Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
Rank Airport Passengers Carriers
1 Denver , Colorado 100,410 Frontier , United
2 San Francisco , California 97,900 United
3 Phoenix-Sky Harbor , Arizona 95,440 American
4 Los Angeles , California 45,620 United
5 Seattle/Tacoma , Washington 45,000 Alaska
6 Dallas/Fort Worth , Texas 35,570 American
7 Portland , Oregon 22,460 Alaska
8 Salt Lake City , Utah 12,690 Delta
9 Oakland , California 10,320 Contour
10 Las Vegas , Nevada 8,160 Contour
Statistics -- Top destinations
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (IATA: SBA, ICAO: KSBA, FAA LID: SBA) is 7 miles (11 km) west of downtown Santa Barbara, California. SBA covers 948 acres (384 ha) of land. It is near the University of California, Santa Barbara and the city of Goleta. The airport was annexed to the city of Santa Barbara by a 7 miles (11 km) long, 300 feet (90 m) wide corridor, mostly under the Pacific Ocean (a shoestring annexation). Most of the airport is 10 to 15 feet above sea level and borders a wetland area, the Goleta Slough.