The history of Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) dates back to 1928, when an airstrip on what is now the site of the airport was first used by the early aviators Gordon Sackett and Royce Stetson. Since then, the facility has grown substantially, and last year processed more than 1,277,000 passengers, with its busiest routes being to the following destinations: Denver (DEN) - 134,000 passengers San Francisco (SFO) - 100,000 passengers Phoenix (PHX) - 86,000 passengers Las Vegas (LAS) - 85,000 passengers Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) - 71,000 passengers. Five airlines operate flights to and from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, of which the largest by market share is Southwest Airlines.
The market shares of all airlines to operate at the airport are listed below: Southwest Airlines - 29.1% United Airlines - 23.3% American Airlines - 20.
8% SkyWest Airlines - 16.2% Alaska Airlines - 4.6% Using data from Cirium , an aviation analytics company, which aircraft types operate services to and from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport in January 2025? 1 Embraer E175 310 flights The most frequent aircraft type seen at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) is the Embraer E175, with a total of 310 flights operated to and from the airport across three airlines - Alaska Airlines, American Airlines , and United Airlines.
The aircraft typically has a passenger capacity of 76 passengers, and was launched by the Brazilian manufacturer in July 2005 as a stretched version of its successful E170. American.