Santa Barbara Airport

Santa Barbara Municipal Airport is a public airport 7 miles (11 km) west of downtown Santa Barbara, California, United States. 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 miles long, 300 feet wide corridor, mostly under the Pacific Ocean (a shoestring annexation). Most of the airport is 10 to 15 feet above sea level and is bordered by the wetland area known as the Goleta Slough. Five airlines serve the Airport as of July 2013 with non-stop flights to Denver, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland (OR), San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma. SBA has over 31 daily departures, and in 2012 more than 720,000 passengers used the airport. There are two fixed based operators on the field, Atlantic Aviation and Signature Flight Support, and three flight schools, Above All Aviation, Red Baron Aviation, and Spitfire Aviation. Surf Air has scheduled flights to Burbank and San Carlos using a six seat Pilatus.