Santa Monica Airport

Santa Monica Airport

Santa Monica Municipal Airport

Clover Field
Santa Monica Airport; Santa Monica Municipal Airport; Clover Field
	2006 USGS airphoto
	IATA: SMO; ICAO: KSMO; FAA LID: SMO;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Santa Monica
Operator	Santa Monica Airport Commission
Serves	Southern California
Location	Santa Monica and Mar Vista, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Opened	April 15, 1923
Elevation AMSL	177 ft / 54 m
Coordinates	34°00′57″N 118°27′05″W / 34.01583°N 118.45139°W
Website	Official website
Map
	KSMO Location of Santa Monica Airport
Runways
Helipads
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration,

Santa Monica Airport (IATA: SMO, ICAO: KSMO, FAA LID: SMO) (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) is a general aviation airport largely in Santa Monica, California, United States, in the Greater Los Angeles area. It is one of the United States' oldest airports, and has been one of the world's foremost general aviation airports (at one time, the busiest single-runway airport in the world).^[3]

The airport is about 2 miles (3 km) from the Pacific Ocean (Santa Monica Bay) and 6 miles (10 km) north of Los Angeles International Airport. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorized it as a reliever airport.^[4] The airport is scheduled to close at the end of 2028.^[5] Santa Monica Airport covers a total of 215 acres (87 ha) of land.^[2]

One of the airport's former hangars, the Barker Hangar, is in use as a public events venue, and is commonly used for a number of televised awards ceremonies and concerts. It was also used as a small-scale supermarket set for the most recent version of Supermarket Sweep.^[6]

^ Santa Monica Airport History
^ ^a ^b FAA Airport Form 5010 for SMO PDF, effective October 8, 2020.
^ Schiff, Barry: "Death of an Airport," August 1981, AOPA Pilot, retrieved January 11, 2023
^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS): 2009–2013 (PDF), Federal Aviation Administration, retrieved March 31, 2017
^ Dan Weikel and Dakota Smith (January 28, 2017). "Santa Monica Airport will close in 2028 and be replaced by a park, officials say". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
^ First Supermarket Sweep footage showcases fun-filled grocery store race for $100k. Entertainment Weekly (August 31, 2020). Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[1] Santa Monica Airport History

[FAA-2] FAA Airport Form 5010 for SMO PDF, effective October 8, 2020.

[death_1981_08_barryschiff_com-3] Schiff, Barry: "Death of an Airport," August 1981, AOPA Pilot, retrieved January 11, 2023

[4] National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS): 2009–2013 (PDF), Federal Aviation Administration, retrieved March 31, 2017

[5] Dan Weikel and Dakota Smith (January 28, 2017). "Santa Monica Airport will close in 2028 and be replaced by a park, officials say". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 31, 2017.

[firstfootage-6] First Supermarket Sweep footage showcases fun-filled grocery store race for $100k. Entertainment Weekly (August 31, 2020). Retrieved September 4, 2020.

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