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Santa Monica · US

Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO)

170 ft MSL2 listed runwaysTower frequency listed
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THE FIELD

Runways

03/21

3,500 × 150 ft

ASPH · FAA lighting code: MED

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · 03

Published direction
Right traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
3,500 ft
Takeoff run
3,500 ft
Takeoff available
3,500 ft
Accelerate-stop
3,500 ft
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
126.5 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P4L
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks

No remarks published for this runway/end in the loaded cycle.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Traffic pattern · 21

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
3,500 ft
Takeoff run
3,500 ft
Takeoff available
3,500 ft
Accelerate-stop
3,500 ft
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
169.8 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P4L
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks

No remarks published for this runway/end in the loaded cycle.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

H1

40 × 40 ft

ASPH · FAA lighting code: PERI

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · H1

Published direction
Not published
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
153 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
Not published
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks

No remarks published for this runway/end in the loaded cycle.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Published FAA details are shown where available. Missing values remain unknown; verify current publications and NOTAMs.

ON THE RADIO

Communications

SOCAL APPAPP
124.3 MHz
ATISATIS
119.15 MHz
CTAFCTAF
120.1 MHz
SOCAL DEPDEP
125.2 MHz
GNDGND
121.9 MHz
TWRTWR
120.1 MHz
UNICOMUNIC
122.95 MHz

Reference only. Verify frequencies, sectors and tower hours in the current Chart Supplement. A tower listing does not mean it is operating now.

AFTER YOU LAND

FBOs, fuel & visiting

Published fuel types
100LL · Jet A · UL94
Facility use
Public use
Lighting schedule
See airport remarks
Ownership
Public

Attendance & contacts

ALL · ALL · ALL

Attendance as published; this does not establish current tower or FBO hours.

MANAGER · STELIOS MAKRIDES
(310) 458-8692

OWNER · CITY OF SANTA MONICA
(310) 458-8692

Airport remarks · 21

WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT REIL RWY 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF.

TPA: 1200' AGL SINGLE-ENG; 1700' AGL TWIN-ENG.

PPR RQRD FOR DW ACFT IN EXCESS OF 60000 LBS CRTFYD MAX LDG WT, CTC AMGR 310-458-8692.

NO TOUCH/GO, STOP/GO, OR LOW APCH PERMITTED ON SAT, SUN, HOLS; WEEKDAYS SS-0700.

VFR DEPS RWY 21 TURN LEFT 10 DEGS OVER SMO VOR THEN TURN RIGHT 225 DEGS

IF DEP NORTH, NO RIGHT TURNS BFR RCHG SHORELINE. RWY 03 DEP NO TURNS PRIOR TO 405 FREEWAY LCTD 1 MI EAST.

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.

CONS NOISE ORDINANCE IN EFCT CTC NOISE OFFICE FOR PROCS (310) 458-8692.

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.

PPR EX-MIL ACFT CTC ARPT MGR (310) 458-8692.

CURFEW: NO ENG STARTS, APU, OR TKOFS EXC PPR LIFEGUARD FLTS 2300-0700 MON-FRI AND 2300-0800 WKENDS.

TURBINE ACFT & ACFT OVER 12,000 LBS PROHIBITED ON SOUTH SIDE TSNT PKNG.

IFR JETS & TURBOPROPS CTC GND PRIOR TO ENG START.

PURE JET AND STAGE II (WITH/WITHOUT HUSH KITS) PROHIBITED.

TSNT PRKG SOUTH SIDE, NEXT TO BCN.

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.

ACFT MUST NOW EXIT THE RWY AT DSGND CONNECTOR TWYS. THE CONS RWY EXIT SYS IS NO LONGER AVBL.

FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724.

HEL FLT TRNG OPN PROHIBITED; HEL OPNS APCH ARPT BDRY AT MIDFIELD AT OR ABOVE 900 FT MSL.

INTXN DEPS AND FRMN LNDGS/DEPS PROHIBITED.

RWY 03/21 DEP END APPROX 1000 FT FM RESIDENTIAL HOMES. EXTENDED HIGH POWER SETTINGS ON RUN-UP OR DEP NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY.

FAA NASR · Effective 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26

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Reference snapshot retrieved 2026-09-28 from OurAirports, a community-maintained public-domain source; retrieval is not verification of each field. Weather and chart status are shown separately.