Airports near Santa Monica, CA
12 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Santa Monica, California — 10 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Santa Monica Municipal (KSMO), 0.0 nm N. Closest public fuel: KSMO (100LL,A,UL94), 0.0 nm. Longest runway: 12,923 ft at KLAX.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Santa Monica | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSMO | Santa Monica Municipal Santa Monica · Airport | 0.0 nm N | Public | 3,500 ft | 100LL,A,UL94 | Tower 120.1 · CTAF 120.1 |
| KLAX | Los Angeles International Los Angeles · Airport | 4.9 nm SE | Public | 12,923 ft | A | Tower 119.8 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| KHHR | Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Hawthorne · Airport | 8.0 nm SE | Public | 4,884 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 121.1 · CTAF 121.1 |
| KVNY | Van Nuys Van Nuys · Airport | 11.8 nm N | Public | 8,001 ft | 100LL,A,UL94 | Tower 120.2 · CTAF 119.3 |
| KBUR | Hollywood Burbank Burbank · Airport | 12.0 nm N | Public | 6,886 ft (soft) | 100LL,A,A+,UL94 | Tower 118.7 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| KCPM | Compton/Woodley Compton · Airport | 12.8 nm SE | Public | 3,323 ft | 100LL | CTAF 123.05 |
| 64CL | Goodyear Blimp Base Carson · Airport | 13.0 nm SE | Private | 1,200 ft (soft) | 100 | — |
| KTOA | Zamperini Field Torrance · Airport | 13.9 nm SE | Public | 5,001 ft | 100LL | Tower 124.0 · CTAF 124.0 |
| KWHP | Whiteman Los Angeles · Airport | 14.7 nm N | Public | 4,120 ft | 100LL,A,UL94 | Tower 135.0 · CTAF 135.0 |
| KLGB | Long Beach (daugherty Fld) Long Beach · Airport | 19.1 nm SE | Public | 10,000 ft | 100LL,A,UL94 | Tower 257.6 · CTAF 119.4 |
| KEMT | San Gabriel Valley El Monte · Airport | 21.1 nm E | Public | 3,995 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 121.2 · CTAF 121.2 |
| KSLI | Los Alamitos Aaf Los Alamitos · Airport | 24.1 nm SE | Private | 7,999 ft (soft) | A1+,J8 | Tower 123.85 · CTAF 123.85 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Santa Monica as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.