Santa Monica Municipal Airport

Location

Latitude:	34-00-56.9590N (34.015822)
Longitude:	118-27-04.7020W (-118.451306)
Elevation:	169.8 feet MSL (52 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	11.5 E (as of April 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -8.0 (Standard Time) UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	03 N.M. E of Santa Monica, California
Found On:	Los Angeles Chart
FAA Region:	AWP

Contacts

SMO Airport web site

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Manager:	Publicly owned:
STELIOS MAKRIDES 3223 DONALD DOUGLAS LOOP S. SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 (310) 458-8692	CITY OF SANTA MONICA 3223 DONALD DOUGLAS LOOP S. SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 (310) 458-8692

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	04/1940
Control tower:	Yes
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC:	ZLA (Los Angeles)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZLA (Los Angeles)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	1170 feet (357 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	SMO
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	No
Military Landing Rights:	Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:	120.100
Unicom:	122.950
Tower:	SANTA MONICA 120.1 257.8 Hrs: 0700-2100
Ground:	121.9
Approach:	SOCAL
Departure:	SOCAL
ATIS:	119.15 Hrs: 24
ASOS:	(310-392-6453)

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 310

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade
Air Castle		457-8719
American Flyers	Unicom 123.3	390-4571	100LL
American Flyers, Inc.		390-2099, 800-233-0808
Berlin Avionics		391-7620
Bill's Air Center		397-8183
Cutter Aviation - Santa Monica, Inc.		399-0480
Kim Davidson Aviation, Inc.		391-6293
Krueger Aviation, Inc.		391-6747
Museum of Flying		392-8822
Proteus Air Services		398-6929
Santa Monica Aviation		398-9392
Santa Monica Propeller Service		390-6233, 800-421-9995
Supermarine	Unicom 122.95, Arinc 129.375	396-6770	100LL, Jet A
Tantalizing Takeoffs		397-1832
Trans-Exec Air Service		399-9435
Trans-Pacific Aviation		390-2750

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Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:	N
FSS Name (ID):	Hawthorne(HHR)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts

FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 04/17/25 to 0901Z 05/15/25.

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APD - Airport Diagram
DP - Departure Procedure Charts
HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts

Page Type	Page Name	Volume	Action Since Last Cycle
APD	AIRPORT DIAGRAM	SW-3	Changed
DP	CHOII THREE (RNAV)	SW-3
DP	CHOII THREE (RNAV)[DELIMITER] CONT.1	SW-3
DP	CTRUS FOUR (RNAV)	SW-3
DP	CTRUS FOUR (RNAV)[DELIMITER] CONT.1	SW-3
DP	PEVEE SIX (RNAV)	SW-3
DP	PEVEE SIX (RNAV)[DELIMITER] CONT.1	SW-3
DP	SANTA MONICA THREE (RNAV)	SW-3
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 21	SW-3
IAP	RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 03	SW-3
IAP	RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 03	SW-3
IAP	VOR-A	SW-3
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	SW-3
MIN	DIVERSE VECTOR AREA	SW-3
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	SW-3
ODP	TOPANGA THREE (OBSTACLE)	SW-3
STAR	BOGET TWO (RNAV)	SW-3
STAR	BONJO THREE (RNAV)	SW-3
STAR	BONJO THREE (RNAV)[DELIMITER] CONT.1	SW-3
STAR	FERNANDO SEVEN	SW-3
STAR	FERNANDO SEVEN[DELIMITER] CONT.1	SW-3
STAR	KIMMO THREE	SW-3
STAR	KIMMO THREE[DELIMITER] CONT.1	SW-3
STAR	WAYVE ONE (RNAV)	SW-3
STAR	ZUUMA FOUR (RNAV)	SW-3

