FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2021
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: | 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 |
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 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 25 March 2021 at 0901Z to 22 April 2021 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
POINT REYES THREE | |
download (260KB) |
POINT REYES THREE | |
download (260KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (239KB) |
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 - HaywardExecutive 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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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 |
Times for 17-Apr-2021
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 13:05 |
Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 13:32 |
Sunset | | 19:44 | | 02:44 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:11 | | 03:11 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-Apr-2021 23:46:29 |
Local (UTC-7) | 17-Apr-2021 16:46:29 |
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METAR |
KPAO | 172247Z 32015KT 10SM SKC 18/09 A3002
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KSQL 7nm NW | 172247Z 32009KT 10SM SKC 22/08 A3002
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KSJC 11nm SE | 172253Z 33011KT 10SM FEW040 21/07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02060072 $
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KHWD 12nm N | 172254Z 29014KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01780083
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KOAK 15nm N | 172253Z 29014KT 10SM FEW010 17/09 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01720094
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KSFO 15nm NW | 172256Z 29022G27KT 10SM FEW007 16/08 A3002 RMK AO2 PK WND 29029/2207 SLP167 T01610078
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KRHV 17nm SE | 172247Z 32010KT 10SM SKC 22/07 A3001
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KHAF 19nm W | 172335Z AUTO 32013KT 4SM BR OVC006 10/08 A3007 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KSJC 11nm SE | 171724Z 1718/1818 VRB05KT P6SM FEW010 FM172100 33010KT P6SM SKC FM180000 33013G18KT P6SM SKC FM180500 32006KT P6SM SKC FM180800 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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KOAK 15nm N | 171724Z 1718/1824 28005KT P6SM FEW011 TEMPO 1718/1719 SCT011 FM172100 29013KT P6SM SKC FM180400 31005KT P6SM FEW006 WS020/02025KT FM180900 VRB03KT P6SM FEW004 FM181600 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM181900 28009KT P6SM SKC FM182200 28012KT P6SM SKC
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KSFO 15nm NW | 172043Z 1721/1824 30018G24KT P6SM SKC FM180600 29009KT P6SM FEW005 FM181200 VRB05KT P6SM FEW004 FM181500 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM182100 28013G18KT P6SM SKC FM182300 28018G24KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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