FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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: | 4 ft. / 1 m (estimated) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PAO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | THU-TUE 0800-1800, ALL WED 0700-2100 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 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 VORTAC | | 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 VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 17E |
| SAUr124/30.6 | | SAUSALITO VORTAC | | 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 | - -.-. -.-- |
| PAJAR | | 319/36.0 | | 327 | | 17E | | PDG | .--. -.. --. |
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 | | basic, 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 |
| 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: | CO OF SANTA CLARA
2500 CUNNINGHAM AVE
SAN JOSE, CA 95148
Phone 408-929-1060
CARL HONAKER, DIRECTOR OF AIRPORTS. |
| Manager: | LILIANA VALLE
1925 EMBARCADERO ROAD
PALO ALTO, CA 94303
Phone 650-856-7833 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 248 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 221 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 516/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 16 March 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | +100 FT TRANSMISSION TOWERS EAST OF ARPT. |
| - | LANDING NOT AUTHORIZED FOR PURE JET AND SURPLUS MILITARY AIRCRAFT EXCEPT THOSE ACFT MEETING FAR 36 STAGE 3 NOISE CRITERIA. |
| - | ARPT RESTRICTED BY ARPT OPERATOR TO ACFT WITH MAX CERTIFICATED WEIGHT OF 12,500 LBS OR LESS. |
| - | BIRDS ON AND IN VICINITY OF AIRPORT. |
| - | TPA 1000 FT WEST & 800 FT EAST. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREA SE THRU W OF ARPT. RCMD ACFT LNDG AT PALO ALTO ARPT FLY AT OR ABOVE 1500 FT UNTIL CROSSING THE BAYSHORE FREEWAY. RCMD ACFT DEP RY 31 TURN 10 DEG RIGHT AFTER TKOF UNTIL REACHING DUMBARTON AUTO BRIDGE. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR PEDESTRAINS CROSSING A DIKE ROAD 8 FT HIGH AND 300 FT FROM END RY 13. |
| - | CONTINUOUS PEDESTRIAN/VEHICLE ACTIVITY ON ACFT TAXI LANES NOT DESIGNATED AS TWY MOVEMENT AREAS. |
| - | AIRPORT SECURITY PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. |
| - | ON APCH TO RY 31 BE ALERT TO POSSIBLE STRONG UPDRAFT FM WIND TUNNEL LCTD ON WEST 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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| POINT REYES ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (330KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 31 | |
download (246KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 31 | |
download (223KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (40KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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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 10-Dec-2009
| | Local
(UTC-8) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 14:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 15:13 |
| Sunset | | 16:49 | | 00:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:19 | | 01:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Dec-2009 22:11:59 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 10-Dec-2009 14:11:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KPAO | 102147Z 05011KT 5SM HZ SCT030 OVC100 A2997
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KNUQ
5nm SE | 102156Z 02004KT 8SM OVC060 09/03 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T00890028
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KSQL
7nm NW | 102147Z 09005KT 05SM BKN036 OVC044 08/02 A2997
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KSJC
11nm SE | 102153Z 00000KT 8SM FEW035 BKN065 OVC120 09/02 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T00940017
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KHWD
12nm N | 102154Z 05011KT 7SM SCT047 OVC060 09/01 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP154 T00890011
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KOAK
15nm N | 102153Z 06010KT 9SM BKN048 OVC060 08/01 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T00830006
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KSFO
15nm NW | 102156Z 10004KT 8SM FEW024 OVC034 08/03 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T00830028
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KRHV
17nm SE | 102150Z 00000KT 8SM SCT065 OVC120 11/04 A2996
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KHAF
19nm W | 102155Z AUTO 05006KT 9SM BKN036 OVC044 10/04 A2993 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 101755Z 1018/1118 15008KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN060 FM102200 15010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT040 OVC060 TEMPO 1022/1102 P6SM -SHRA SCT035 OVC050 FM110200 16012KT P6SM SHRA SCT040 OVC050 FM110500 15007KT P6SM -RA OVC035 FM111600 15007KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN060
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KOAK
15nm N | 101741Z 1018/1124 10008KT P6SM BKN045 BKN060 TEMPO 1018/1020 -SHRA BKN040 OVC070 FM102200 11010KT P6SM SCT035 OVC060 TEMPO 1022/1101 P6SM -SHRA SCT030 OVC045 FM110100 12006KT P6SM -RA SCT035 OVC050 TEMPO 1101/1104 P6SM -RA BKN035 OVC045 FM110400 1200
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KSFO
15nm NW | 101741Z 1018/1124 09010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN060 TEMPO 1018/1021 P6SM -SHRA BKN035 OVC050 FM102100 11010KT P6SM SCT035 OVC060 TEMPO 1021/1101 P6SM -SHRA SCT030 OVC045 FM110100 10006KT P6SM SCT035 OVC045 TEMPO 1101/1104 P6SM -SHRA SCT030 OVC045 FM110400 1
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| NOTAMs |
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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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support |
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| Business Name | | Contact | |
Services / Description | | Fuel Prices | | Comments | |
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| Rossi Aircraft |
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650-493-3326
650-493-1673
[web site]
[email]
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Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft maintenance
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| Chevron | | 100LL | Jet A | | FS | | $4.70 | | $4.20 | | Updated 04-Dec-2009 |
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| Palo Alto Fuel Service |
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650-856-7640
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no information available
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| 100LL | | FS | | $4.81 | | SS | | $4.56 | | Updated 09-Dec-2009 |
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities |
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| Business Name | | Contact | |
Services / Description | | Comments | |
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650-494-7248
650-493-5987
[web site]
[email]
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Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...
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2 read
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write |
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650-858-2000
[web site]
[email]
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Avionics sales and service, Aircraft interiors, Aviation accessories
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5 read
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write |
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| Sundance Flying Club |
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650-494-7768
[web site]
[email]
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Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Pilot supplies, Flying club
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1 read
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write |
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| West Valley Flying Club |
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650-856-2030
[web site]
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Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Flying club, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Computerized weather, Internet access
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no comments |
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| Stanford Flying Club |
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650-858-2200
[web site]
[email]
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Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aircraft management, Pilot supplies, Flying club, Organization with aviation interests, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Computerized weather, ...
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