Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)

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Location and general information

IATA code: SMO
ICAO code: KSMO
FAA site number: 02253.*A
City / state: Santa Monica, CA
County: Los Angeles
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Reference point: 34°00'56.96" N
118°27'04.70" W
Elevation: 169.8 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 12° E (2020)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, City of Santa Monica
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 215 acres
From downtown: 3 NM east
Sectional chart: Los Angeles
Activated: 04/1940

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 0700-2100 local
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A, UL94
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled high, bulk high
Transient storage: Tie-downs
Other services: Avionics, charter, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
ARTCC: Los Angeles (ZLA)
Flight service: Hawthorne (HHR)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: SMO
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: Yes
Landing fee: Yes
Customs: No
Airport manager: Stelios Makrides
(310) 458-8692
Last FAA inspection: 03/25/2026

FAA remarks

Helicopter flight training operation prohibited; helicopter operations approach airport bdry at midfield at or above 900 ft MSL.
Intxn departures and frmn lndgs/departures prohibited.
Runway 03/21 departure end approx 1000 ft from residential homes. Extended high power settings on run-up or departure negatively impact the community.
Prior permission required required for DW aircraft in excess of 60000 lb crtfyd max landing WT, contact airport manager 310-458-8692.
No touch/GO, stop/GO, or low approach permitted on SAT, sun, hols; weekdays SS-0700.
VFR departures runway 21 turn left 10 degrees over SMO VOR then turn right 225 degrees.
If departure north, no right turns before rchg shoreline. Runway 03 departure no turns prior to 405 freeway located 1 miles east.
Eng maintenance run-up: jets and turboprops north side, within 300 ft east of taxiway A4. Piston sngls and twins on south side, within 300 ft east of taxiway B4. 0900-1700 only.
Cons noise ordinance in effect contact noise office for procedures (310) 458-8692.
Noise lmts all aircraft: pure jet and stage II (with/without hushkits) prohibited. Max noise limit 95.0 dba sngl event noise exposure level (senel) rcrdd 2200 ft extended centerline.
Prior permission required ex-mil aircraft contact airport manager (310) 458-8692.
Curfew: no eng starts, apu, or tkofs except prior permission required lifeguard flts 2300-0700 mon-fri and 2300-0800 weekends.
Turbine aircraft and aircraft over 12,000 lb prohibited on south side transient pkng.
IFR jets and turboprops contact ground prior to eng start.
Pure jet and stage II (with/without hush kits) prohibited.
Transient parking south side, next to beacon.
The paved areas precdg the runway 3-21 thresholds are not available for landing, takeoff, or taxi operations. The paved areas are NOW blast pads created from the thrs' relocation and runway length reduction in december 2017.
Aircraft must NOW exit the runway at dsgnd connector taxiways. The cons runway exit sys is no longer available.
For CD when control tower closed contact socal approach at 800-448-3724.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: SMO
ICAO code: KSMO
Location: Santa Monica, CA, United States
Elevation: 169.8 ft
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates: 34.0158, -118.451

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
03 / 21	3,500 × 150 ft	Asphalt, good, grooved
Helipad H1	40 × 40 ft	Asphalt, good

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)

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