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 19-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:00 | | 13:00 |
Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 13:28 |
Sunset | | 19:47 | | 02:47 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:14 | | 03:14 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 20-Apr-2024 05:18:21 |
Local (UTC-7) | 19-Apr-2024 22:18:21 |
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METAR |
KPAO | 200347Z 32005KT 10SM SKC 13/10 A2997 RMK LAST
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KNUQ 5nm SE | 200455Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 14/11 A2998 RMK AO2
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KSQL 7nm NW | 200455Z AUTO 06003KT 9SM CLR 14/12 A2999 RMK AO2
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KSJC 11nm SE | 200453Z 27004KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01560100
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KHWD 12nm N | 200454Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01330094
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KOAK 15nm N | 200453Z 31008KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01220111
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KSFO 15nm NW | 200456Z 31011KT 10SM FEW006 13/09 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01280094
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KRHV 17nm SE | 200450Z 29003KT 10SM SKC 15/09 A2999 RMK LAST
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KHAF 19nm W | 200455Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 09/09 A3000 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KSJC 11nm SE | 191736Z 1918/2018 17005KT P6SM FEW250 FM192100 33014KT P6SM SKC FM200600 32006KT P6SM SCT015 FM201200 16004KT P6SM BKN015 FM201600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015
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KOAK 15nm N | 191736Z 1918/2024 28008KT P6SM FEW015 FM192100 28014KT P6SM SKC FM200400 26005KT P6SM SCT012 FM200700 27006KT P6SM OVC015 FM201600 28010KT P6SM FEW015
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KSFO 15nm NW | 200253Z 2003/2106 30012KT P6SM FEW015 FM200500 27006KT P6SM SCT015 FM201700 29010KT P6SM SKC FM202100 28018KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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