SANTA MONICA, CA · 24 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026
4 published instrument approaches: 3 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR, serving 2 runway ends.
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | 1B | |
 | RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 03 | 2 | |
 | RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 03 | 2 | |
 | VOR-A | 11B |
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | CHOII THREE (RNAV) | — | |
 | CHOII THREE (RNAV), CONT.1 | — | |
 | CTRUS FOUR (RNAV) | — | |
 | CTRUS FOUR (RNAV), CONT.1 | — | |
 | PEVEE SIX (RNAV) | — | |
 | PEVEE SIX (RNAV), CONT.1 | — | |
 | SANTA MONICA THREE (RNAV) | — |
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | TOPANGA THREE (OBSTACLE) | — |
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | TAKEOFF MINIMUMS | — | |
 | ALTERNATE MINIMUMS | — |
Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.
From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.
| Service | Frequency | Call sign |
|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 120.1 | |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Ground | 121.9 | Santa Monica |
| ATIS | 119.15 | Santa Monica |
| Approach | 124.3101-245 Smo124.9069-100 Lax125.2246-341 Lax135.05342-068 Smo | Santa Monica |
Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,500 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt Good | Medium intensity |
| 03 44°T | PAPI (4-box) 3.42° · right-hand circuit | |||
| 21 224°T | PAPI (4-box) 3.5° | |||
| H1 | 40 ft | 40 ft | Asphalt Good | PERI |
Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.
34.0158220, -118.4513060
169 ft3 nm EPaste the coordinates into a simulator’s world map to drop straight onto the field.
Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.
Santa Monica’s four approaches serve both ends of its only conventional runway, so instrument coverage is not confined to one direction. Three are RNAV (GPS) and one is VOR, making the set strongly GPS-led while retaining a conventional procedure. Departure material is more extensive, with seven DPs plus an ODP. At 3,500 ft, runway 03/21 provides no longer fixed-wing runway or alternative alignment; the separate H1 is 40 ft.
Los Angeles International has far broader procedure coverage. Van Nuys and Bob Hope are closest to Santa Monica in chart breadth, while Hawthorne Municipal and Zamperini Field have distinctly thinner sets. The Los Angeles Terminal Area Chart adds focused VFR context around the airport, while the Los Angeles Sectional supplies the wider regional picture.
| ID | Airport | City | Distance | Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLAX | Los Angeles Intl | LOS ANGELES, CA | 5 nm SE | 103 |
| KHHR | Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Muni | HAWTHORNE, CA | 8 nm SE | 15 |
| KVNY | Van Nuys | VAN NUYS, CA | 12 nm N | 28 |
| KBUR | Bob Hope | BURBANK, CA | 12 nm NE | 27 |
| KTOA | Zamperini Fld | TORRANCE, CA | 14 nm SE | 12 |
| KWHP | Whiteman | LOS ANGELES, CA | 15 nm N | 6 |
| KLGB | Long Beach (Daugherty Fld) | LONG BEACH, CA | 19 nm SE | 31 |
| KEMT | San Gabriel Valley | EL MONTE, CA | 21 nm E | 9 |
24 current FAA charts for Santa Monica Muni, including 4 instrument approachs, 7 departure procedures, 9 arrival procedures, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.
Ground 121.9; ATIS 119.15; CTAF 120.1; UNICOM 122.95. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.
Santa Monica Muni has 2 runways. The longest is 03/21 at 3,500 ft by 150 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.
No ILS is published. In total KSMO has 4 published instrument approaches, of which 3 are RNAV (GPS).
The official FAA airport diagram for Santa Monica Muni is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.
Yes. Santa Monica Muni has an operating control tower, within Los Angeles Center's airspace. Tower, ground and clearance frequencies are listed on this page.
They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.
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