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[Update: Wed., July 23, 2025, 1pm] The ground stop at Santa Barbara Airport has been lifted, the airport announced shortly after 11 a.m. on Wednesday. "The regional outage has been restored, and communications to Air Traffic Control are back up and running," SBA said in an update on its website .
The FAA has cleared flight activity to resume operations but stated there may still be some residual delays. Airlines will begin working to restore service.