FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 MARCH 2019
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SMO |
| Lat/Long: | 34-00-56.9590N / 118-27-04.7020W
34-00.949317N / 118-27.078367W
34.0158219 / -118.4513061
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 169.8 ft. / 51.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (2020) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of SANTA MONICA, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 90405 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | HAWTHORNE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SMO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA: 1200' AGL SINGLE-ENG; 1700' AGL TWIN-ENG. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT REIL RWY 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.1 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 119.15 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 310-392-6453 |
| SANTA MONICA GROUND: | 121.9 [0700-2100] |
| SANTA MONICA TOWER: | 120.1 257.8 [0700-2100] |
| SOCAL APPROACH: | 124.3(101-245) 124.9(069-100) 125.2(246-341) 128.5(342-068) |
| SOCAL DEPARTURE: | 125.2 |
| BOGET STAR: | 135.05 |
| BONJO STAR: | 128.75 |
| CHOII DP: | 135.05 |
| CTRUS DP: | 125.2 |
| IC: | 128.5(342-068) |
| PEVEE DP: | 125.2 |
| SANTA MONICA DP: | 125.2 RY 21 135.05 RY 03 |
| THRNE STAR: | 126.7 |
| WAYVE STAR: | 119.85 |
| ZUUMA STAR: | 128.5 |
| WX ASOS at LAX (5 nm SE): | PHONE 310-568-1486 |
| WX ASOS at HHR (8 nm SE): | PHONE 310-973-8930 |
| WX ASOS at VNY (12 nm N): | PHONE 818-904-9213 |
| WX ASOS at BUR (12 nm NE): | PHONE 818-841-1384 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at CPM (13 nm SE): | 127.150 (310-631-4958) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at WHP (15 nm N): | 132.1 (818-899-9820) |
| WX ASOS at LGB (19 nm SE): | PHONE 562-424-0572 |
- FOR CLNC DEL WHEN ATCT CLSD CALL SOCAL APCH (800) 448-3724.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SMO at field | | SANTA MONICA VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 15E |
| LAXr334/5.1 | | LOS ANGELES VORTAC | | 113.60 | | 15E |
| VNYr156/12.6 | | VAN NUYS VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 15E |
| SLIr290/24.2 | | SEAL BEACH VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 15E |
| FIMr119/29.6 | | FILLMORE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 15E |
| VTUr086/30.3 | | VENTURA VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 15E |
| POMr249/33.2 | | POMONA VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 15E |
| CMAr095/34.1 | | CAMARILLO VOR/DME | | 115.80 | | 15E |
| SXCr343/38.5 | | SANTA CATALINA VORTAC | | 111.40 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 150 ft. / 1067 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 105.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 34-00.743782N | | 34-01.154843N |
| Longitude: | 118-27.321517W | | 118-26.835203W |
| Elevation: | 126.5 ft. | | 169.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.2% | | 1.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 032 magnetic, 044 true | | 212 magnetic, 224 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:3500 TODA:3500 ASDA:3500 LDA:3500 | | TORA:3500 TODA:3500 ASDA:3500 LDA:3500 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.42 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. tree, 475 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
7' VOR ANT 250' RIGHT OF RY 03 CNTRLN & 100' FM END OF RY. | | none
+5' LGT POLE 100' L OF CNTRLN 75' FM END OF RY. |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | PERI |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SANTA MONICA
