Airport · ICAO · US
Class CSanta Barbara Municipal Airport
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FAA Airport Diagram · KSBA
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Runways at KSBA
6 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,052 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 88.5° | 6,052 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.01% |
| 25 | 268.5° | 6,052 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.01% |
| 15R | 165.7° | 4,184 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 33L | 345.7° | 4,184 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 15L | 165.7° | 4,180 ft | 75 ft | ASP | No | — |
| 33R | 345.7° | 4,180 ft | 75 ft | ASP | No | — |
Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).
Communications
11 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.
- ATIS ATIS 132.650
- CLD CLNC DEL 132.900
- GND GND 121.700
- TWR TWR 119.700
- CTAF CTAF 119.700
- CTR LOS ANGELES CENTER 119.050
- A/D 151-329° INITIAL CONTACT 120.550
- A/D A/D SANTA BARBARA 124.150
- A/D 330-150° INITAL CONTACT 125.400
- A/D A/D SANTA BARBARA 127.725
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
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Navaids associated with KSBA
- VORTAC GVO
Gaviota
113.80 MHz · DME 113.80 · LO · MEDIUM
- VORTAC RZS
San Marcus
114.90 MHz · DME 114.90 · BOTH · HIGH
Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement
Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KSBA, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.
8 matched · 33 not yet translated
TL;DR
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15L–33R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Watch for
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15L–33R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 07; REIL Rwy 15R and 25; HIRL Rwy 07–25; MIRL Rwy 15R–33L. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
All translated remarks (8)
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 07–25: H6052X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–113, D–188, 2S–175, 2D–31…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 25: REIL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´. RVR–R Fence. RWY 15…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15L–33R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 15L–33R: H4180X75 (ASPH) S–39, D–61, 2S–80, 2D–108 PCR 4…
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 07; REIL Rwy 15R and 25; HIRL Rwy 07–25; MIRL Rwy 15R–33L. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
ACTVT MALSR Rwy 07; REIL Rwy 15R and 25; HIRL Rwy 07–25; MIRL Rwy 15R–33L—CTAF
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
birds on and invof arpt.
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Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Ldg fee
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Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Ldg fee.
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Airport attended 1400–0700Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1400–0700Z‡.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (33 sentences)
Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.
- ·280 CALIFORNIA CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE VOR TEST FACILITY (VOT) 110.0
- ·SEAL BEACH (VL) (L) VORTACW 115.7 SLI Chan 104 N33º47.00´ W118º03.29´ 110º 11.3 NM to fld. 22/15E.
- ·VOR unusable: 017º–027º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 028º–038º byd 40 NM 075º–085º byd 40 NM blo 8,000´ 075º–085º byd 48 NM blo 11,000´ 075º–085º byd 65 NM 086º–123º byd 40 NM 124º–134º byd 40 NM blo 4,000´ 124º–134º byd 48 NM 125º–180º byd 30 NM blo 4,000´ 135º–145º byd 40 NM 183º–193º byd 40 NM 245º–256º byd 40 NM blo 5,500´ 245º–256º byd 57 NM 278º–282º byd 40 NM 321º–016º byd 40 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 125º–195º byd 20 NM blo 5,000´ DME unusable: 125º–195º byd 20 NM blo 5,000´ ILS/DME 111.75 I–SNA Chan 54(Y) Rwy 20R.
- ·Unmonitored when ATCT closed.
- ·LOC back course unusable byd 30º left and 25º right of course.
- ·LOC unusable byd 30º left of course.
- ·LDA/DME 108.3 I–OJW Chan 20 Rwy 20X.
- ·LDA unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
- ·Ry 20X created to support OJW LDA associated with SNA ILS Rwy 20R.
- ·RWY 07: TORA–6052 TODA–6052 ASDA–6052 LDA–6052 RWY 15L:TORA–4180 TODA–4180 ASDA–4180 LDA–3963 RWY 15R:TORA–4184 TODA–4184 ASDA–4184 LDA–4184 RWY 25: TORA–6052 TODA–6052 ASDA–6052 LDA–6052 RWY 33L:TORA–4184 TODA–4184 ASDA–4184 LDA–4184 RWY 33R:TORA–4180 TODA–4180 ASDA–4180 LDA–4180
- ·Noise abatement procs in eft ctc arpt opns 805–692–6025.
- ·Fee for Jet A fuel after hrs call 805–454–0051 or 967–5608.
- ·Rwy 15L–33R dalgt hrs only.
- ·All acr acft ctc atc on freq 121.7 prior to pushback from trml ramp and ron prkg 1400–0700Z‡.
- ·Escorts rqrd from ron prkg when atc is closed; ctc arpt ops 805–681–4803.
- ·Due to ltd ramp space at the airline terminal non–scheduled transport category acft with more than 30 passenger seats are required to ctc arpt ops 805–681–4803 24 hour PPR to arrival.
- ·Commercial airline ramp clsd to all General Aviation acft.
- ·No customs personnel or facilities are avbl and international acft will not be allowed to land unless an emerg exists.
- ·TPA—1004(990) small acft, 1504(1490) large acft.
- ·Pure jet touch/go or low approaches prohibited.
- ·Fees will be billed/mailed.
- ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES H–4H, L–3D, 4F, 7A IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 CALIFORNIA 281 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE AIRPORT MANAGER: 805-967-7111
- ·ASOS 132.65 (805) 957–6133.
- ·CTAF 119.7 ATIS 132.65 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.3 (HAWTHORNE RADIO) ®APP/DEP CON 120.55 (151º–329º) 125.4 (330º–150º) 124.15 127.725 (1400–0700Z‡) ®L.A.
