📍 Santa Barbara⬆ 13 ft3 runways
KSBA · SBA
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
34.42620°N
-119.84000°W
ARR / DAY
95
▼
12.7%
DEP / DAY
95
▼
11.3%
ON-TIME
62.4%
Top 25%
arr · avg 17 min
dep · 100% · avg -13 min
cal
AVG DELAY
17 min
7d window
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 6,037 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 95 arrivals and 95 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 40 carriers across 72 routes. The most active carrier is SKY West Aviation (SKW). The busiest route is to San Francisco International Airport (KSFO). On-time performance averages 62% with an average delay of 17 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
Temp
73°F
Wind
10 kts
130°
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
135
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio
81
UAL
United Airlines
76
EJA
Netjets Aviation
70
LXJ
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
32
AAL
American Airlines
31
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QXE
Horizon AIR Industries
25
ENY
Envoy AIR
24
PCM
Westair Industries
22
ASA
Alaska Airlines
17
KOW
Baker Aviation
12
AMF
Ameriflight
12
VJA
VJA
11
TWY
Sunset Aviation
10
CFS
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake
8
CXK
ATP Flight School
7
DLX
Dreamline Aviation
6
RGY
Regency AIR
5
JTL
JET Linx Aviation
4
JRE
LGM Enterprises
4
CRE
JET OUT
3
CBC
Longhorn Aviation
3
PWA
Priester Aviation (Wheeling
3
XSR
Executive Flight Services
2
FFL
Foreflight
2
PGR
Prestige AIR Group
2
NGF
AIR Charity Network (Virginia Beach
2
CNS
Cobalt AIR
2
WSN
Advanced AIR
2
HER
Hera Flight
2
JCY
Aerius Management
2
XSN
Airsf Flight Service
2
SCA
Sierra Charlie Aviation
2
WAY
Airways
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 |
40 | 1h 46m |
SBASFO San Francisco, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
34 | 0h 57m |
SBALAS Las Vegas, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
31 | 1h 6m |
SBASAN San Diego, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
25 | 0h 48m |
SBADEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
25 | 2h 12m |
SBALAX Los Angeles, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
23 | 0h 35m |
SBASFO San Francisco, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
22 | 1h 2m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
19 | 1h 17m |
SBAONT Ontario, US |
PCM
Westair Industries |
19 | 0h 53m |
SBASEA Seattle, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
14 | 2h 14m |
SBAPHX Phoenix, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
14 | 1h 33m |
SBADEN Denver, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
13 | 2h 16m |
SBADFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
13 | 3h 1m |
SBASAN San Diego, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
12 | 0h 50m |
SBASMF Sacramento, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
12 | 0h 59m |
SBAORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
11 | 3h 55m |
SBAPDX Portland, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
11 | 2h 1m |
SBASEA Seattle, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
11 | 2h 15m |
SBAPDX Portland, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
10 | 1h 56m |
SBAONT Ontario, US |
CFS
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake |
8 | 0h 48m |
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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