The Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) is a general aviation airport stretching over 227 acres. In addition to aviation services, the Airport is home to various types of businesses, including art studios, office space, and event venues.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Dec. 20, 2023) – The City Council Tuesday took a major step forward in the process of closing the Santa Monica Airport, approving an agreement with Sasaki Inc. to assess the existing site conditions, gather public input and propose options for the future of the airport land centered around a “Great Park” consistent with Measure LC.

As the Santa Monica Airport celebrates its 100th year of existence in the community, City Council approved a public process to determine the future of the Santa Monica Airport on January 24, 2023. The Airport, which lies on 192 acres, represents nearly 3.5% of the City's land area.

Sep 19, 2024 · The process to shape the future of the Santa Monica Airport site took another step forward this week, with the launch of the second phase of community outreach and engagement. This marks the second out of five phases in a nearly two-year community engagement process with the Santa Monica community to shape a preferred scenario, centered on a ...

Information Item: Santa Monica Airport Closure Update 2 stakeholders on this momentous undertaking. Discussion Airport Operations: Compliance with Consent Decree The City and the FAA entered into a Consent Decree in January 2017, which afforded the City the ability to close the Airport after December 31, 2028.

These improvements align with the City of Santa Monica’s commitment to maintaining airport safety standards for all airport users. The goal of this project is to rehabilitate the Santa Monica Airport ’s selected pavement areas to be consistent with current FAA guidelines and planned airport operations.

Jan 30, 2025 · The Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project is a multi-year planning effort for Santa Monica to create a preferred scenario for the future of the airport site once aviation operations end in 2028, centered on a great park and consistent with Measure LC. There are five distinct planning phases within a 21-month process, anticipated to conclude ...

May 10, 2024 · The city of Santa Monica is officially kicking off the community engagement process for the Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project on May 19 at Clover Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The community is invited to listen, learn, share ideas, and engage with others about the closure of the airport and a future centered on a “Great Park ...

Oct 4, 2004 · On March 2022, the City of Santa Monica successfully transitioned the Santa Monica Airport’s (SMO) self-serve fuel station to unleaded aviation gasoline, Swift UL94. In support of the national effort to reduce lead emissions from piston-engine aircraft, SMO Airport is the first in the region to offer a viable fuel replacement option for 100LL ...

The real estate portfolio at the Santa Monica Airport is managed by the City of Santa Monica based on the City’s leasing and licensing policy and the minimum standards. This portfolio includes office space, hangars, aircraft tie-downs, art studios, and parking lot rentals.