KSMO· SMO· Santa Monica
Santa Monica Municipal Airport
medium airport · elevation 170 ft (52 m)
14:05Z 01:13Z Day
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Current METARVFR
26 min ago·23:51ZKSMO 222351Z 22009KT 10SM SCT028 SCT039 BKN120 20/13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02000128 10222 20200 55001 $
Wind
220° 9 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
12,000 ft
Temperature
20°C / 13°C
temp / dew
QNH
1015 hPa
29.96 inHg
Clouds
SCT 2,800ft, SCT 3,900ft, BKN 12,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KSMO
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1014.2 HPa hourly temperature of 20.0°C and dew point of 12.8°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 22.2°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 20.0°C Decrease, then increase of 0.1 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (3)
- FL040PC1215 min agoBKN 1500ft–4000ft
- FL110B73925 min agoTURB MOD
- FL000E75L28 min agoTURB MOD
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
03/211067 mAsphalt
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 03/21 | TW 9 kt | XW 1 kt R |
34.0158°, -118.4510°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 03/21 (use 21) | Preferred | HW 9 | 1 L | — |
Density altitude
763 ft
elevation 170 ft
ISA deviation
+5.3°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KSMO
- ATIS119.150
- GND121.900
- TWR120.100
- APPSOCAL APP124.300
- DEPSOCAL DEP125.200
- CTAF120.100
- UNICUNICOM122.950
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMO | VOR-DME | 110.80 MHz | 0.4 | MEDIUM |
| LAX | VORTAC | 113.60 MHz | 5.1 | HIGH |
| OS | NDB | 278 kHz | 9.2 | LOW |
| VNY | VOR-DME | 113.10 MHz | 12.6 | MEDIUM |
| CPM | NDB | 378 kHz | 12.7 | LOW |
| PAI | NDB | 370 kHz | 14.8 | LOW |
| EMT | NDB | 359 kHz | 21.3 | LOW |
| SLI | VORTAC | 115.70 MHz | 24.2 | MEDIUM |
| LG | NDB | 233 kHz | 24.3 | LOW |
| FIM | VORTAC | 112.50 MHz | 29.6 | MEDIUM |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 03/213,500 ft (1,067 m)
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KSMO
Wind9 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp20°C
QNH1015 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=309
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Diagram unavailable for Santa Monica Municipal Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/10/22 18:48 UTC
22/18Z
23/00Z
23/06Z
23/12Z
23/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE22/18Z → 22/21Z1607KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · OVC050
Wind: 1607KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: OVC050
TAF KSMO 221740Z 2218/2318 16007KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050
VFRFM22/21Z → 23/00Z23010KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · BKN050
Wind: 23010KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: BKN050
FM222100 23010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050
VFRFM23/00Z → 23/05Z24011KT · 6 SM · BKN050
Wind: 24011KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN050
FM230000 24011KT P6SM BKN050
VFRFM23/05Z → 23/18ZVRB3KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · OVC040
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: OVC040
FM230500 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040
Raw TAF
TAF KSMO 221740Z 2218/2318 16007KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM222100 23010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 FM230000 24011KT P6SM BKN050 FM230500 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040
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