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 28-May-2018
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunset | | 20:20 | | 03:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 03:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 28-May-2018 10:36:04 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 28-May-2018 03:36:04 |
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| METAR |
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| KPAO | 280347Z 32010KT 10SM SKC 17/13 A2993
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KNUQ
5nm SE | 280956Z 27004KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01560122
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KSQL
7nm NW | 281015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW003 14/11 A2994 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 280953Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01670133
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KHWD
12nm N | 280954Z AUTO 32003KT M1/4SM HZ CLR 14/11 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01440111 $
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KOAK
15nm N | 280953Z 31006KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01390122
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KSFO
15nm NW | 280956Z 28008KT 10SM FEW007 14/11 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01390106
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KRHV
17nm SE | 280450Z VRB05KT 10SM SKC 20/11 A2992 RMK LAST
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KHAF
19nm W | 281020Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC004 10/09 A2996 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 280536Z 2806/2906 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM280700 00000KT P6SM SKC FM281200 14005KT P6SM SKC FM281600 00000KT P6SM SKC FM281900 31009KT P6SM SKC FM282300 30012KT P6SM SKC FM290500 28005KT P6SM SKC
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KOAK
15nm N | 280536Z 2806/2912 31006KT P6SM SKC FM281000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM281800 28006KT P6SM SKC FM282100 29012KT P6SM SKC FM290500 30005KT P6SM SKC FM291000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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KSFO
15nm NW | 280929Z 2809/2912 29009KT P6SM FEW007 FM281200 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM281600 06004KT P6SM SKC FM282000 30015KT P6SM SKC FM290000 30019KT P6SM SKC FM290300 29009KT P6SM SKC FM290900 29005KT P6SM SKC
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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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