FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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 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: | | 331 | Single engine airplanes: | | 311 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 18 | Helicopters: | | 1 | 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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
POINT REYES THREE | |
download (222KB) |
POINT REYES THREE | |
download (222KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (231KB) |
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 |
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 |
Times for 23-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:55 | | 12:55 |
Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 13:23 |
Sunset | | 19:51 | | 02:51 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:18 | | 03:18 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 23-Apr-2024 07:17:38 |
Local (UTC-7) | 23-Apr-2024 00:17:38 |
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METAR |
KPAO | 230347Z 19007KT 10SM SKC 14/09 A2986 RMK LAST
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KNUQ 5nm SE | 230655Z AUTO 17005KT 9SM SCT050 SCT055 13/07 A2988 RMK AO2
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KSQL 7nm NW | 230655Z AUTO 22006KT 8SM CLR 13/08 A2989 RMK AO2
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KSJC 11nm SE | 230653Z 17006KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01390078
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KHWD 12nm N | 230654Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01440083
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KOAK 15nm N | 230653Z 23012KT 10SM FEW028 13/09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01330094
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KSFO 15nm NW | 230656Z 20014KT 10SM FEW020 FEW200 14/09 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP116 T01390089 $
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KRHV 17nm SE | 230450Z 15015G20KT 10SM SKC 13/08 A2987 RMK LAST
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KHAF 19nm W | 230655Z AUTO 17011KT 5SM BR OVC021 13/11 A2990 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KSJC 11nm SE | 230520Z 2306/2406 19010KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 2307/2311 BKN020 FM231100 15012KT P6SM OVC025 FM231830 21010KT P6SM SCT030 FM232200 30014KT P6SM FEW030 FM240400 24008KT P6SM SCT030
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KOAK 15nm N | 230520Z 2306/2412 24011KT P6SM FEW015 TEMPO 2306/2310 BKN015 FM231000 25012G17KT 6SM -DZ OVC015 FM231730 21010KT P6SM FEW025 FM232000 24013G18KT P6SM FEW030 FM240400 25013KT P6SM FEW020 FM241000 28007KT P6SM BKN020
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KSFO 15nm NW | 230520Z 2306/2412 23012KT P6SM FEW015 TEMPO 2306/2310 BKN015 FM231000 21010KT P6SM OVC020 FM231730 20010G15KT P6SM SCT025 FM232000 21013G18KT P6SM FEW030 FM240400 25010KT P6SM FEW025 FM241100 19007KT P6SM SCT025
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NOTAMs |
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