SMO - Santa Monica Muni

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24th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards

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Fri, Jan 22 2027 5:00pm – 11:45pm
- Event webpage: https://lloa.org

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Last updated: 2023-06-01 19:13:50 PDT

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Last updated: 2024-03-13 23:31:53 PDT

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Location: Santa Monica, CA

Elevation: 169ft

Sectional: Los Angeles

Activation date: Apr 1940

Fuel: 100LL, A, UL94

Runway 03/21: 3,500ft

Runway H1: 40ft

Access: Open to the public

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METAR

2026-09-27 12:51:00 PDT

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	210° @ 7kt
Temperature:	82°F
Dewpoint:	64°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM

Raw: METAR KSMO 271951Z 21007KT 10SM CLR 28/18 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02830178

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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.
Ppr rqrd for dw acft in excess of 60000 lbs crtfyd max ldg wt, ctc amgr 310-458-8692.
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 run-up: jets and turboprops north side, wi 300 ft east of twy a4. piston sngls and twins on south side, wi 300 ft east of twy b4. 0900-1700 only.
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.
When atct clsd actvt reil rwy 21; mirl rwy 03/21 - ctaf.
Tpa: 1200' agl single-eng; 1700' agl twin-eng.
100ll full svc only.
Ul94 avbl at self-serve island.
Stelios.makrides@santamonica.gov

Comments

Ceiling:	25,000ft
Wind:	Variable
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 25,000ft

SMO - Santa Monica Muni

24th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards

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