FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 ;RWY 21 135.05 ;RWY 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 |
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. |
| 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: | | 84 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 78 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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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. |
| - | 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. |
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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| BOGET TWO (RNAV) | |
download (306KB) |
| BONJO TWO (RNAV) | |
download (222KB) |
| FERNANDO SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (420KB) |
| KIMMO THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (388KB) |
| THRNE THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (402KB) |
| WAYVE ONE (RNAV) | |
download (200KB) |
| ZUUMA THREE (RNAV) | |
download (234KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (332KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 03 | |
download (333KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 03 | |
download (304KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (351KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (36KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| CHOII THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (385KB) |
| CTRUS FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (467KB) |
| PEVEE SIX (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (324KB) |
| SANTA MONICA THREE (RNAV) | |
download (289KB) |
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| TOPANGA TWO (OBSTACLE) | |
download (257KB) |
| 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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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Jan-2021
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 14:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 14:58 |
| Sunset | | 17:12 | | 01:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:39 | | 01:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Jan-2021 04:21:58 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 21-Jan-2021 20:21:58 |
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| METAR |
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| KSMO | 220351Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01330100
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KLAX
6nm SE | 220353Z 15003KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01440106
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KHHR
8nm SE | 220353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01440111
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KCQT
11nm E | 220352Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T01500078
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KBUR
12nm N | 220353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/04 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01500044
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KVNY
12nm N | 220351Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/04 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01560044
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KWHP
14nm N | 220350Z 03007KT 10SM SKC 14/04 A3005
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KTOA
15nm SE | 220150Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 16/07 A3001 RMK LAST
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KLGB
19nm SE | 220353Z 18003KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01500122
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| TAF |
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| KSMO | 211744Z 2118/2218 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM212100 23008KT P6SM SKC FM220200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM220600 10004KT P6SM OVC008 FM221600 12005KT P6SM BKN015
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KLAX
6nm SE | 212106Z 2121/2224 24012KT P6SM SKC FM220500 VRB03KT P6SM BKN020 FM220800 12005KT P6SM OVC008 FM221500 13006KT P6SM OVC015 FM221900 25006KT P6SM SCT015
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KBUR
12nm N | 211744Z 2118/2218 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM212200 18006KT P6SM SKC FM220400 14005KT P6SM SKC FM221200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN020
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KVNY
12nm N | 211744Z 2118/2218 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM212200 16006KT P6SM SKC FM220400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM221100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN020 FM221700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020
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KLGB
19nm SE | 211744Z 2118/2218 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM212100 20006KT P6SM SKC FM220400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM220600 12004KT P6SM BKN012 FM220700 VRB03KT P6SM OVC008 FM221600 17003KT P6SM OVC015
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