FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 24 MAY 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PAO |
| Lat/Long: | 37-27-40.0000N / 122-06-54.2000W
37-27.666667N / 122-06.903333W
37.4611111 / -122.1150556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6.8 ft. / 2.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1995) |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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: | MON-SUN 0700-2100 |
| 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 ASOS at NUQ (4 nm SE): | 124.175 or 283.0 (650-604-1529) |
| WX AWOS-3P at SQL (7 nm NW): | 125.9 (650-593-0613) |
| WX ASOS at SJC (11 nm SE): | PHONE 408-969-0838 |
| WX ASOS at HWD (12 nm N): | PHONE 510-786-3052 |
| WX ASOS at SFO (16 nm NW): | PHONE 650-872-0246 |
| WX ASOS at OAK (16 nm N): | PHONE 510-383-9514 |
| 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TRACY | | 231/34.8 | | 203 | | 15E | | TCY | - -.-. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF-FUELING AVAILBLE 24/7. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2443 x 70 ft. / 745 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 37-27.825110N | | 37-27.509270N |
| Longitude: | 122-07.059140W | | 122-06.746155W |
| Elevation: | 6.7 ft. | | 6.8 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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 135 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 121 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 525/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 13 April 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | +100 FT TRANSMISSION TWRS E OF AP. |
| - | 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 W OF ARPT. RCMD ACFT LNDG AT PALO ALTO ARPT FLY AT OR ABOVE 1500 FT UNTIL XNG THE BAYSHORE FREEWAY, AND RCMD ACFT DEP RWY 31 TURN 10 DEG RITE 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 24 May 2018 at 0901Z to 21 June 2018 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (230KB) |
| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (230KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 31 | |
download (208KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 31 | |
download (187KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
| 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 - Metropolitan Oakland International 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 25-May-2018
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunrise | | 05:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 03:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 03:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-May-2018 00:10:10 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 25-May-2018 17:10:10 |
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| METAR |
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| KPAO | 252247Z 26015KT 10SM SCT025 BKN035 19/10 A3011
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KNUQ
5nm SE | 252356Z 10005KT 10SM OVC043 18/11 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP193 60000 T01780106 10183 20161 58009
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KSQL
7nm NW | 252347Z 24010G14KT 10SM SCT026 BKN034 17/10 A3011
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KSJC
11nm SE | 252353Z 35008KT 10SM FEW010 BKN034 OVC080 17/12 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 60000 T01720117 10189 20167 58004
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KHWD
12nm N | 252354Z 27011KT 10SM BKN050 17/11 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP206 T01720106 10194 20156 58004
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KOAK
15nm N | 252353Z 25012KT 10SM FEW016 BKN020 BKN030 16/12 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01610117 10178 20150 57005
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KSFO
15nm NW | 252356Z 24011KT 10SM FEW007 BKN019 BKN022 17/10 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP197 T01670100 10183 20161 56005
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KRHV
17nm SE | 252247Z 32010KTKT 10SM BKN032 BKN055 17/10 A3009
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KHAF
19nm W | 260000Z AUTO 16008KT 2 1/2SM BR BKN005 BKN010 13/12 A3013 RMK AO2 VSBY 1 1/2V5
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KSJC
11nm SE | 251729Z 2518/2618 18007KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN030 BKN050 FM252000 21006KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN050 FM252300 24007KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN050 FM260100 30010KT P6SM BKN035 BKN050 FM260600 VRB04KT P6SM BKN030 BKN050 FM261700 30006KT P6SM SCT030 SCT050
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KOAK
15nm N | 251729Z 2518/2624 20007KT P6SM VCSH SCT010 BKN035 BKN050 FM252000 24008KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 BKN050 FM260000 27010KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN050 FM260400 26006KT P6SM BKN030 BKN050 FM261200 25007KT P6SM BKN025 BKN050 FM261700 24007KT P6SM SCT030 SCT060 FM262100 26010KT P6SM SCT030 SCT060
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KSFO
15nm NW | 252053Z 2521/2624 23010KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN030 BKN050 FM252300 27012KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 BKN050 TEMPO 2523/2603 SCT035 FM260500 26006KT P6SM BKN030 BKN050 FM261200 28006KT P6SM BKN025 BKN050 FM261700 26010KT P6SM SCT030 SCT060 FM262100 27014KT P6SM SCT030 SCT060
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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