FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 NOVEMBER 2022
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 -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 650-827-8593 |
| 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: | 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: | | 77 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 70 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | 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 31 July 2019 | |
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 03 November 2022 at 0901Z to 01 December 2022 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (241KB) |
| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (241KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (228KB) |
| 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 - Metro 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 30-Nov-2022
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 14:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 15:04 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 00:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:19 | | 01:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2022 07:54:10 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 30-Nov-2022 23:54:10 |
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| METAR |
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| KPAO | 010447Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 08/03 A2996 RMK LAST
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KNUQ
5nm SE | 010715Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM CLR 10/05 A2992 RMK AO2
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KSQL
7nm NW | 010735Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM 09/05 A2992 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 010653Z 14006KT 10SM FEW008 FEW038 09/04 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T00940039
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KHWD
12nm N | 010654Z AUTO 13011KT FEW055 09/03 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP139 T00890033 $
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KOAK
15nm N | 010653Z 13009KT 10SM FEW010 SCT025 SCT050 BKN180 09/04 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP129 T00890039
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KSFO
15nm NW | 010656Z 14010KT 10SM SCT060 BKN180 11/06 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01110061
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KRHV
17nm SE | 010447Z 14008KT 10SM FEW045 09/04 A2995 RMK LAST
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KHAF
19nm W | 010735Z AUTO 16013KT 10SM FEW038 OVC050 11/09 A2990 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 010530Z 0106/0206 15008KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM010800 16010KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080 OVC120 WS020/21040KT FM011200 17014G24KT 5SM -RA BKN025 OVC040 WS020/23040KT FM011400 32012KT 4SM RA BKN025 OVC040 FM012200 32010KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM020400 23005KT P6SM SCT040
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KOAK
15nm N | 010530Z 0106/0212 19010KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 BKN060 OVC150 WS020/23045KT FM011000 19020G30KT 5SM -RA BKN020 OVC030 WS020/23055KT FM011300 31008G17KT 4SM RA BKN015 OVC030 FM012100 30010KT P6SM VCSH OVC030 FM020000 29014KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 FM020600 03004KT P6SM SCT030
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KSFO
15nm NW | 010530Z 0106/0212 17006KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC050 WS020/23035KT FM011100 17020G30KT 5SM -RA BKN025 OVC030 WS020/23050KT FM011300 31012G20KT 4SM RA BKN015 OVC030 FM011900 30010KT 5SM -RA OVC040 FM020000 29014KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 FM020600 27005KT P6SM SCT030 FM021000 04005KT P6SM SCT030
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