Airports
Santa Monica To Begin Destruction of Excess Runway
The move would ensure the runway at SMO permanently remains at 3,500 feet and is a step toward permanent closure of the airport in 2028.

The city of Santa Monica is moving forward with efforts to permanently destroy excess pavement at each end of the now 3,500-foot runway at Santa Monica Airport (SMO), a step designed to ensure the runway will not return to the previous 5,000 feet. Plans call for the tearing up 750 feet of extra pavement at each end and then constructing a 300-foot paved runway safety area at each end to keep the airport in line with federal standards.


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