FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PAO |
| Lat/Long: | 37-27-40.0370N 122-06-54.1680W
37-27.667283N 122-06.902800W
37.4611214,-122.1150467
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6.7 ft. / 2.0 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 650-250-5841 |
| 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: | 2441 x 70 ft. / 744 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 37-27.825037N | | 37-27.509528N |
| Longitude: | 122-07.059308W | | 122-06.746287W |
| Elevation: | 6.6 ft. | | 6.7 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 |
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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (220KB) |
| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (220KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (230KB) |
| 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 - Oakland San Francisco Bay 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 23-Oct-2025
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 13:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 14:25 |
| Sunset | | 18:20 | | 01:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:47 | | 01:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Oct-2025 01:01:50 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 23-Oct-2025 18:01:50 |
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| METAR |
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| KPAO | 232347Z 33008KT 10SM SKC 18/13 A3010
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KNUQ
5nm SE | 240035Z AUTO 34009KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A3009 RMK AO2
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KSQL
7nm NW | 232247Z 34005KT 10SM SKC 19/13 A3011
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KSJC
11nm SE | 240053Z 33007KT 10SM FEW005 FEW022 FEW050 18/13 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 FU FEW005 T01830128 $
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KHWD
12nm N | 240054Z 29008KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP196 T01720122
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KOAK
15nm N | 240053Z 30008KT 10SM FEW008 SCT250 17/12 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01670122
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KSFO
15nm NW | 240056Z 30014KT 10SM FEW008 BKN200 16/12 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01560117
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KRHV
17nm SE | 240047Z 33006KT 10SM SKC 19/13 A3009
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KHAF
19nm W | 240055Z AUTO 32008KT 8SM BKN011 15/14 A3011 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KSJC
11nm SE | 231924Z 2319/2418 VRB02KT P6SM BKN020 FM231945 33006KT P6SM SKC FM241000 VRB02KT P6SM OVC014 FM241745 VRB03KT P6SM SCT014
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KOAK
15nm N | 232011Z 2320/2424 27010KT P6SM FEW015 TEMPO 2401/2404 BKN012 FM240400 27008KT P6SM OVC010 FM241800 25010KT P6SM SCT015
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KSFO
15nm NW | 232101Z 2321/2424 29015G20KT P6SM FEW015 TEMPO 2402/2404 BKN012 FM240400 27012KT P6SM OVC012 FM241800 27015KT P6SM SCT015
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KHAF
19nm W | 232034Z 2321/2418 31008KT P6SM SCT014 TEMPO 2402/2404 BKN014 FM240400 34005KT 5SM BR OVC014 FM241730 33003KT 6SM BR OVC014
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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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