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View Decks at Santa Monica Airport (KSMO)

Open air-decks with picnic tables. Watch and photograph the airplanes as they come and go at the airport. Listen to Air Traffic Control on loudspeakers. Bring a picnic lunch. Also, Clover Park, at the corner of 25th Street and Ocean Park Boulevard, has a viewing area with a telescope focused on the runway.

Address: 3223 Donald Douglas Loop South
Getting there: On the north and south sides of the Administration Building
Hours: dawn-dusk, daily
Price: Free
Website: smgov.net (opens in a new tab)

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