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KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Santa Monica, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: SMO
Lat/Long: 34-00-57.0000N / 118-27-04.7000W
34-00.950000N / 118-27.078333W
34.0158333 / -118.4513056
(estimated)
Elevation: 177 ft. / 53.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 15E (1975)
From city: 3 miles E of SANTA MONICA, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 90405

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: LOS ANGELES
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: DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21; VASI RY 03; REIL & PAPI RY 21 - CTAF.
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21; VASI RY 03; REIL RY 03 AND RY 21 & PAPI RY 21 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee: yes
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

CTAF: 120.1
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 119.15(310)
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
450-4620: 119.15(310)
IC: 128.5(342-068)
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 ASOS at LGB (19 nm SE): PHONE 562-424-0572

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SMO at fieldSANTA MONICA VOR/DME110.8015E
LAXr334/5.1LOS ANGELES VORTAC113.6015E
VNYr156/12.6VAN NUYS VOR/DME113.1015E
SLIr290/24.2SEAL BEACH VORTAC115.7015E
FIMr119/29.6FILLMORE VORTAC112.5015E
VTUr086/30.3VENTURA VOR/DME108.2015E
POMr249/33.2POMONA VORTAC110.4015E
CMAr095/34.1CAMARILLO VOR/DME115.8015E
SXCr343/38.5SANTA CATALINA VORTAC111.4015E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
COMPTON292/12.737815ECPM -.-. .--. --
PACOIMA172/14.837015EPAI .--. .- ..
EL MONTE243/21.335915EEMT . -- -

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: 4973 x 150 ft. / 1516 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 40.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Double tandem: 105.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 34-00.657257N34-01.241270N
Longitude: 118-27.423787W118-26.732748W
Elevation: 117.6 ft.177.4 ft.
Gradient: 1.2%1.2%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 029 magnetic, 044 true209 magnetic, 224 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LDA/DME
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: leftleft
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 310-458-8591
Manager: ROBERT TRIMBORN
3223 DONALD DOUGLAS LOOP S.
SANTA MONICA, CA 90405
Phone 310-458-8591

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 303
Single engine airplanes: 254
Multi engine airplanes: 35
Jet airplanes: 7
Helicopters: 7
    
Aircraft operations: avg 452/day *
61% transient general aviation
30% local general aviation
7% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 28 May 2009

Additional Remarks

- PPR REQUIRED FOR DUAL WHEEL ACFT IN EXCESS OF 60,000 LBS CERTIFIED MAX LNDG WGT, CTC AMGR (310) 458-8591.
- NO TOUCH/GO, STOP/GO, OR LOW APCH PERMITTED ON SAT, SUN, HOLS; WEEKDAYS SS-0700.
- VFR DEPS RY 21 TURN LEFT 10 DEGREES AT END OF RY THEN TURN RIGHT 225 DEG TO OVER-FLY GOLF COURSE W OF ARPT. NO CROSSWIND TURN UNTIL REACHING LINCOLN BLVD (1 MILE W) AND OUT 800 FT MSL
- IF DEP PATTERN, NO TURN BEFORE REACHING SHORELINE. RY 03 DEP NO TURN PRIOR TO FREEWAY LCTD 1 MILE EAST.
- ENGINE MAINTENANCE RUNUP: JETS AND TURBOPROP NORTH SIDE, WITHIN 300 FT EAST OF TWY A3. PISTON SINGLE AND TWINS ON SOUTH SIDE, WITHIN 300 FT EAST OF TWY B3.
- CONTINUOUS NOISE ORDINANCE IN EFFECT CTC NOISE OFFICE PRIOR TO ARRIVAL (310) 458-8759/8692 OR (310) 434-2640.
- NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES: PURE JET AND STAGE II (WITH/WITHOUT HUSHKITS) PROHIBITED. MAX MOISE LIMIT 95.0 SINGLE EVENT NOISE EXPOSURE LEVEL (SENEL) ALL ACFT.
- PPR EX-MILITARY ACFT CTC AMGR (310) 458-8591.
- CURFEW: NO ENGINE STARTS OR DEPS EXPECT PPR LIFEGUARD FLTS 2300-0700 MON-FRI AND 2300-0800 WKENDS.
- NOISE TESTS ON 122.85.
- HEL FLT TRNG OPN PROHIBITED; HEL OPNS APCH ARPT BDRY AT MIDFIELD AT OR ABOVE 900 FT MSL.
- INTXN DEPS AND FORMATION LNDGS/DEPS PROHIBITED.
- RY 03/21 DEP END APPROX 220 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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
FERNANDO FIVE   2 pages: [1] [2] (416KB)
KIMMO TWO   2 pages: [1] [2] (398KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR OR GPS-A   download (427KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (18KB)
 
Departure Procedures
PEEER ONE (RNAV) **CHANGED**   download (309KB)
PEVEE ONE (RNAV) **CHANGED**   download (267KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (42KB)

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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Aerial photo of KSMO (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
Photo by Trey Buttriss
Photo taken 01-Aug-2009
with a Canon 40D in a Cirrus SR20.
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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
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Diagram of KSMO (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
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From to KSMO

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2214:22
Sunrise06:4914:49
Sunset16:4400:44
Evening civil twilight17:1101:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Dec-2009 00:36:19
Local (UTC-8)  10-Dec-2009 16:36:19
 
