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KSBP · San Luis County Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 44 NTSB events

ID KSBP FAA SBP Elev 212 ft Lat 35° 14.21' N Lon 120° 38.52' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,101 ft. Max gradient: 1.08% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 124° 6,101 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.83%
29 304° 6,101 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.83%
07 89.8° 2,500 ft 100 ft ASP No 1.08%
25 269.8° 2,500 ft 100 ft ASP No 1.08%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 10 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 120.600
  • GND Ground 121.600
  • TWR Tower - Primary frequency 124.000
  • CTAF CTAF 124.000
  • CTR LOS ANGELES CENTER 119.050
  • APP/DEP SANTA BARBARA APP/DEP 127.725
  • APP/DEP Backup LOS ANGELES ARTCC - USE WHEN SANTA BARBARA APP/DEP CLOSED. 119.050
  • APP/DEP Backup2 LOS ANGELES ARTCC - USE WHEN SANTA BARBARA APP/DEP CLOSED. 269.500
  • TWR2 Tower - Secondary frequency 379.900
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSBP on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 30 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 11; REIL Rwy 29; VASI Rwy 11; HIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 11; REIL Rwy 29; VASI Rwy 11; HIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 11; REIL Rwy 29; VASI Rwy 11; HIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 11; REIL Rwy 29; VASI Rwy 11; HIRL Rwy 11–29—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1400–0100Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–0100Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (30 sentences)
  • ·CALIFORNIA 277 SAN LUIS OBISPO CO RGNL (SBP)(KSBP) 3 S UTC–8(–7DT) N35º14.24´ W120º38.56´ 212 B TPA—See Remarks Class I, ARFF Index B NOTAM FILE SBP MON Airport RWY 11–29: H6101X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–96, D–124, 2S–82, 2D–181 PCR 390 F/D/X/T HIRL 0.8% up SE RWY 11: MALSR.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.25º TCH 50´.
  • ·RWY 07–25: H2500X100 (ASPH) S–24, D–38 PCR 90 F/D/X/T 1.1% up E No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 07: Road.
  • ·RWY 07: TORA–2500 TODA–2500 ASDA–2500 LDA–2500 RWY 11: TORA–6100 TODA–6100 ASDA–6100 LDA–5300 RWY 25: TORA–2500 TODA–2500 ASDA–2500 LDA–2500 RWY 29: TORA–6100 TODA–6100 ASDA–6100 LDA–5600 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 11: EMAS RWY 29: EMAS
  • ·Rwy 11 VASI unusbl byd 5 degs right of rwy cntrln.
  • ·For noise abatement information ctc arpt manager 805–781–5205.
  • ·Recurring flocks of waterfowl on and in vicinity of arpt during winter months.
  • ·Twr unable to see acft in holding bay at northwest end of Twy A.
  • ·Movement from holding bay rqrs twr approval during twr hrs.
  • ·All twys SW of Rwy 11–29 clsd to acr opns.
  • ·Twy A run–up area for Rwy 29, jets use mnm breakaway pwr.
  • ·Twy A btn Twys C and F will be pdcly rstrd for acft with wingspan of 79 ft or gtr drg opns on Rwy 11–29.
  • ·Tran parking exceeding 2 hrs ctc FBO except for air carriers.
  • ·TPA—1203 (991) single engine; 1703 (1491) multi–engine, jet and high performance.
  • ·Taxilane widths less than standard.
  • ·Pushback from terminal gates at pilot´s discretion.
  • ·Do not call gnd ctl for pushback.
  • ·Rwy 29 designated calm wind rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 805-781-5218
  • ·ASOS 120.6 (805) 547–1260.
  • ·CTAF 124.0 ATIS 120.6 805–545–9638 UNICOM 122.95 SAN LUIS OBISPO RCO 122.4 (HAWTHORNE RADIO) ®SANTA BARBARA APP/DEP CON 127.725 (1400–0700Z‡) ®L.A.
  • ·CENTER APP/DEP CON 119.05 (0700–1400Z‡) TOWER 124.0 (1400–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.6
  • ·CLASS D svc 1400–0400Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·MORRO BAY (VL) (L) VORTACW 112.4 MQO Chan 71 N35º15.14´ W120º45.57´ 083º 5.8 NM to fld. 1463/16E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 092º–100º byd 40 NM 193º–205º byd 40 NM 290º–315º byd 7 NM blo 4,000´ 297º–315º byd 13 NM blo 7,000´ 315º–090º byd 7 NM blo 7,000´ 350º–082º byd 40 NM ILS 109.7 I–SBP Rwy 11.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
  • ·SAN MARCUS N34º30.57´ W119º46.26´ NOTAM FILE HHR.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTAC 114.9 RZS Chan 96 201º 6.1 NM to Santa Barbara Muni. 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 RCO 122.1R 114.9T (HAWTHORNE RADIO) LOS ANGELES H–4H, L–3D, 7A IAP, AD LOS ANGELES H–4H, L–3D, 4F, 7A SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

