Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)
Santa Monica Municipal (SMO) is a small business and general aviation airport located in the city of Santa Monica, California. The airport is situated just five miles north of Los Angeles International and eleven miles south of the Van Nuys and Burbank airports. This puts SMO in some the most densely traveled airspace in the country. The Santa Monica Class Delta airspace underlies the Los Angeles Class Bravo. The airspace between the Class Delta and Bravo is utilized for the Special Flight Rules Airspace and others including the LAX “Mini Route”. The airport is also subject to numerous noise abatement procedures. Pilots planning a trip to SMO for the first time are strongly advised to make themselves familiar with all routings, airspace requirements, and noise abatement procedures prior to departing for the airport.
General Links
Airport Diagrams, VFR Charts, Chart Supplement, NOTAMS, and Construction Notice Diagrams, etc., are routinely updated. Here are some links to current FAA information.
- Aeronautical Information Services. The Aeronautical Information Services site has a wealth of information and:
- Is the authoritative government source for collecting, storing, maintaining, and disseminating aeronautical data for the U. S. and its territories.
- Develops and maintains all public instrument flight procedures and airways.
- Serves as the FAA's aeronautical charting authority for the development, publication, and dissemination of aeronautical charts and products to support aviation and to meet demand for increased capacity, efficiency, and predictability in the airspace, routes, and airports of the National Airspace System (NAS).
- Airport Construction
- Airport Diagram
- Chart Supplement
- From the Flight Deck Videos
- Hot Spots
- NOTAMS
- VFR Charts