Santa Barbara Airport - Definition and Overview

The Santa Barbara Airport serves the Santa Barbara area. Commercial service began in 1932 with Pacific Seaboard Airlines, and United Airlines inaugurated service from Santa Barbara/Goleta in 1936. Its three-letter IATA airport code is SBA.

The airport is located about ten miles west of downtown Santa Barbara, adjacent to the University of California, Santa Barbara and the city of Goleta. Much of the airport is between 10 and 15 feet above sea level, and it is bordered by the wetland area known as the Goleta Slough.

Five airlines serve the Airport as of early 2005 with 45 daily departures to ten U.S. cities (see below).

In 2000, an estimated 776,904 passengers used the airport.

List of airlines serving Santa Barbara Airport

• America West Express (Las Vegas, Phoenix)
• American Airlines/American Eagle (Dallas/Ft. Worth, Los Angeles International, San Francisco)
• Delta Connection (Salt Lake City)
• Horizon Air (Portland, Seattle)
• United Express (Denver, Los Angeles International, San Francisco, San Jose)