Airport

Santa Ynez Airport

Kunkle Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesCounty of Santa Barbara
LocationSanta Ynez
OpenedOctober 29, 1947 (1947-10-29)
Elevation AMSL671 ft / 205 m
Coordinates34°36′25″N 120°04′32″W / 34.60694°N 120.07556°W / 34.60694; -120.07556
Map
SQA is located in southern California
SQA
SQA
Location in California
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 2,804 855 Asphalt

Santa Ynez Airport (Kunkle Field) (IATA: SQA, ICAO: KIZA, FAA LID: IZA) is a public airport located one mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Santa Ynez, in the Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The airport covers 125 acres (51 ha) and has one runway (08/26), measuring 2,804 x 75 ft. (854 x 23 m).[4] The airport does not have a control tower but does offer some services, including 24-hour access to both 100LL and Jet A self-service fuel and tie-downs for transient aircraft.

Santa Ynez Airport is classified as a regional general aviation airport,[5] and averaged 83 aircraft operations per day in 2015: 55% transient general aviation, 43% local general aviation, 1% air taxi, and <1% military. There are 112 aircraft based at the airport, including 15 gliders and 6 ultra-lights; the remaining aircraft are helicopters (5), single-engine airplanes (78), and the remaining 8 aircraft are multi-engine. There are no jets based at the airport.[6]

  1. ^ "Santa Ynez Airport Info". Santa Ynez Airport. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Santa Ynez Airport History". Santa Ynez Airport. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Santa Ynez Airport". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for IZA PDF
  5. ^ “2015–2019 NPIAS Report, Appendix A” (PDF, 7.89 MB), Federal Aviation Administration, January 20, 2015
  6. ^ "Air Nav data for IZA"