FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 DECEMBER 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 01 December 2022 at 0901Z to 29 December 2022 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (240KB) |
| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (240KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (227KB) |
| 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 03-Dec-2022
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 14:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 15:07 |
| Sunset | | 16:49 | | 00:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:18 | | 01:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Dec-2022 14:10:38 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 03-Dec-2022 06:10:38 |
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| METAR |
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| KPAO | 030447Z VRB04KT 10SM SKC 05/03 A3009 RMK LAST
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KNUQ
5nm SE | 031355Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC012 07/05 A3003 RMK AO2
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KSQL
7nm NW | 031355Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR 07/06 A3004 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 031353Z 27004KT 9SM FEW016 SCT025 BKN038 07/05 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T00720050
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KHWD
12nm N | 031354Z AUTO 04003KT 3SM -RA BR OVC017 08/06 A3003 RMK AO2 RAB28 SLP177 P0001 T00780056
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KOAK
15nm N | 031353Z 00000KT 4SM -RA BR OVC017 07/06 A3004 RMK AO2 RAE35B52 SLP174 P0000 T00720061
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KSFO
15nm NW | 031356Z 18003KT 3SM BR FEW008 OVC016 07/07 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 P0001 T00720067
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KRHV
17nm SE | 030555Z 00000KT 10SM BKN200 06/03 A3009 RMK LAST
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KHAF
19nm W | 031355Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR SCT009 OVC015 09/09 A3001 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 031120Z 0312/0412 VRB02KT P6SM BKN050 FM031700 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM032200 16008KT 6SM -RA BR OVC030 FM040100 VRB04KT P6SM BKN020 FM040900 14007KT P6SM VCSH BKN030
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KOAK
15nm N | 031126Z 0312/0418 08007KT P6SM BKN025 FM031700 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM040100 18008KT P6SM BKN025 FM041000 17010KT 6SM -RA BR OVC030 FM041300 18007KT P6SM VCSH BKN025
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KSFO
15nm NW | 031120Z 0312/0418 17005KT P6SM BKN030 FM031700 15006KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM040100 18006KT P6SM BKN030 FM040900 20009KT 6SM -RA BR OVC030 FM041300 19007KT P6SM VCSH BKN020
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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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