Santa Paula Airport (IATA: SZP, ICAO: KSZP, FAA LID: SZP) is a privately owned, public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Santa Paula, a city in Ventura County, California, United States.

Santa Paula's first airport was originally established in 1927 when local rancher Ralph Dickenson purchased an OX-5 powered International biplane, cut a dirt airstrip on his ranch, and built a hangar.

Recognizing the importance of having a community airport in the area, Dickenson and Dan Emmet obtained $1,000 from 19 local ranchers and purchased land south of the city of Santa Paula, adjacent to the river.

Repairs began in March 2005 following the receding of the floodwaters, and as of February 2007, the airport was fully open to the public.

[4] Many aircraft and their operations moved to other airports, such as Camarillo, which remained open to normal activities, while being involved in firefighting efforts.

[4] Santa Paula Airport covers an area of 51 acres (21 ha) at an elevation of 250 feet (76 m) above mean sea level.

[1] The airport is a non-towered facility handling approximately 97,000 arrivals and/or departures a year, and is home to over 309 individual aircraft.

[1] The airport is used for training flights by pilots around Southern and Central California, due to the unique operating environment, short field and challenging terrain.

Much of the original 1930s-era facilities still exist and are used today, giving the airport a very authentic representation of the interwar years.

In its place, Flight 126 Cafe opened in July 2014 serving breakfast and lunch from 6am to 2 pm, seven days a week.

[8] On December 31, 1993, a man drowned when his two-seat Grumman lost power and went into the Santa Clara River.