Santa Paula Airport
SZP · KSZP · Santa Paula, California · Ventura County · map
Santa Paula Airport is a public-use airport owned by Santa Paula Arpt Association, 1 mile southeast of Santa Paula, California, 250 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 2,665 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Santa Paula Airport?
Its FAA code is SZP, and its ICAO code is KSZP.
Where is Santa Paula Airport?
It is 1 mile southeast of Santa Paula, California, 250 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Santa Paula Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 2,665 feet long.
Does Santa Paula Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Santa Paula Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Santa Paula Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Cp Aviation INC and Channel Islands Aviation INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Santa Paula Airport?
12 pilot examiners and 24 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Santa Paula Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SZP · ICAO KSZP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Santa Paula Arpt Association
- Elevation
- 250 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 600 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,665 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | |
| H1 | 60 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent |
- Runway 04: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 148 ft, building 16 ft high 350 ft from the end
- Runway 22: threshold displaced 225 ft, trees 16 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, glider towing
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Camarillo Airport (8 nm south), Oxnard Airport (11 nm southwest), Van Nuys Airport (30 nm east), Whiteman Airport (33 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estbd before 5/15/59.
- 24 hour SELF-FUELING available with all major credit cards.
- Runway 22 approach ratio 20:1 to displaced thld trees and wires; approach ratio to displaced thld 14:1 over +16 feet building 220 feet from displaced thld 135 feet right.
- Night operations prohibited.
- +4 feet sign in prmary surface at northeast end of airport.
- Ultralights; banner towing; gliders; RC models oper in the vicinity.
- Daily aerobatic activity 3-18 miles east up to 5,255 feet above ground level, monitor on 122.775.
- Be alert to wires crossing over river bed adjacent to runway 04/22. Locations: 1.5 miles and 3.5 miles southwest approach end runway 04. Also, 1,500 feet and 2.5 miles northeast approach end runway 22.
- Helicopter must use dsgnd helicopter located MID-FIELD on the south side. All approaches/departures are from the south
- Transient helicopter rsrtd to the helicopter. Hover taxi not authorized.
- 2200 feet MT 1 NM south of airport; for noise abatement mntn 1500 feet upwind ovr city.
- No ohd approaches; no 45 degrees entries; no crosswind entries ovr runway.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Santa Paula from the FAA register
106 aircraft are registered to owners in Santa Paula, California: 98 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 2 helicopters, 1 turboprop, 1 glider. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Cp Aviation INC 16 aircraft · Santa Paula CP Aviation is a flight school at Santa Paula Airport in California that has trained pilots since 1987.
- Channel Islands Aviation INC 7 aircraft · Camarillo, 9 miles away Channel Islands Aviation is a flight training school in Camarillo, California, offering pilot certification courses from Private Pilot through Airline Transport Rating under FAA Part 141 and Part 61 regulations.
Repair stations in Santa Paula:
- California Turbine Service Helipower Service is a certified repair station specializing in the overhaul and repair of Rolls Royce 250 engines for helicopters.
- Maxon Aviation Services INC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
12 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 11 for private pilot, 10 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 9 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 24 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 8 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 15 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners.
- Robin Leabman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Air 7 · Camarillo, CA (8 nm) · (747) 767-1711 · [email protected]
- Bryan Estiveira de Ataide Ferrell private pilot; airplanes · Van Nuys, CA (30 nm) · (818) 205-8873 · [email protected]
- Jonathan Orourke private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hot Shot Aviation · Van Nuys, CA (30 nm) · (818) 860-1074 · [email protected]
- Mark Boss private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Van Nuys, CA (30 nm) · (818) 389-4918 · [email protected]
- Mark Thomas Hulsey private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Van Nuys, CA (30 nm) · (928) 486-4334 · [email protected]
- Brian Petschauer private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · Atlantic Aviation (KBUR) · Burbank, CA (36 nm) · (818) 590-4441 · [email protected]
- Stephen Lawrence Higgins private pilot, commercial and instrument, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Santa Monica, CA (36 nm) · (503) 233-3949 · [email protected]
- Dixon Howard instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Business Center · El Segundo, CA (42 nm) · (562) 760-1461 · [email protected]
All 75 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 51 since 1982, 12 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Santa Paula 106 aircraft · 98 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 2 helicopters
- Cp Aviation INC 16 aircraft in town
- C P Aviation INC 3 aircraft in town
- Cp Aviation 2 aircraft in town
- C P Aviation 2 aircraft in town
- Cp Aviation INC 16 aircraft · flight school
- Channel Islands Aviation INC 7 aircraft · flight school
- California Turbine Service · repair station
- Maxon Aviation Services INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 51 since 1982 · 12 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,092 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,610 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SZP.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 22, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.