About Santa Monica Municipal Airport

SANTA MONICA MUNI

ICAO	KSMO
FAA ID	SMO
IATA	SMO
Type	Midsized airport
Open since	April 1940
Coordinates (ARP)	34.01582, -118.45131 340057N 1182705W
Variation	11.5° E (2024)
Timezone	Los_Angeles (-7 h)
Local time	Apr 27, 2024 03:02
Fuel types	100LL 100LL gasoline, low lead (Blue) A Jet A, Kerosene (-40°C) UL94 Unleaded Grade 94 gasoline
Usage	Public (Joint use)
Operations (annual)	67,652 (October 26, 2022)
Based aircraft	74
Airport status	Operational
Source	FAA (Effective date April 18, 2024)

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Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Latitude	Longitude
3	044°	032°	3,501 ft	151 ft	Asphalt	34.0124	-118.4554
21	224°	212°	3,501 ft	151 ft	Asphalt	34.0193	-118.4473

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

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Santa Monica Municipal Airport

Santa Monica Municipal Airport is a midsized airport in California, United States. The airport is located at latitude 34.01582 and longitude -118.45131. The airport has one runway: 3/21. The ICAO airport code of this field is KSMO. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is SMO. The airport's IATA code is SMO. Nearby other airfields are Los Angeles International Airport, Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal, Los Angeles Weather Station, Van Nuys Airport and Bob Hope Airport.

Santa Monica Municipal Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Los Angeles.

Santa Monica Municipal Airport is in the timezone of America/Los_Angeles. Difference with UTC is -7 h. Today the sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 19:34. This applies to Santa Monica Municipal Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -7 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Things to do at this airport

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On this airport you can find flying schools. Companies on this airport are SA Skyward Aviation, Proteus Air Services and Santa Monica Aviation.

Companies

Flying schools

SA Skyward Aviation

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Proteus Air Services

Flying school

Santa Monica Aviation

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References

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Westside Towers Heliport	US-0960	1.0 NM	360°
OCA Heliport	US-0957	1.3 NM	016°
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Heliport	US-0988	1.9 NM	178°
Westwood Gateway Heliport	US-0953	1.9 NM	009°
VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care Center Heliport	US-1233	2.0 NM	353°
Ucla Wilshire Glendon Heliport	US-0943	2.6 NM	007°
The Wilshire Thayer Heliport	US-0930	3.0 NM	018°
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center Helistop	US-0933	3.1 NM	004°
Century City Heliport	US-0967	3.2 NM	031°

Navigational aids

	Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
Santa Monica	SMO	VOR-DME	0.4 NM	220°
Los Angeles	LAX	VORTAC	5.1 NM	169°
Van Nuys	VNY	VOR-DME	13 NM	350°
Compton	CPM	NDB	13 NM	126°

More runway information

Condition

ID	Surface condition	Surface treatment	PCN Pavement Classification Number	Runway Lights Edge Intensity
3	Good	Saw-cut or plastic grooved		Medium
21	Good	Saw-cut or plastic grooved		Medium

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID	Single wheel	Double wheel	Double tandem	Dual double tandem
3	40,000 lbs	60,000 lbs	105,000 lbs
21	40,000 lbs	60,000 lbs	105,000 lbs

Declared distances

ID	TORA Takeoff Run Available	TODA Takeoff Distance Available	ASDA Accelerated Stop Distance Available	LDA Landing Distance Available	Displaced Threshold Length
3	3,501 ft	3,501 ft	3,501 ft	3,501 ft
21	3,501 ft	3,501 ft	3,501 ft	3,501 ft

Elevations

ID	End Elevation	Threshold Crossing Height	Visual Glide Path Angle	Touchdown Zone Elevation	Displaced Threshold Elevation
3	127 ft	28 ft	3.4°	50 ft
21	170 ft	45 ft	3.5°	52 ft

Obstruction data

ID	Controlling Object Description	Controlling Object Marking	CFR Part 77	Controlling Object Clearance slope	Controlling Object Height (AGL)	Controlling Object Distance Threshold	Controlling Object Centerline offset	Controlling Object Centerline
3			B(V)	20
21			B(V)	20

Lights and markings

ID	Runway Markings Type	Runway Markings Condition	Approach Light System	Runway End Identifier Lights	Centerline Lights	Touchdown Lights	Visual Glide Slope Indicators
3	Nonprecision Instrument	Good		No	No	No	P4L
21	Nonprecision Instrument	Good		Yes	No	No	P4L

Other information

ID	ILS type	Pattern	Runway Visual Range Equipment	Runway Visibility Value Equipment
3		Right hand		No
21		Left hand		No