Airports / California / SQA
Santa Ynez Airport
KIZA / SQASanta Ynez, CaliforniaELEV 674 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#10 / 152
California airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 31 Google ratings — ranked against 152 rated CA fields.
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Santa Ynez Airport, listed as KIZA / SQA, is a general aviation field in Santa Ynez, California. Field elevation is 674 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list SQA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA, 16 nm), Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (SMX, 26 nm), and Vandenberg Space Force Base (VBG, 26 nm).
Trip costs from SQA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from SQA to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Fuel available 24 hours at fuel island.”
Tony Vallejo5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“Friendly and accommodating staff.”
Tony Vallejo5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Santa Ynez Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KIZA
IATA
SQA
FAA / Local
IZA
Elevation
674 ft
Coordinates
34.6068° N · 120.0760° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 674 ft, SQA sits higher than 65% of the 156 California fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 16nmSBASanta Barbara Municipal AirportSanta Barbara
- 26nmSMXSanta Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock FieldSanta Maria
- 26nmVBGVandenberg Space Force BaseLompoc
- 47nmSBPSan Luis County Regional AirportSan Luis Obispo
- 49nmOXROxnard AirportOxnard
- 54nmKCMACamarillo International AirportCamarillo
Location
Open the full mapKIZA · Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez, CA
From the ramp
Google Places photography of Santa Ynez Airport — tap any frame to view full-screen, then cycle with the arrows or your keyboard.