SLO Airport

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

44 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

53

since 1982

Fatal

10

18.9% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 117,951 ops in 1991

2024 total

73,963

10-yr total

746,955

2024 mix

AC/AT 18% · GA 81% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

6.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.26

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Loss of control 3
  • Hard landing 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=44

  • Other 13
  • Engine failure / power loss 8
  • Loss of control 8
  • Hard landing 3
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Ground collision 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-05-01 Cessna T210N · Loss of control · day →
2014-03-07 Cessna 170B · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2008-04-07 Cessna 172S · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2005-05-07 Champion 7ECA · Engine failure · dawn →
1999-07-10 Piper PA-24-180 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2025-05-23 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2024-05-17 Cessna 190 · Loss of control · day →
2018-09-14 Cessna T210 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2018-07-08 Cessna 182 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2015-01-16 CUBCRAFTERS INC CC11-160 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2015-01-03 WACO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT YMF F5C · Other · VMC · day →
2014-03-19 BAYER OSCAR STARDUSTER SA300 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2013-09-15 Cessna T310R · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2013-06-24 Cessna P337H · Engine failure · day →
2011-01-20 Piper PA-28-235 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2009-03-17 Piper PA-24-250 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-07-18 DTA Sari Combo FC 912 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2006-01-02 Saab-Scania AB (Saab) SF340B+ · Loss of control · day →
2005-08-01 Piper PA-28-151 · CFIT · IMC · night →
2004-03-21 Stanley Glasair SH-2 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2002-10-13 Piper PA-28-151 · Weather · VMC · day →
2001-07-25 Cessna 140 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2001-01-15 Cessna,Cessna T210L,310 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2001-01-06 Cessna 172F · Stall / spin · IMC →
2000-07-18 Piper PA-38-112 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1998-05-21 Robinson R22B · Weather · VMC · day →
1998-03-14 Robinson R22 BETA · Engine failure · day →
1997-05-13 Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1996-08-19 Cessna 195A · Other · VMC · day →
1996-06-06 British Aerospace BA-3100/3201 · Runway excursion · IMC · day →
1995-09-04 WELLES KITFOX SPEEDSTER · Other · VMC · day →
1994-08-07 Piper PA-28R-200 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
1993-06-21 Culver LCA · Loss of control · day →
1991-11-02 QUESTAIRE Venture · Other · VMC · day →
1991-06-30 Boeing E75 · Other · VMC · day →
1990-09-24 Cessna 500 · Other · day →
1989-05-05 Cessna 152 · Ground collision · IMC · night →
1988-09-07 Cessna 177RG · Other · IMC · night →
1987-11-11 Cessna 210A · Other · VMC · dusk →
1987-03-27 Piper PA-28-235 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-03-04 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-08-24 Beech,Rockwell C-99,112TC · Other · VMC · day →
1983-04-05 Piper PA 32-300 · Other · day →
1982-02-17 Cessna 172M · Other · day →

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Eric Alan Cook Paso Robles CA 24 nm
Mark Thomas Donnelly Paso Robles CA 24 nm
Steven Buckley Johnson Goleta CA 62 nm
Daniel Robert Gudgel Lemoore CA 76 nm
Donna Marie Webster Bakersfield CA 79 nm
Todd Hunter Schultz Bakersfield CA 79 nm
Dennis Gregory Magdaleno Ventura CA 91 nm
Michael Trudell Camarillo CA 100 nm
James Eric Brannan Fresno CA 102 nm
Jimmy Louis Shamp Fresno CA 102 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Elizabeth Sue Dinan San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Hervey Dee Hodgson San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
James Frederick Pichitino San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Alan Keith Yecny San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Gregory Jean Draper San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
William Noel Rodman San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Kurt Adrian Fisher San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Michael Eliot Perry San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Rhonda Michelle West San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Austin Andrew Creel San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Steven Scott Price San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Fredrick Bailey Starbuck San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Alan Keith Yecny San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Henry James Niezen San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Kurt Adrian Fisher San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Jeffrey Frank Saunders San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Jonathan Paul Carlyle San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Patrick Lawrence Cully San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Daniel Michael De Malleville San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm
Ronald Scott Hamilton San Luis Obispo CA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
ACI Jet AOG
San Luis Obispo, CA
 0 nm
San Luis Avionics, Inc.
San Luis Obispo, CA
 0 nm
Golden State Propeller, Inc
San Luis Obispo, CA
 2 nm
Coastal Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Santa Barbara, CA
 63 nm
Megahertz Avionics, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA
 79 nm
Alta Aircraft Detailing LLC
Kingsburg, CA
 94 nm
Advancetech Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Salinas, CA
 98 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Fresno, CA
 98 nm
T & P Aero Refinishers
Salinas, CA
 98 nm
Belardi Interiors, Inc
Watsonville, CA
 116 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.