# Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA / KSBA) **Santa Barbara Municipal Airport** (IATA: SBA, ICAO: KSBA) is a medium airport in Santa Barbara, California, United States. It opened in 1932. It has 3 runways; the longest is 6,052 ft (1,845 m). It is operated by Santa Barbara. In 2025 it handled 1.5 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksba ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SBA / KSBA - FAA: SBA - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Santa Barbara - Serves: Santa Barbara, California, United States - Opened: 1932 - Elevation: 14 ft / 4 m - Coordinates: 34.4262, -119.8400 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 6,052 ft / 1,845 m - Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 6 departures, 1 arrival - Passengers: 1,481,869 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles - Website: https://flysba.santabarbaraca.gov - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Barbara_Municipal_Airport (14 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515748 - Weather station: KSBA - Ident: KSBA ## Timeline - 1932: Santa Barbara Municipal Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 07/25 | 6,052 ft / 1,845 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 089° / 269° | yes | | 15R/33L | 4,184 ft / 1,275 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 166° / 346° | yes | | 15L/33R | 4,180 ft / 1,274 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 166° / 346° | | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00378AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 662,661 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 627,134 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 652,834 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 707,430 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 800,150 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 1,011,907 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 385,693 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 894,701 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 1,247,203 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 1,292,312 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 1,394,036 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 1,481,869 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 10 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (10) - [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 88 mi / 142 km · United Express - [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 192 mi / 309 km · Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines - [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 262 mi / 422 km · United Express - [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 263 mi / 424 km · Southwest Airlines - [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 288 mi / 464 km · Southwest Airlines - [SMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf.md) Sacramento International Airport · United States · 311 mi / 500 km · Southwest Airlines - [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 454 mi / 731 km · American Eagle, Southwest Airlines - [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 785 mi / 1,263 km · Alaska Airlines - [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 909 mi / 1,463 km · Alaska Airlines - [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 914 mi / 1,471 km · United Express, Southwest Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SBA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 6 - AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 3 - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 3 - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.5M (2025) | #689 of 3,974 | #168 in North America | #118 in US | | Longest runway | 6,052 ft / 1,845 m | #4,466 of 29,858 | #1,204 in North America | #937 in US | | Elevation | 14 ft / 4 m | =42,077 of 43,403 | =18,970 in North America | =15,492 in US | | Age | Opened 1932 | =486 of 15,079 | =113 in North America | =99 in US | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | 151-329° INITIAL CONTACT | 120.550 | | A/D | A/D SANTA BARBARA | 127.725 | | ATIS | ATIS | 132.650 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 132.900 | | CTAF | CTAF | 119.700 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | TWR | TWR | 119.700 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | | A/D | A/D SANTA BARBARA | 124.150 | | A/D | 330-150° INITAL CONTACT | 125.400 | | CTR | LOS ANGELES CENTER | 119.050 | ## Nearby airports - [OXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koxr.md) Oxnard Airport · 39 mi / 63 km - [KCMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcma.md) Camarillo Airport · 45 mi / 72 km - [NTD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kntd.md) Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co) · 46 mi / 74 km - [VBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvbg.md) Vandenberg Space Force Base · 47 mi / 76 km - [SMX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmx.md) Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field · 48 mi / 77 km - [SBP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksbp.md) San Luis County Regional Airport · 72 mi / 116 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Santa Barbara Municipal Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Barbara_Municipal_Airport&oldid=1372073734), revision of 30 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksba/data