The FAA has issued a ground stop at Santa Barbara Airport due to the regional power outage. 

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Regional Outage Causing Ground Stop at SBA

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The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ground stop at Santa Barbara Airport due to a regional power outage. This outage is disrupting communications at the Air Traffic Control tower causing flights to be delayed and/or diverted. 

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 updates on the SBA's ground stop status, please visit the FAA website. 

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

SBA is monitoring the situation closely and will continue providing updates on the SBA website, Facebook, Instagram, and X.