3223 DONALD DOUGLAS LOOP S.
SANTA MONICA, CA 90405
Phone (310) 458-8692 |
| Manager: | STELIOS MAKRIDES
3223 DONALD DOUGLAS LOOP S.
SANTA MONICA, CA 90405
Phone (310) 458-8692 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 97 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 88 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 452/day * | | 61% | transient general aviation | | 30% | local general aviation | | 7% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PPR RQRD FOR DUAL WHEEL ACFT IN EXCESS OF 60,000 LBS CERTIFIED MAX LNDG WGT, CTC AMGR (310) 458-8592. |
| - | 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 RUNUP: JETS AND TURBOPROP NORTH SIDE, WITHIN 300 FT EAST OF TWY A4. PISTON SINGLE AND TWINS ON SOUTH SIDE, WITHIN 300 FT EAST OF TWY B4. |
| - | 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. |
| - | 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. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 28 March 2019 at 0901Z to 25 April 2019 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| BOGET TWO (RNAV) | |
download (275KB) |
| BONJO TWO (RNAV) | |
download (188KB) |
| FERNANDO SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (357KB) |
| KIMMO THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (325KB) |
| THRNE THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (336KB) |
| WAYVE ONE (RNAV) | |
download (166KB) |
| ZUUMA TWO (RNAV) | |
download (202KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (298KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 03 | |
download (299KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 03 | |
download (270KB) |
| VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (316KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (64KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| CHOII TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (324KB) |
| CTRUS THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (405KB) |
| PEVEE SIX (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (256KB) |
| SANTA MONICA THREE (RNAV) | |
download (255KB) |
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| TOPANGA TWO (OBSTACLE) | |
download (224KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (132KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLAX - Los Angeles International Airport (5 nm SE)
KHHR - Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (8 nm SE)
KVNY - Van Nuys Airport (12 nm N)
KBUR - Bob Hope Airport (12 nm NE)
KTOA - Zamperini Field Airport (14 nm SE)
KWHP - Whiteman Airport (15 nm N)
KLGB - Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field) (19 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of focalflight.com
Photo taken 03-Feb-2018
looking north.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Apr-2019
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunrise | | 06:18 | | 13:18 |
| Sunset | | 19:28 | | 02:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:54 | | 02:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Apr-2019 01:37:40 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 20-Apr-2019 18:37:40 |
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| METAR |
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| KSMO | 210051Z 25007KT 10SM OVC046 15/11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01500106
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KLAX
6nm SE | 210053Z 26012KT 10SM SCT014 BKN047 15/11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01500106
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KHHR
8nm SE | 210122Z 25009KT 10SM BKN016 16/10 A2998 RMK AO2 T01560100
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KCQT
11nm E | 210047Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01670106
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KBUR
12nm N | 210053Z 20008KT 10SM OVC041 16/09 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01560094
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KVNY
12nm N | 210051Z 21006KT 10SM OVC033 16/09 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01610089
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KWHP
14nm N | 210050Z 16006KT 10SM OVC035 19/09 A2998
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KTOA
15nm SE | 210047Z 28015KT 10SM FEW020 SCT038 16/11 A2997
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KLGB
19nm SE | 210053Z 24006KT 10SM CLR 17/08 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01720083
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| TAF |
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| KSMO | 202013Z 2020/2118 20008KT P6SM SCT028 OVC035 FM210200 24007KT P6SM OVC025 FM211000 14005KT P6SM BKN020 FM211600 13006KT P6SM BKN025
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KLAX
6nm SE | 202059Z 2021/2124 26010KT P6SM FEW016 BKN025 OVC040 FM210400 25008KT P6SM OVC025 FM211200 12006KT P6SM BKN020 FM211700 24006KT P6SM BKN025 FM212000 25012KT P6SM SCT030
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KBUR
12nm N | 202100Z 2021/2118 18007KT P6SM SCT029 OVC035 FM210400 15006KT P6SM OVC025 FM211200 12006KT P6SM BKN020 FM211600 17006KT P6SM BKN025
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KVNY
12nm N | 202100Z 2021/2118 13007KT P6SM OVC029 FM210400 13006KT P6SM OVC025 FM211200 12006KT P6SM BKN020 FM211600 17006KT P6SM BKN025
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KLGB
19nm SE | 202059Z 2021/2118 18007KT P6SM FEW026 BKN040 FM210400 28006KT P6SM OVC025 FM211200 12006KT P6SM BKN020 FM211600 17006KT P6SM BKN025
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