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Regional Outage Causing Ground Stop at SBA

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UPDATE 7/23/25 11:10 AM: The ground stop at SBA has been lifted. The regional outage has been restored, and communications to Air Traffic Control are back up and running.

FAA has cleared flight activity to resume operations, however there may still be some residual delays. Airlines will begin working to restore service.

Please continue checking directly with your airline for the latest flight status.

UPDATE 7/23/25 9 AM: The City of Santa Barbara announced the outage has been restored. SBA's ground stop has not yet been lifted. SBA will provide updates as soon as the FAA resumes normal operations.

 The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ground stop at Santa Barbara Airport due to a regional communications outage. This outage is disrupting communications at the Air Traffic Control tower causing flights to be delayed and/or diverted. SBA, the FAA and the airlines are all monitoring the situation closely so that operations may resume the moment the outage is restored.

This is the same outage affecting 9-1-1 lines in the region. For the latest updates on the outage, please visit the County of Santa Barbara's website. 

For the current ground stop status, please visit the FAA website. 

Passengers looking for updates on their flight status should check directly with their airline. 

SBA will continue providing updates on the SBA website, Facebook, Instagram, and X.