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 Santa Manuela.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Santa Manuela. 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 Santa Manuela.
Large Airports ...
- San Luis County Rgnl. (ICAO: KSBP)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west northwest)
- Fresno Yosemite Intl. (FAT/KFAT)
(119 miles [191.5 km] to the north northeast)
- Bob Hope Airport (BUR/KBUR)
(137 miles [220.5 km] to the east southeast)
- Los Angeles Intl. (LAX/KLAX)
(144 miles [231.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bch. Airport (LGB/KLGB)
(161 miles [259.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl. (SJC/KSJC)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the north northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX/KSMX)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Santa Barbara Muni. (SBA/KSBA)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows Fld. (BFL/KBFL)
(82 miles [132 km] to the east northeast)
- Visalia Muni. (VIS/KVIS)
(101 miles [162.5 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Oceano Co. Airport (FAA ID: L52)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Lompoc Airport (LPC/KLPC)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the south)
- Paso Robles Muni. (ICAO: KPRB)
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northwest)
- Santa Ynez Airport (ICAO: KIZA)
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast)
- Lost Hills - Kern Co. Airport (FAA ID: L84)
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taft - Kern Co. Airport (ICAO: KL17)
(58 miles [93.3 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Santa Manuela), 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. |