- ·CENTER APP/DEP CON 119.05 (0700–1400Z‡) TOWER 119.7 (1400–0700Z‡) GND CON 121.7 CLNC DEL 132.9
- ·CLASS C svc ctc APP CON svc 1400–0700Z‡; other times CLASS E.
- ·SAN MARCUS (VH) (H) VORTAC 114.9 RZS Chan 96 N34º30.57´ W119º46.26´ 201º 6.1 NM to fld. 3598/14E.
- ·VOR unusable: 066º–076º byd 40 NM blo 9,300´ 066º–076º byd 48 NM 077º–081º byd 40 NM 082º–097º byd 40 NM blo 9,000´ 082º–097º byd 51 NM 134º–140º byd 40 NM 140º–178º byd 27 NM 318º–065º byd 40 NM GAVIOTA (VL) (H) VORTACW 113.8 GVO Chan 85 N34º31.88´ W120º05.47´ 101º 13.9 NM to fld. 2616/16E.
- ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 000º–095º byd 20 NM blo 12,500´ 117º–137º byd 35 NM 310º–095º byd 10 NM blo 8,500´ DME unusable: 000º–095º byd 20 NM blo 12,500´ 117º–137º byd 35 NM 310º–095º byd 10 NM blo 8,500´ VOR unusable: 276º–282º byd 40 NM 292º–297º byd 40 NM 302º–312º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 302º–312º byd 60 NM 352º–057º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 110.3 I–SBA Chan 40 Rwy 07.
- ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
+ 3 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
Field profile
Use
Public-use
Ownership
Public
Scheduled service
Yes
Chart Supplement
FAA Chart Supplement entry for KSBA — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.
NTSB events at KSBA
77 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 55 most recent.
Total events
49
since 1982
Fatal
13
26.5% of total
Last 5 years
5
≈ 1.0/yr
Last 10 years
12
≈ 1.2/yr
See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 185,981 ops in 1994
2024 total
101,282
10-yr total
1,012,120
2024 mix
AC/AT 28% · GA 71% · Mil 1%
Events / million ops
11.9
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
3.15
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=11
- Other 4
- Gear-up landing 3
- Controlled flight into terrain 1
- Fire / smoke 1
- Loss of control 1
- Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
All time · n=77
- Other 42
- Gear-up landing 5
- Engine failure / power loss 5
- Ground collision 4
- Hard landing 3
- Weather · spatial dis / IMC 3
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
- Loss of control 3
Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.
+ 22 more on file
Designees in CA
Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KSBA — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.
CFI
5,776
Flight Instructors
A&P
22,561
Mechanics
AME
139
Medical Examiners (AME)
DME
25
Mechanic Examiners (DME)
DPRE
1
Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)
DAR-F
17
Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)
DAR-T
20
Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)
DER-Y
45
Engineering — Company (DER-Y)
DER-T
66
Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)
SAE
126
Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)
TCE
38
Training Center Evaluators (TCE)
ODA
11
Organizational Designations
Schools
243
Flight Schools
FBO
209
Fixed Base Operators
Clubs
82
Flying Clubs
Repair
56
Repair / Maintenance Shops
EAA
63
EAA Chapters
DPEs near KSBA
Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Buckley Johnson | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Dennis Gregory Magdaleno | Ventura | CA | 38 nm |
| Michael Trudell | Camarillo | CA | 42 nm |
| Donna Marie Webster | Bakersfield | CA | 68 nm |
| Todd Hunter Schultz | Bakersfield | CA | 68 nm |
| Jonathan Orourke | Van Nuys | CA | 70 nm |
| Mark Boss | Van Nuys | CA | 70 nm |
| Mark Thomas Hulsey | Van Nuys | CA | 70 nm |
| Stephen Lawrence Higgins | Santa Monica | CA | 71 nm |
| Robin Leabman | Pacoima | CA | 71 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs near KSBA
Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.
| Instructor | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Andrew Fisher | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Joel Terrence Sullivan | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| James Scott Hurley | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Terry Lallement Harris | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Michael David Fountaine | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Gray Lilley Brandt | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Shahnawaz Ali Faruki | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Tommy Gene Harrison Jr | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Ryan Christopher Hall | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Roman Grzegorz Lewicki | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics near KSBA
Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.
| Mechanic | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas John Graybill | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Steven Mark Archer | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Andrew Eric Brown | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Ronald Kingsbury Corwin | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Stephen Kay Cross | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Kenneth John Davids | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Seth Leslie Hammond | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Daniel Alan Lord | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Mario Jimenez Moreno | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
| Perry James Frohlich | Goleta | CA | 1 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations near KSBA
Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Coastal Aircraft Maintenance, Inc. Santa Barbara, CA | 1 nm |
| ACI Jet AOG San Luis Obispo, CA | 63 nm |
| San Luis Avionics, Inc. San Luis Obispo, CA | 63 nm |
| Golden State Propeller, Inc San Luis Obispo, CA | 64 nm |
| A Plus Avionics Corp / AvionTEq Van Nuys, CA | 68 nm |
| ACI Jet AOG Van Nuys, CA | 68 nm |
| Van Nuys Clean Aircraft Van Nuys, CA | 68 nm |
| Megahertz Avionics, Inc. Bakersfield, CA | 72 nm |
| Fourth Front Aviation, Inc. Santa Monica, CA | 73 nm |
| Santa Monica Propeller Service, Inc Santa Monica, CA | 73 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
Canonical references
The agency-of-record links pilots use for KSBA: charts, weather, NOTAMs, accident records. We surface them all from one URL — no SEO sludge, no clickthrough farms.
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