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near SMO

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
0.4	SMO	. . . _ _ _ _ _	Santa Monica	VOR-DME	110.80	218	207
5.1	LAX	. _ . . . _ _ . . _	Los Angeles	VORTAC	113.60	169	158
11.5	UR	. . _ . _ .	Vinee	NDB	253	18	7
12.6	VNY	. . . _ _ . _ . _ _	Van Nuys	VOR-DME	113.10	350	339
12.7	CPM	_ . _ . . _ _ . _ _	Compton	NDB	378	126	115
14.8	PAI	. _ _ . . _ . .	Pacoima	NDB	370	7	356
17.2	LAX	. _ . . . _ _ . . _	San Pedro Hill	VOT	113.90	160	149
21.3	EMT	. _ _ _	El Monte	NDB	359	78	67
24.2	SLI	. . . . _ . . . .	Seal Beach	VORTAC	115.70	125	114
24.3	LG	. _ . . _ _ .	Becca	NDB	233	129	118
29.6	FIM	. . _ . . . _ _	Fillmore	VORTAC	112.50	313	301
30.3	VTU	. . . _ _ . . _	Ventura	VOR-DME	108.20	281	269
33.2	POM	. _ _ . _ _ _ _ _	Pomona	VORTAC	110.40	83	72
34.0	NTD	_ . _ _ . .	Point Mugu	TACAN	110.60	281	269
34.1	CMA	_ . _ . _ _ . _	Camarillo	VOR-DME	115.80	290	278
35.4	SNA	. . . _ . . _	Santa Ana	VOT	110.00	124	113
38.5	SXC	. . . _ . . _ _ . _ .	Santa Catalina	VORTAC	114.15	177	166
40.5	LHS	. _ . . . . . . . . .	Lake Hughes	VORTAC	114.35	351	339
41.3	ELB	. . _ . . _ . . .	El Toro	VOR-DME	117.20	119	108
41.6	PMD	. _ _ . _ _ _ . .	Palmdale	VORTAC	114.50	27	16

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM)	Name (Airport IDs)	True Hdg	Mag Hdg	Fuel Grade
4.9	Los Angeles International Airport (LAX KLAX LAX)	153	142	Jet A
8.0	Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR KHHR HHR)	133	122	100LL, Jet A
11.8	Van Nuys Airport (VNY KVNY VNY)	350	339	100LL, Jet A
12.0	Bob Hope Airport (BUR KBUR BUR)	22	11	100LL, Jet A, Jet A+, UL94
12.8	Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM KCPM CPM)	126	115	100LL
13.9	Zamperini Field Airport (TOA KTOA TOA)	156	145	100LL
14.7	Whiteman Airport (WHP KWHP WHP)	7	356	100LL, Jet A
19.1	Long Beach (Daugherty Field) Airport (LGB KLGB LGB)	128	117	100LL, Jet A
21.1	San Gabriel Valley Airport (EMT KEMT EMT)	78	67	100LL, Jet A
25.0	Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL KFUL FUL)	110	99	100LL, Jet A
33.6	Brackett Field Airport (POC KPOC POC)	82	71	100LL, Jet A
34.1	Camarillo Airport (KCMA CMA)	290	278	100LL, Jet A
35.5	John Wayne/Orange County Airport (SNA KSNA SNA)	124	113	100LL, Jet A
36.2	Santa Paula Airport (SZP KSZP SZP)	303	291	100LL
38.4	Cable Airport (CCB KCCB CCB)	81	70	100LL, Jet A
39.2	Oxnard Airport (OXR KOXR OXR)	286	274	100LL, Jet A
40.6	Chino Airport (CNO KCNO CNO)	93	82	100LL, Jet A
42.3	Ontario International Airport (ONT KONT ONT)	86	75	100LL, Jet A, Jet
42.8	Corona Municipal Airport (KAJO AJO)	99	88	100LL
45.0	General Wm J Fox Airfield Airport (WJF KWJF WJF)	14	2	100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-12	PPR RQRD FOR DW ACFT IN EXCESS OF 60000 LBS CRTFYD MAX LDG WT, CTC AMGR 310-458-8692.
A110-13	NO TOUCH/GO, STOP/GO, OR LOW APCH PERMITTED ON SAT, SUN, HOLS; WEEKDAYS SS-0700.
A110-14	VFR DEPS RWY 21 TURN LEFT 10 DEGS OVER SMO VOR THEN TURN RIGHT 225 DEGS
A110-15	IF DEP NORTH, NO RIGHT TURNS BFR RCHG SHORELINE. RWY 03 DEP NO TURNS PRIOR TO 405 FREEWAY LCTD 1 MI EAST.
A110-16	ENG MAINT RUN-UP: JETS AND TURBOPROPS NORTH SIDE, WI 300 FT EAST OF TWY A4. PISTON SNGLS AND TWINS ON SOUTH SIDE, WI 300 FT EAST OF TWY B4. 0900-1700 ONLY.
A110-17	CONS NOISE ORDINANCE IN EFCT CTC NOISE OFFICE FOR PROCS (310) 458-8692.
A110-18	NOISE LMTS ALL ACFT: PURE JET AND STAGE II (WITH/WITHOUT HUSHKITS) PROHIBITED. MAX NOISE LIMIT 95.0 DBA SNGL EVENT NOISE EXPOSURE LEVEL (SENEL) RCRDD 2200 FT EXTDD CNTRLN.
A110-19	PPR EX-MIL ACFT CTC ARPT MGR (310) 458-8692.
A110-20	CURFEW: NO ENG STARTS, APU, OR TKOFS EXC PPR LIFEGUARD FLTS 2300-0700 MON-FRI AND 2300-0800 WKENDS.
A110-22	TURBINE ACFT & ACFT OVER 12,000 LBS PROHIBITED ON SOUTH SIDE TSNT PKNG.
A110-23	IFR JETS & TURBOPROPS CTC GND PRIOR TO ENG START.
A110-24	PURE JET AND STAGE II (WITH/WITHOUT HUSH KITS) PROHIBITED.
A110-25	TSNT PRKG SOUTH SIDE, NEXT TO BCN.
A110-26	THE PAVED AREAS PRECDG THE RWY 3-21 THRS ARE NOT AVBL FOR LDG, TKOF, OR TAXI OPS. THE PAVED AREAS ARE NOW BLAST PADS CREATED FROM THE THRS' RELOCATION AND RWY LENGTH REDUCTION IN DECEMBER 2017.
A110-27	ACFT MUST NOW EXIT THE RWY AT DSGND CONNECTOR TWYS. THE CONS RWY EXIT SYS IS NO LONGER AVBL.
A110-28	FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724.
A110-5	HEL FLT TRNG OPN PROHIBITED; HEL OPNS APCH ARPT BDRY AT MIDFIELD AT OR ABOVE 900 FT MSL.
A110-7	INTXN DEPS AND FRMN LNDGS/DEPS PROHIBITED.
A110-9	RWY 03/21 DEP END APPROX 1000 FT FM RESIDENTIAL HOMES. EXTENDED HIGH POWER SETTINGS ON RUN-UP OR DEP NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY.
A14	STELIOS.MAKRIDES@SANTAMONICA.GOV
A70-FUEL-10	0LL 100LL FULL SVC ONLY.
A70-FUEL-UL	94 UL94 AVBL AT SELF-SERVE ISLAND.
A81-APT	WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT REIL RWY 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF.
E147	TPA: 1200' AGL SINGLE-ENG; 1700' AGL TWIN-ENG.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	03/21 H1
Longest Runway:	03/21 is 3500 ft (1067 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

