Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
Municipal airport in Goleta, California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (IATA: SBA, ICAO: KSBA, FAA LID: SBA) is 7 miles (6 nmi; 11 km) west of downtown Santa Barbara, California, United States. The airfield covers 948 acres (384 ha) of land and has three runways.[1][2]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Santa Barbara | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Santa Barbara Airport Department | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Santa Barbara, California | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Santa Barbara, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°25′34″N 119°50′25″W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | flysba | ||||||||||||||||||
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It is near the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the city of Goleta. The airport was annexed to the city of Santa Barbara by a 7-mile-long (11 km), 300-foot-wide (91 m) corridor, mostly under the Pacific Ocean (a shoestring annexation). Most of the airport is 10 to 15 feet (3.0 to 4.6 m) above sea level and borders a wetland area, the Goleta Slough.
In 2019, the airport was categorized as a small hub primary airport by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), with 510,141 enplanements.[3] As of May 2021, the airport is served by Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.