Airports / California / SZN
Santa Cruz Island Airport
KSZN / SZNSanta Cruz Island, CaliforniaELEV 50 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Santa Cruz Island Airport (KSZN / SZN) is a general aviation field serving Santa Cruz Island, California. The airport sits 50 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SZN for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA, 22 nm), Oxnard Airport (OXR, 36 nm), and Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co) (NTD, 40 nm).
Charter pricing from SZN 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 Cruz Island.
Field capability
ICAO
KSZN
IATA
SZN
FAA / Local
SZN
Elevation
50 ft
Coordinates
34.0601° N · 119.9152° 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 50 ft, SZN sits lower than 81% 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.
- 22nmSBASanta Barbara Municipal AirportSanta Barbara
- 36nmOXROxnard AirportOxnard
- 40nmNTDPoint Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co)Point Mugu
- 42nmKCMACamarillo International AirportCamarillo
- 52nmVBGVandenberg Space Force BaseLompoc
- 57nmSMXSanta Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock FieldSanta Maria
Location
Open the full mapKSZN · Santa Cruz Island Airport · Santa Cruz Island, CA