SMO Airport Runway Details

Runway 03/21	3500 ft x 150 ft (1067 m x 46 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 07/18/2017
Surface:	Asphalt - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	40.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	60.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:	105.0

	Runway 03	Runway 21
Elevation:	126.5	169.8
Latitude:	34-00-44.6269N	34-01-09.2906N
Longitude:	118-27-19.2910W	118-26-50.1122W
Runway True Alignment:	044	224
Glide Path Angle:	3.4 degrees	3.5 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Right	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL:	No	Yes
Touchdown Lights:	No	No
Centerline Lights:	No	No
Threshold Crossing Height:	28	45
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA):	3500	3500
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA):	3500	3500
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA):	3500	3500
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA):	3500	3500

Helipad H1	40 ft x 40 ft (12 m x 12 m)
Runway Length Source:	FAA as of 05/21/2024
Surface:	Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:	Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

	Helipad H1
Elevation:	153.0
Latitude:	34-00-59.1900N
Longitude:	118-26-56.8500W
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	0.0 degrees
Runway Markings Type:	Basic
Runway Markings Condition:	Good

Services

Airframe Repair:	Major
Powerplant Repair:	Major
Bottled Oxygen:	None
Bulk Oxygen:	Low Pressure
Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Tiedowns available
Other Services:	WWII aircraft museum and gift shop

Maps & Diagrams

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IATA: SMO

ICAO: KSMO

FAA: SMO

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 310

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near SMO

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

SMO Airport Runway Details

Runway 03

Runway 21

Helipad H1

Services

Maps & Diagrams

SMO Sectional

SMO Diagram