METAR
KSMO 102351Z 22006KT 8SM FEW046 BKN095 14/02 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01390022 10161 20128 55001
KLAX 
6nm SE 		102353Z 27008KT 10SM BKN046 BKN150 BKN250 13/04 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01330039 10156 20122 55002 $
KHHR 
8nm SE 		102353Z 25006KT 10SM SCT047 14/04 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01440039 10161 20122 55001 $
KCQT 
11nm E 		102347Z AUTO 28005KT CLR 16/01 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01560011 10167 20133 53001 TSNO $
KBUR 
12nm N 		102353Z 21006KT 10SM BKN085 13/00 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01330000 10156 20100 55000
KVNY 
12nm N 		102351Z 18008KT 10SM SCT065 BKN085 13/01 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01330006 10161 20106 55001
KWHP 
14nm N 		102247Z 00000KT 20SM SCT200 16/
KTOA 
15nm SE 		102347Z 27006KT 10SM FEW065 BKN250 15/07 A3005
KLGB 
19nm SE 		102353Z 21006KT 8SM CLR 14/05 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01440050 10161 20122 53001
TAF
KLAX 
6nm SE 		102339Z 1100/1206 26006KT P6SM BKN070 BKN250 FM110600 11008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025 FM111400 13006KT P6SM -SHRA OVC030 FM111700 11008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM112200 14008KT P6SM BKN025 FM120300 12006KT 4SM -RA BR OVC020
KBUR 
12nm N 		102339Z 1100/1124 21006KT P6SM BKN060 OVC250 FM110600 14006KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025 FM111700 11008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM112200 14008KT P6SM BKN025
KVNY 
12nm N 		102339Z 1100/1124 14006KT P6SM BKN060 OVC250 FM110600 11006KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025 FM111700 11008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM112200 14008KT P6SM BKN025
KLGB 
19nm SE 		102339Z 1100/1124 28006KT P6SM SCT070 BKN250 FM110600 14006KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025 FM111700 11008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM112200 14008KT P6SM BKN025
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
American Flyers 123.30
310-390-2099
800-233-0808
[web site]
[email]
 Aviation fuel, Pilot school (FAR Part 141), Public telephone, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Restrooms

More info and photos of American Flyers
Air BP
100LL
FS $5.07 
SS $4.22 
 Updated 09-Dec-2009
   16 read  write
 Atlantic Aviation
 310-396-6770
[web site]
[email]
 Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Rental cars, Courtesy transportation, ...

More info about Atlantic Aviation
Chevron
100LL Jet A
FS $5.99 $6.23 
 Updated 09-Dec-2009
   7 read  write
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
V1 Pilot Supplies 310-915-9135
[web site]
 Pilot supplies
 
Garmin   LaserGrade Testing Center   FAA Authorized Chart Agent   Jeppesen Authorized Dealer   Wheelchair Accessible  
 
More info about V1 Pilot Supplies
  4 read  write
Berlin Avionics 310-391-7620
 no information available

If you are affiliated with Berlin Avionics and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here 		  3 read  write
Bill's Air Center 310-397-8183
 no information available

If you are affiliated with Bill's Air Center and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here 		  1 read  write
 

Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Spitfire Grill 310-397-3455
 no information available

If you are affiliated with Spitfire Grill and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here 		on airport   9 read  write
Typhoon Restaurant 310-390-6565
 no information available

If you are affiliated with Typhoon Restaurant and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here 		on airport   9 read  write
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Santa Monica Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Santa Monica Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KSMO have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MARINA DEL REY 2.0 135-190
RADISSON HOTEL LOS ANGELES WESTSIDE 3.9 98-181
VICEROY - SANTA MONICA 2.3 321-710
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT MARINA DEL REY 2.1 169-194
DAYS INN SANTA MONICA BLVD 1.8 123-175
MARINA DEL REY HOTEL 2.4 139-159
HOLIDAY INN SANTA MONICA BEACH AT THE PIER 2.5 181-380
HYATT REGENCY CENTURY PLAZA 3.6 139-419
COMFORT INN SANTA MONICA 1.8 149-189
MARINA INTERNATIONAL HOTEL 2.3 119-180
LOEWS SANTA MONICA BEACH HOTEL 2.4 319-749
SANTA MONICA TRAVELODGE PICO BLVD 0.8 121-174
SHERATON DELFINA 2.0 189-409
RAMADA LTD MARINA DEL REY CA 1.8 109-129
THE AMBROSE 2.0 199-279
BEST WESTERN ROYAL PALACE INN AND SUITES 1.6 108-251
SUPER 8 LOS ANGELES 1.6 84-141
 

Other hotels near Santa Monica Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
PAVILIONS MOTEL 0.5 
LINCOLN INN 1.5 68-69
SANTA MONICA MOTEL 1.7 89-119
BEST WESTERN GATEWAY - SANTA MONICA 1.9 170-181

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Santa Monica Municipal Airport

5 in Venice
28 in Santa Monica
11 in Marina del Rey
1 in West Los Angeles
7 in Culver City
14 in Beverly Hills
1 in Los Angeles, AZ
15 in Inglewood
8 in El Segundo
122 in Los Angeles
13 in West Hollywood
7 in Hawthorne
27 in Hollywood
3 in Sherman Oaks
8 in Manhattan Beach
5 in Studio City
2 in Universal City
3 in Lawndale
4 in Hermosa Beach
4 in North Hollywood
7 in Gardena
15 in Redondo Beach
1 in Huntington Park
2 in Malibu Beach
9 in Woodland Hills
18 in Torrance
14 in Burbank
10 in Glendale
3 in Calabasas
4 in Canoga Park
1 in Northridge
3 in Commerce
1 in Mission Hills
1 in City Of Commerce
2 in Bell Gardens
4 in Chatsworth
8 in Downey
4 in Monterey Park
1 in Alhambra
1 in Pasadena, AZ
 

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