Increased Air-traffic?

Of course, we sometimes get large group and corporate events in town, as you may be inquiring about. I have a few additional thoughts. I believe armed forces reserve exercises are often on weekends, and pilots often fly over SB or stop at SBA going to and from. Private aviation flights are more often on weekends. Commercial airline flights may be more often on weekends, especially during holiday seasons including Summer during school recess. Vintage, military and experimental aircraft often fly to and from airshows on weekends, especially in Summer. During fire season more aircraft associated with firefighting are active.

According to the postings the last several days in the New York Post, there are a whole lot of celebs in town right now, including Chip & Joanna Gaines, Nicole Richie, Bieber and wife, the list went on and on. Not sure how many flew in on their private jets?

OP here. Thank you very much for the answers. It has totally satisfied our curiosity. Awesome.!!

There was a lot of Military air craft I saw Yesterday (friday) A bit more than usual

Planes arriving at SBA are supposed to come in over the ocean, then bank left over More Mesa for a straight shot into the airport. Some do, but every day, several airliners don't. They come up the coast with perfect visibility, and fly directly over the Mesa and Hope Ranch neighborhoods on a straight approach for the runway. On the SBA website, you can register to file a noise complaint. However, it sounds like noise complaints filed with SBA Administration also go straight .....into their email trash can. It's time to forward noise complaints to the Santa Barbara City Council and our state legislators. We're not moving...but the airplanes sure can.

Santa barbara is full of complaining old people white people. Try living in a city with real problems.

With all these airport officials city -city Council and no one has yet to mention the huge crane thats been at the airport doing construction blocking the regular approach I can’t believe it I live on the Mesa and it’s very irritating having these planes one after another come right in I have a construction friend that said the reason why is because of the big crane in the way of the main approach I haven’t seen it I just thought I’d post it

Sure it's not Montecito flying in water?

Looking at the aircraft radar map, someone can from Hawaii around 15 mins ago and oprah’s plane is leaving right now

This is nothing. Try living near a real airport. I just wish they'd put in a new restaurant where Elephant Bar was. Always fun taking home a stewardess after garlic fries and margaritas.

Southwest is the worst of the lot. They obviously don't follow the rules. The noise has gotten a lot worse in the past few months. Where do we complain.

Southwest is new to the area and so are their pilots. The noise complaints will die down soon as they get more comfortable with the noise sensitive areas east of the airport, which have been no doubt shared with them all. The More Mesa noise abatement path is a little close to the main runway for non local pilots, but after a few approaches they will get the hang of it and I suspect the complaints will slow.

Another factor in airport noise recently increasing on the East side of the airport is weather. When there is fog or low clouds at the airport, the larger (noisier) have to land and take off toward the East. That means less noise from planes descending West of the airport and much louder full power takeoffs to the East before they have turned offshore.