Nearby Airports
Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Goleta.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Goleta. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Goleta.
Large Airports ...
- San Luis County Rgnl. (ICAO: KSBP)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bob Hope Airport (BUR/KBUR)
(85 miles [136.8 km] to the east)
- Los Angeles Intl. (LAX/KLAX)
(88 miles [141.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Long Bch. Airport (LGB/KLGB)
(105 miles [169 km] to the east southeast)
- John Wayne - Orange Co. Airport (SNA/KSNA)
(124 miles [199.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Ontario Intl. (ONT/KONT)
(129 miles [207.6 km] to the east southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Santa Barbara Muni. (SBA/KSBA)
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX/KSMX)
(47 miles [75.6 km] to the northwest)
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY/KVNY)
(78 miles [125.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Meadows Fld. (BFL/KBFL)
(81 miles [130.4 km] to the north northeast)
- Santa Monica Muni. (SMO/KSMO)
(84 miles [135.2 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Santa Ynez Airport (ICAO: KIZA)
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oxnard Airport (OXR/KOXR)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Lompoc Airport (LPC/KLPC)
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the west northwest)
- Camarillo Airport (ICAO: KCMA)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Taft - Kern Co. Airport (ICAO: KL17)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
<1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Goleta), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |