Looking south-west along Santa Monica Airport runway
Santa Monica Airport runway

Overview:

After a century of operation as an airport, the future of SMO is uncertain. However, the facility is still home to aviation uses for the time being and pilots regularly use the facility for a variety of purposes.

After a century of operation as an airport, the future of SMO is uncertain. However, the facility is still home to aviation uses for the time being and pilots regularly use the facility for a variety of purposes.

Looking north-east along Santa Monica Airport runway with Century City in the background

Gazing upwards at the Santa Monica Airport control tower

A windsock at Santa Monica Airport on a particularly windy February day

Looking north-east down along the boundary line of Santa Monica Airport's primary runway

A row of privately-owned parked planes at Santa Monica Airport

A parking lot of privately-owned planes at Santa Monica Airport

A closeup, looking north-east , of a row of parked, private planes at Santa Monica Airport

Looking north-west from the main building, across the primary runway, at the control tower of Santa Monica Airport with a few parked, privately-owned planes in the foreground

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Scott Snowden

Scott fell in love with Santa Monica when he was much younger and now, after living and working in five different countries, he has returned. He's written for the likes of the FT, NBC, the BBC and CNN.