AirportsSanta Barbara Municipal Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Santa Barbara, in California, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SBA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SBA
- ICAO code
- KSBA
- City
- Santa Barbara
- State or region
- California
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 34.4262° N, 119.8400° W
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,840 m (6,037 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SBA means Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KSBA. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.4262° N, 119.8400° W. It stands 4 metres (13 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Oxnard, about 66 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Los Angeles, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,840 metres (6,037 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 435.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,840 m 6,037 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15L/33R | 1,277 m 4,190 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 15R/33L | 1,277 m 4,190 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock FieldSanta Maria | SMX | 77 km |
| San Luis County Regional AirportSan Luis Obispo | SBP | 116 km |
| Meadows FieldBakersfield | BFL | 133 km |
| Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportBurbank | BUR | 138 km |
| Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles | LAX | 142 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,789 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,914 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,360 km | 16 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,788 km | 11 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,073 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,961 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,674 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,972 km | 14 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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