Santa Monica Municipal Airport

Santa Monica, CA USA (KSMO / SMO)

The Santa Monica airport is unique in that it is the oldest operating airport in the Los Angeles County, with a history that extends back to the days of the barn stormers of the 1920's and their famous Wing Walkers. Some claim to find a history that extends back to 1917, it is certain that airport records indicate World War I pilots usedt he airstrip in 1919 as an grass landing strip.

The first large industrial player to set their sights on Santa Monica was the Douglas Aircraft Company, which began to manufacture its early military aircraft and airliners, most notably the DC-3 and DC-4. By 1929 The Douglas Aircraft Company had moved completely to KSMO and local historians and geographers agree that the Douglas Aircraft Co. was probably the initial player to transform a quiet beach side town into a primarily blue collar city formed around aircraft manufacturing.


Santa Barbara Executive Jet is a proud sponsor of this airport.


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Nearby airports with air charter planes:
Los Angeles International (KLAX) Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni (KHHR) Van Nuys (KVNY) Burbank Glendale Pasadena (KBUR) Compton Airport (KCPM) Zamperini Field (KTOA) Whiteman (KWHP) Long Beach (KLGB) City Of Industry/she (K7L4) El Monte (KEMT)