FILE - The FAA Control Tower at Santa Barbara Airport in December 2017.
LATEST Dec. 25, 11:20 a.m. Santa Barbara Airport officials posted
on Facebook that the airport was back up and running: "All flights are
cleared to resume normal operations," the post said. "Airlines have been
notified and will work to resume service."
Dec. 25, 9:05 a.m. As high winds and torrential rain swept through much of California, one major airport’s runways flooded overnight, forcing it to shut down entirely early Thursday morning.
Santa Barbara Airport first closed down in the middle of the night, it reported in a Facebook post: “As of 1:15am, Santa Barbara Airport is temporarily closed due to flooding on the airfield,” the post read. “All commercial flights and fixed-wing aircraft are currently grounded.”
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An update at 5:15 a.m. said the airport “remains closed due to flooding on the airfield. Crews are actively working on clearing the water to reopen the runway. Updates are being provided to airlines as they’re available.”
The Santa Barbara Aiport flooded twice in February 2024 and the airport has recently released a climate change study and seeks community feedback to plan for the airport's future.
The region reportedly has received more than four inches of rain in this latest set of winter storms that has caused traffic havoc and dropped historic amounts of rain during the holiday week.
Santa Barbara Airport has a history of flooding. The airport was similarly shut down twice in February 2024 because of flood waters on the airfield. These shutdowns sparked the airport to create a “Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Risk Evaluation” plan, which was released at the end of 2024.
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The Santa Barbara Aiport flooded twice in February 2024 and the airport has recently released a climate change study and seeks community feedback to plan for the airport's future.
Storm activity in the region has been heavy. The National Weather Service issued flash flood and evacuation warnings in the region, which were lifted Thursday morning.
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