SAN LUIS OBISPO — The SLO County Airport (SBP) has temporarily suspended all arriving and departing flights due to a complete power and communications outage at the Santa Barbara Air Traffic Control Tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON). This facility oversees air traffic for the Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and San Luis Obispo regions, and the outage has halted safe aircraft operations in the area. Passengers are urged to check directly with their airlines for updates before traveling to the airport.

Courtney Johnson, Director of Airports, emphasized that safety remains the highest priority and that the airport team is actively monitoring the situation to provide timely updates. Information will be shared via the airport’s website and social media channels. For more details, visit sloairport.com