SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara Airport started a phased reopening Tuesday afternoon, one day after flooding closed the air traffic control tower and grounded all flights. The airport ...

Around 11:20 a.m. on Friday, Santa Barbara Air Traffic Control Tower observed and reported ... of the incident is under investigation and the airport was able to partially re-open by 11:45 a.m ...

the airport tower is normally open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. During the closure, the FAA says the airport will operate as it does during the overnight hours when the Santa Barbara tower takes over ...

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according to the Santa Barbara City Fire Department. At about 11:20 a.m., personnel in the airport tower observed a single-engine Piper Czech Sport landing on Runway 15-right, fire Battalion Chief ...

Santa Barbara Airport Director Chris Hastert met with Goleta residents ... runways were being used and see if tailwinds were indeed a factor, or if the control tower was choosing the runway and route ...

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Todd Smith, air traffic manager for the FAA tower at the airport, gave a brief presentation about drones to the Santa Barbara Airport Commission this month, detailing the number of close calls ...

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Approaching the airport’s main runway from the east ... Smith, air traffic manager in the Santa Barbara tower, said in an email to Lincoln. “The helicopter pilot was told about the inbound ...

The plane took off around 7 a.m. Sunday from Santa Barbara Airport, and several minutes later airport tower personnel lost contact with the pilot. A witness reported seeing the plane descending ...