FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MAY 2019
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 ASOS at NUQ (4 nm SE): | 124.175 (650-604-1529) |
| 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
|---|
| 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: | | 99 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 90 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 525/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 22 May 2018 | |
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 23 May 2019 at 0901Z to 20 June 2019 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
|---|
| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (230KB) |
| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (230KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
|---|
| GPS RWY 31 | |
download (210KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 31 | |
download (189KB) |
| 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)
|
|
Road maps at:
MapQuest
Bing
Google
| Aerial photo |
|---|
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 11-Jan-2015
looking south-southwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Palo Alto Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
|---|
|
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
|---|
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|---|
|
Times for 19-Jun-2019
| | Local
(UTC-7) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
|---|
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:48 | | 12:48 |
| Sunset | | 20:31 | | 03:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:02 | | 04:02 |
|
| Current date and time |
|---|
| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Jun-2019 21:51:00 |
|---|
| Local (UTC-7) | 19-Jun-2019 14:51:00 |
|---|
|
| METAR |
|---|
| KPAO | 192047Z 36009KT 10SM SKC 21/16 A2994
|
KNUQ
5nm SE | 192056Z 35008KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02500156 58010
|
KSQL
7nm NW | 192058Z 01012KT 10SM SKC 20/15 A2994
|
KSJC
11nm SE | 192053Z 33004KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02560172 58011
|
KHWD
12nm N | 192054Z 31011KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02280144 58009
|
KOAK
15nm N | 192053Z 31014KT 10SM FEW010 21/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02060139 58007
|
KSFO
15nm NW | 192056Z 03007KT 10SM FEW010 22/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02170144 58008
|
KRHV
17nm SE | 192047Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 28/15 A2992
|
KHAF
19nm W | 192140Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM OVC008 15/14 A2999 RMK AO2
|
|
| TAF |
|---|
KSJC
11nm SE | 191739Z 1918/2018 VRB05KT P6SM FEW015 FM192000 29010KT P6SM SKC FM200900 15010KT P6SM BKN012 FM201600 15010KT P6SM SCT012
|
KOAK
15nm N | 191739Z 1918/2024 31007KT P6SM OVC013 FM191830 31007KT P6SM BKN013 FM191900 31007KT P6SM FEW010 FM192100 31014KT P6SM SKC FM200400 29011KT P6SM BKN010 FM200800 26012KT P6SM OVC008 FM201800 29013KT P6SM FEW010
|
KSFO
15nm NW | 191739Z 1918/2024 01006KT P6SM SCT012 TEMPO 1918/1919 BKN012 FM191900 36007KT P6SM FEW010 FM192100 30016G21KT P6SM SKC FM200400 27008KT P6SM SCT012 FM200800 24007KT P6SM OVC010 FM201800 29014KT P6SM FEW010
|
|
| NOTAMs |
|---|
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|
