The Santa Barbara Airport started a phased reopening Tuesday afternoon, one day after flooding closed the air traffic control tower and grounded all flights.

The air traffic control tower at the Santa Maria Public Airport is closed after an employee at the facility tested positive for COVID-19.

A Piper Sport airplane with a damaged front landing gear made an emergency landing at Santa Barbara Airport on Friday. The pilot was uninjured.

Residents to either end of the main runway at Santa Barbara Airport haven’t had a decent night’s sleep in two years. They populated a Goleta City Council workshop on Wednesday evening demanding ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA - Santa Barbara's preeminent courthouse clock tower is now accessible to all those who want to experience the unique, 360-degree vantage of the American Riviera.

A small plane made a hard landing Friday at the Santa Barbara Airport, in an incident that temporarily closed one of the facility’s secondary runways. The pilot was uninjured. (Santa Barbara ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA – June 12, 2025 Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is excited to announce a new partnership with local nonprofit Pacific Pride Foundation (PPF).

The Federal Aviation Administration, which runs the Santa Barbara Airport tower, released a “No Drone Zone” map that outlines areas for unmanned aircraft system operators to avoid.

The plane took off around 7 a.m. Sunday from Santa Barbara Airport, and several minutes later airport tower personnel lost contact with the pilot.

The Santa Barbara Airport flooded twice in February 2024. The airport recently released a climate change study and has sought community feedback to plan for the airport’s future.

The Santa Barbara Airport has reopened after a 19-hour shutdown following the crash-landing of a large transport plane.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — The Santa Barbara Airport has reopened after a 19-hour shutdown following the crash-landing of a large transport plane.