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Pepper Garcia's

Restaurant Information

NamePepper Garcia's

Average props rating:

(3.7/5.0)

Restaurant locationOn the airport

Hours

Sunday	0800-1930	Thursday	1100-2030
Monday	closed	Friday	1100-2030
Tuesday	closed	Saturday	1100-1930
Wednesday	1100-2030

Phoneunknown

Web siteunknown

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Airport InformationWeather by Weathermeister™

FAA information as of: 2026/09/03
Airport: Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Fld (SMX)
126.6 nm from Baker & Hall on an initial heading of 195°
3 miles S of Santa Maria
Sectional chart: Los Angeles

Latitude

Longitude

34° 53' 59.7"N

120° 27' 29.0"W

34° 53.996'N

120° 27.484'W

34.89994444°

-120.45808333°

Elevation: 261 ft
Magnetic Variation: 14° E
Traffic Pattern Altitude: See Remarks section below
Segmented Circle: Y
Lighting: See Rmk
Communications:

CTAF and/or UNICOM:

118.3 122.95

ARTCC:

Los Angeles

Flight Service Station:

1-800-WX-BRIEF

Non-commercial landing fee: N

Runway Information

Runway: 02/20

Dimensions: 5199 x 75 ft

Runway treatment: NONE

Edge lighting: None

Runway: 12/30

Dimensions: 8004 x 150 ft

Runway treatment: GRVD

Edge lighting: None

Services

Fuel types: 100LL,A

Bottled oxygen:

Bulk oxygen type:

Airframe repair: Major

Powerplant repair: Major

Customs airport of entry: N

Customs landing rights: N

Contact information

Owner:

Santa Maria Public Apt Dist

3217 Terminal Dr

Santa Maria, Ca 93455

805-922-1726

Manager:

Martin Pehl

3217 Terminal Dr

Santa Maria, Ca 93455

805-922-1726

Pepper Garcia's Reviews

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Good food and lots of it at a decent price. Parked at the ramp near the hotel due to construction and walked to the terminal. If you go through the hotel, make sure to check in with the front desk so they can let you back onto the ramp.

Reviewed by Scott Amundsen on 2025-10-25

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Great food, friendly service. We've stopped here a few times when weather prevented us from landing at Oceano L52.

Reviewed by Kenny Taylor on 2023-02-06

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Plenty of tables open in the restaurant Saturday at 11 am. Pretty good view of the airport. Gigantic burritos and other good Mexican food. You can go through the P4 gate by transient parking yourself, but you'll need the restaurant manager to let you back in. There is a gate closer to the terminal (near the SECURE AREA sign), but someone has to let you out as well as let you in that one. There is a phone number on the placard to call. Miss the days at SBP and SMX when there was a simple 4-digit code to write down and you could let yourself back in.

Reviewed by Russell Robison on 2012-05-12

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Flew in for lunch today. Friendly controllers, nice airport, great food. Reminds me a lot of the TexMex back home. When you are done, the manager will escort you back out onto the ramp.

Reviewed by Mike Bundy on 2009-12-15

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Pepper Garcia's is a full-sized Mexican restaurant located in the terminal building near the north east corner of the airport. We parked at Space Coast (free) & walked the 100 yards to the restaurant. We sat by the window & watched a couple people training in Cessna's & a local L-39 beating up the pattern while we ate. The beef enchiladas were good and, like was said before, the portion size is plenty. My wife enjoyed her tacos & asked why we hadn't been there before.

Pepper Garcia's is definitely worth a stop!

Reviewed by Bryan Duke on 2009-02-03

Rating: 4 out of 5.

When I've eaten here, the portions have been huge (tasty, too). You may want to consider splitting orders.

Reviewed by Chris Wilcox on 2007-10-28

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Been here once a few years back - nice airport to fly into - great scenery. Good lunch and nice service.

Reviewed by Patrick Mathews on 2007-09-26

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Airport Remarks

CLSD TO SUPPLL PART 121 AND PART 135 ACR OPNS EXCP 24 HRS PPR, CALL AMGR (805) 922-1726 WKDAYS 0800-1700.
CALM WIND LESS THAN 8 KNOTS USE RWY 30.
NO TGL OPNS; LANDING PRACTICE OR PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES 2200-0700.
PORTIONS OF TWY J NOT VISIBLE FM ATCT & UNLGTD.
NUMEROUS BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
CAUTION PARALLEL LGTD ROAD LESS THAN 1/4 MILE NW OF RY 12/30.
TRANSIENT PILOTS REMAIN CLEAR OF COMMERCIAL RAMP AND TERMINAL.
SELF SERVE FUEL 100LL AVBL 24 HRS LOCATED NORTH OF TOWER.
LANDING FEES ARE APPLICABLE
FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SANTA BARBARA APCH AT 805-681-0166, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 12; PAPI RWY 30; HIRL RWY 12/30; TWY LIGHTS - CTAF. PAPI RWY 12 OPER CONSLY.
TPA 1000; TURBOJET & PURE JET 1500.
ACFT FUEL SERVICING AVAILABLE 129.975.
PCR VALUE: 200/F/A/Y/T
PCR VALUE: 442/F/B/X/U
RWY 02/20 NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS.

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