Airports / California / SMX
Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field
KSMX / SMXSanta Maria, CaliforniaELEV 261 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
12 nm
To the nearest alternate
Vandenberg Space Force Base (VBG) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (KSMX / SMX) sits in Santa Maria, California, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 261 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SMX for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Vandenberg Space Force Base (VBG, 12 nm), San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP, 22 nm), and Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA, 42 nm).
Charter pricing from SMX depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Santa Maria.
Field capability
ICAO
KSMX
IATA
SMX
FAA / Local
SMX
Elevation
261 ft
Coordinates
34.8989° N · 120.4570° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 261 ft, SMX sits lower than 52% 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.
- 12nmVBGVandenberg Space Force BaseLompoc
- 22nmSBPSan Luis County Regional AirportSan Luis Obispo
- 42nmSBASanta Barbara Municipal AirportSanta Barbara
- 47nmPRBPaso Robles Municipal AirportPaso Robles
- 75nmOXROxnard AirportOxnard
- 76nmBFLMeadows FieldBakersfield
Location
Open the full mapKSMX · Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field · Santa Maria, CA
From the ramp
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