FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PAO |
| Lat/Long: | 37-27-40.0370N 122-06-54.1680W
37-27.667283N 122-06.902800W
37.4611214,-122.1150467
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6.7 ft. / 2.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1995) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 94303 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PAO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ARPT LGTS OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 135.275 |
| PALO ALTO GROUND: | 125.0 [0700-2100] |
| PALO ALTO TOWER: | 118.6 [0700-2100] |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 121.3 133.95 134.5 |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 121.3 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at NUQ (4 nm SE): | 124.175 (650-386-0655) |
| WX AWOS-3P at SQL (7 nm NW): | 125.9 (650-593-0613) |
| WX ASOS at SJC (11 nm SE): | 126.95 (408-969-0838) |
| WX ASOS at HWD (12 nm N): | PHONE 510-786-3052 |
| WX ASOS at SFO (16 nm NW): | PHONE 650-250-5841 |
| WX ASOS at OAK (16 nm N): | PHONE 510-214-1776 |
| WX AWOS-3 at HAF (19 nm W): | 127.275 (650-728-5649) |
| WX ASOS at LVK (20 nm NE): | PHONE 925-606-5412 |
- FREQ 121.5 NOT AVAILABLE.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OSIr046/8.9 | | WOODSIDE VOR/DME | | 113.90 | | 17E |
| SJCr287/9.6 | | SAN JOSE VOR/DME | | 114.10 | | 16E |
| SFOr111/15.6 | | SAN FRANCISCO VOR/DME | | 115.80 | | 17E |
| OAKr145/16.7 | | OAKLAND VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 17E |
| SAUr124/30.6 | | SAUSALITO VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 17E |
| CCRr168/35.2 | | CONCORD VOR/DME | | 117.00 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:SELF-FUELING AVAILBLE 24/7. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2441 x 70 ft. / 744 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 37-27.825037N | | 37-27.509528N |
| Longitude: | 122-07.059308W | | 122-06.746287W |
| Elevation: | 6.6 ft. | | 6.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 142 true | | 307 magnetic, 322 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. berm, lighted, 300 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear
RY 13 +8 FT DIKE 300 FT FROM RY END, OBSTN LGTD. | | 5 ft. berm, lighted, 230 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear
RY 31 +5 FT DIKE 230 FT FROM RY END, OBSTN LGTD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PALO ALTO
250 HAMILTON AVENUE
PALO ALTO, CA 94301-2531
Phone (650) 329-2444 |
| Manager: | ANDREW SWANSON
250 HAMILTON AVENUE
PALO ALTO, CA 94301-2531
Phone (650) 329-2444 |
Additional Remarks
| - | +100 FT TRANSMISSION TWRS E OF ARPT. |
| - | ARPT RSTRD BY ARPT OPR TO ACFT WITH MAX CERTD WT OF 12500 LBS OR LESS. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-3748. |
| - | BIRDS ON AND INVOF AP. |
| - | TPA 1000 FT W & 800 FT E. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREA SE THRU NW OF ARPT. RCMD ACFT LDG AT PALO ALTO ARPT FLY AT OR ABOVE 1500 FT UNTIL XNG THE BAYSHORE FREEWAY, AND RCMD ACFT DEP RWY 31 TURN 10 DEG RIGHT AFTER TKOF TIL RCHG DUMBARTON AUTO BRIDGE. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR PEDESTRAINS XNG A DIKE ROAD 8 FT HIGH AND 300 FT FROM RWY 13 END. |
| - | CONS PEDESTRIAN/VEHICLE ACT ON ACFT TAXI LANES NOT DESIGNATED AS TWY MOV AREAS. |
| - | ARPT SCTY PRODS IN EFCT. |
| - | ON APCH TO RWY 31 BE ALERT TO POSS STG UPDRAFT FM WIND TUNNEL LCTD ON W SIDE OF MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (221KB) |
| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (221KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (231KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (135KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (180KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNUQ - Moffett Federal Airfield (4 nm SE)
KSQL - San Carlos Airport (7 nm NW)
KSJC - Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (11 nm SE)
KHWD - Hayward Executive Airport (12 nm N)
KSFO - San Francisco International Airport (16 nm NW)
KRHV - Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (16 nm SE)
KOAK - Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (16 nm N)
KHAF - Half Moon Bay Airport (19 nm W)
KLVK - Livermore Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 11-Jan-2015
looking south-southwest.
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Nov-2025
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 14:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 14:47 |
| Sunset | | 16:59 | | 00:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:26 | | 01:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Nov-2025 12:34:03 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 13-Nov-2025 04:34:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KPAO | 130447Z 16014G20KT 10SM BKN040 19/14 A2990 RMK LAST
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KNUQ
5nm SE | 131215Z AUTO 17008G15KT 7SM FEW013 SCT030 OVC034 17/15 A2979 RMK AO2
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KSQL
7nm NW | 131215Z AUTO 14020G28KT 9SM -DZ 18/16 A2977 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 131153Z AUTO 15016G26KT 10SM -RA SCT038 BKN050 OVC070 18/13 A2980 RMK AO2 PK WND 14031/1106 RAB12 SLP091 P0002 60002 70002 T01830133 10189 20178 56018
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KHWD
12nm N | 131154Z AUTO 16018G26KT 10SM SCT045 BKN070 OVC085 19/13 A2978 RMK AO2 PK WND 16026/1149 SLP092 T01940128 10194 20183 58022
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KOAK
15nm N | 131153Z 15021G27KT 10SM FEW009 BKN038 OVC100 19/13 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 14031/1136 SLP080 T01890133 10189 20178 58022
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KSFO
15nm NW | 131156Z 13019KT 9SM -RA FEW020 SCT024 OVC026 18/14 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 13027/1100 RAB28E34B50 SLP077 P0000 60000 T01780139 10194 20178 58023 $
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KRHV
17nm SE | 130547Z 15005KT 10SM BKN055 19/12 A2992 RMK LAST
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KHAF
19nm W | 131215Z AUTO 17023G31KT 2SM RA BR FEW004 OVC021 17/17 A2976 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 131125Z 1312/1412 15020G30KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 FM131400 15020G30KT 5SM -RA OVC030 TEMPO 1314/1318 3SM SHRA OVC030 FM131800 14020G30KT 3SM SHRA OVC030 FM140000 19015G24KT 6SM -SHRA BKN030 FM140600 13007KT P6SM BKN012 OVC030
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KOAK
15nm N | 131125Z 1312/1418 13020G30KT 6SM -SHRA BKN035 TEMPO 1313/1314 3SM SHRA OVC030 FM131400 15018G28KT 3SM RA OVC020 FM132200 20013G23KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 FM140800 18007KT P6SM SCT010 BKN100 FM141200 12004KT P6SM BKN010
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KSFO
15nm NW | 131125Z 1312/1418 15025G35KT 4SM RA BKN020 OVC030 FM131800 19021G31KT 4SM RA OVC015 FM132300 22019G29KT 6SM -SHRA BKN025 FM140300 20010G20KT 6SM -SHRA BKN030 FM140800 19007KT P6SM SCT010 BKN100 FM141200 17005KT P6SM SCT010
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KHAF
19nm W | 131125Z 1312/1412 16025G35KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC025 TEMPO 1312/1314 1SM +RA BR BKN009 OVC012 FM131400 16030G40KT 1SM +RA BKN009 OVC012 FM131900 19025KT 2SM SHRA BKN012 OVC025 FM140200 18018KT 6SM -SHRA SCT030 OVC100 FM140800 17004KT 2SM BR BKN008 OVC015
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