FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 DECEMBER 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 -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 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 |
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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
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: | | 92 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 83 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | 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 05 December 2019 at 0900Z to 02 January 2020 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (229KB) |
| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (229KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (206KB) |
| VOR RWY 31 | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (51KB) |
| 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)
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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 14-Dec-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 14:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 15:16 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 00:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:19 | | 01:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 15-Dec-2019 06:12:00 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 14-Dec-2019 22:12:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KPAO | 150447Z 27006KT 10SM OVC040 10/07 A3006 RMK LAST GPS N/A AT NIGHT
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KSQL
7nm NW | 150555Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM FEW026 SCT033 BKN042 10/07 A3007 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 150553Z 28007KT 10SM SCT025 SCT055 10/07 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 60002 T01000067 10133 20100 51010
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KHWD
12nm N | 150554Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM FEW035 10/06 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP188 60000 T01000056 10128 20094 51009
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KOAK
15nm N | 150553Z 31008KT 10SM FEW020 SCT035 BKN050 11/06 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 60002 T01110056 10133 20106 51011
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KSFO
15nm NW | 150556Z 31010KT 10SM -RA FEW025 FEW037 BKN055 10/07 A3006 RMK AO2 RAB47 SLP179 P0002 60002 T01000067 10128 20100 53010
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KRHV
17nm SE | 142355Z 32011G18KT 10SM BKN035 12/06 A3006
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KHAF
19nm W | 150600Z AUTO 32014KT 9SM FEW026 SCT031 BKN046 11/07 A3007 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 150521Z 1506/1606 32007KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN040 FM150900 31008KT P6SM FEW030 BKN050 FM151400 30004KT P6SM FEW030 SCT050 FM152000 31009KT P6SM FEW030 FM160300 32005KT P6SM FEW030
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KOAK
15nm N | 150521Z 1506/1612 28014KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 SCT050 FM150800 30011KT P6SM FEW025 FM151400 31008KT P6SM FEW025 FM151900 29010KT P6SM FEW040 FM160400 33005KT P6SM FEW035
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KSFO
15nm NW | 150521Z 1506/1612 29013KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 SCT040 BKN050 FM150800 28012KT P6SM FEW030 SCT050 FM151400 28010KT P6SM SCT050 FM152000 30013KT P6SM FEW050 FM160300 31008KT P6SM FEW035
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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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