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KSMX · Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field

ICAO · US · 22 NTSB events

ID KSMX FAA SMX Elev 261 ft Lat 34° 53.93' N Lon 120° 27.42' 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: 8,004 ft. Max gradient: 0.55%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 135.5° 8,004 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.55%
30 315.5° 8,004 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.55%
02 35.9° 5,199 ft 75 ft ASP No 0.32%
20 215.9° 5,199 ft 75 ft ASP No 0.32%

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 · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 121.150
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 118.300
  • CTAF CTAF 118.300
  • CTR LOS ANGELES CENTER 119.050
  • A/D SANTA BARB APP/DEP 124.150
  • RDO HAWTHORNE RDO 111.000
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • VOR GLJ

    Guadalupe

    111.00 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC MQO

    Morro Bay

    112.40 MHz · DME 112.40 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 24 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12, PAPI Rwy 30, HIRL Rwy 12–30, twy lights. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12, PAPI Rwy 30, HIRL Rwy 12–30, twy lights. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 12–30: H8004X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–75, D–181, 2S–175, 2D–400…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 30: PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.6º TCH 46´. RVR–R Trees. 0.6% down. R…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12, PAPI Rwy 30, HIRL Rwy 12–30, twy lights. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 12, PAPI Rwy 30, HIRL Rwy 12–30, twy lights—CTAF

  • 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.

  • Airport attended 1400–0600Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–0600Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (24 sentences)
  • ·RWY 02: TORA–5199 TODA–5199 ASDA–5199 LDA–5199 RWY 12: TORA–8004 TODA–8004 ASDA–8004 LDA–8004 RWY 20: TORA–5199 TODA–5199 ASDA–5199 LDA–5199 RWY 30: TORA–8004 TODA–8004 ASDA–8004 LDA–8004
  • ·Acft fuel servicing avbl 129.975 or 122.950.
  • ·Self svc fuel 100LL avbl 24 hrs located north of twr.
  • ·CLSD to suppll part 121 and part 135 acr ops excp 24 hrs PPR, call amgr (805) 922–1726 wkdays 1600–0100Z‡.
  • ·Parallel lgtd road less than 1/4 mile NW of Rwy 12–30.
  • ·Calm wind less than 8 knots use Rwy 30.
  • ·No touch and go opr landing practice or practice instrument approaches 0600–1500Z‡.
  • ·TPA—1261(1000), turbojet and purejet 1761(1500).
  • ·Transient pilots remain clear of commercial ramp and terminal.
  • ·Portions of Twy J not visible from ATCT and unlighted.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 805-922-1726
  • ·ASOS 121.15 (209) 210–1160.
  • ·ASOS broadcasts over ATIS
  • ·CTAF 118.3 ATIS 121.15 (805) 347–9136 UNICOM 122.95 GUADALUPE RCO 122.1R 113.05T (HAWTHORNE RADIO) ®SANTA BARBARA APP/DEP CON 124.15 (1400–0700Z‡) ®L.A.
  • ·CENTER APP/DEP CON 119.05 (0700–1400Z‡) TOWER 118.3 (1400–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.9
  • ·CLASS D svc 1400–0400Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·MORRO BAY (VL) (L) VORTACW 112.4 MQO Chan 71 N35º15.14´ W120º45.57´ 129º 25.8 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 GUADALUPE (VL) VOR 113.05 GLJ N34º57.14´ W120º31.29´ 119º 4.4 NM to fld. 138/16E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 092º–100º byd 40 NM 119º–124º byd 40 NM 125º–135º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 125º–135º byd 43 NM 136º–245º byd 40 NM 295º–300º byd 40 NM 306º–085º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 108.9 I–SMX Chan 26 Rwy 12.
  • ·LOC, GS, and DME unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
  • ·LOC front course unusable byd 25º left and 25º right of course.
  • ·Localizer backcourse unusable byd 25º right of course; byd 9 NM blw 3,000´; byd 12 NM.
  • ·DME backcourse unusable byd 9 NM blw 3,000´.
  • ·LOS ANGELES H–4H, L–3D, 4F, 7A IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · SMX

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

22 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

24

since 1982

Fatal

3

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 84,412 ops in 1991

2024 total

29,422

10-yr total

347,533

2024 mix

AC/AT 16% · GA 75% · Mil 9%

Events / million ops

11.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.44

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=22

  • Other 7
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-07-25 Cessna 172S · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2024-05-25 FREEMAN STEEN SKYBOLT · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2024-02-23 Bell 47G-3B-1 · CFIT · day →
2020-05-20 Cirrus SR20 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2017-03-10 CSP LEASING LLC Cavalon · Other · day →
2015-04-04 Piper PA 28R-200 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2014-09-05 EALAND CHARLES Lionheart · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-03-20 GRIMM RV-9A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2010-04-09 Bell 222U · Other · VMC · night →
2008-05-14 Cessna 182P · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2007-12-22 Brooks Exec 162F · Other · VMC · day →
2006-06-27 Cessna T206H · Runway excursion · day →
2005-06-11 Cessna 172R · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2001-12-16 Cessna R182 · Engine failure · day →
2000-07-10 Piper PA-28-180 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1992-11-22 Cessna 421C · Under/overshoot · day →
1988-10-12 Piper PA-32-300 · Other · IMC · day →
1987-04-14 Cessna T303 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1985-11-27 Piper PA-32-300 · Other · night-moonlit →
1985-07-04 Piper PA-24-250 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1985-02-13 Beech BE-18 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-12-14 Cessna 177RG · Other · VMC · 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
Steven Buckley Johnson Goleta CA 41 nm
Eric Alan Cook Paso Robles CA 45 nm
Mark Thomas Donnelly Paso Robles CA 45 nm
Dennis Gregory Magdaleno Ventura CA 73 nm
Donna Marie Webster Bakersfield CA 75 nm
Todd Hunter Schultz Bakersfield CA 75 nm
Michael Trudell Camarillo CA 81 nm
Daniel Robert Gudgel Lemoore CA 90 nm
Robin Leabman Pacoima CA 108 nm
Jonathan Orourke Van Nuys CA 108 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
Kim Bryan Huntington Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Scott Ray Huntington Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Douglas Michael Moriarity Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Walter Ralph Schobel Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Linda Diane Pirman Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Frank Edward Kozak Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Brett Ernest White Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Vance Edward Breese Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Patrick Higgins Mitchell Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Christian Ronald Valentine Santa Maria 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
David Ernest Baskett Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Kim Bryan Huntington Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Scott Ray Huntington Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Peter Carl Sahlberg Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Michael Lance Wilson Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Brian Albert Chersky Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Jacob Arthur Gloss Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Ahmad Khalil Bayer Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Joseph William Cornwell Jr Santa Maria CA 2 nm
Joseph Mallory Cronan Santa Maria 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
 22 nm
San Luis Avionics, Inc.
San Luis Obispo, CA
 23 nm
Golden State Propeller, Inc
San Luis Obispo, CA
 24 nm
Coastal Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Santa Barbara, CA
 42 nm
Megahertz Avionics, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA
 76 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Van Nuys, CA
 106 nm
Van Nuys Clean Aircraft
Van Nuys, CA
 106 nm
A Plus Avionics Corp / AvionTEq
Van Nuys, CA
 106 nm
Alta Aircraft Detailing LLC
Kingsburg, CA
 107 nm
High Desert Avionics
Lancaster, CA
 111 nm

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