FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 -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 650-250-5841 |
| 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (221KB) |
| POINT REYES THREE | |
download (221KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
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 - 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-Dec-2025
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 14:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 15:21 |
| Sunset | | 16:54 | | 00:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Dec-2025 21:28:39 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 23-Dec-2025 13:28:39 |
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| METAR |
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| KPAO | 232047Z 13012KT 10SM BKN025 18/10 A2974
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KNUQ
5nm SE | 232110Z AUTO 15008G17KT 130V190 10SM BKN040 BKN049 BKN055 18/10 A2973 RMK AO2
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KSQL
7nm NW | 232047Z 14008KT 10SM BKN039 17/11 A2974
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KSJC
11nm SE | 232053Z 15014G24KT 10SM FEW028 BKN055 OVC110 18/09 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP069 T01830094 58029
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KHWD
12nm N | 232054Z 15013KT 10SM BKN055 17/09 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP078 T01720094 58026
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KOAK
15nm N | 232053Z 13015KT 10SM FEW045 BKN050 BKN200 17/11 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP069 T01720111 58027
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KSFO
15nm NW | 232056Z 16014G18KT 10SM FEW040 BKN049 OVC200 17/11 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP066 T01670106 58026 $
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KRHV
17nm SE | 232047Z 16011KT 10SM SCT040 BKN080 17/11 A2975
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KHAF
19nm W | 232115Z AUTO 16016G22KT 7SM FEW023 BKN030 OVC040 15/14 A2973 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 231740Z 2318/2418 16012KT P6SM BKN030 OVC050 FM232100 16015G25KT P6SM OVC050 FM240400 15020G30KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 WS020/16045KT FM240900 15030G40KT 4SM RA OVC050 WS020/18055KT FM241500 18015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
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KOAK
15nm N | 231740Z 2318/2424 12010KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 OVC050 FM240000 12015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM240600 14025G40KT 5SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN050 WS020/17050KT FM241200 17020G30KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM241500 19015KT P6SM OVC050 FM241800 14009KT P6SM BKN050
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KSFO
15nm NW | 231949Z 2320/2424 15012KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 OVC045 FM240000 12014G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC050 FM240600 12020G30KT 5SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC050 WS020/17045KT FM240900 14030G40KT 4SM RA SCT025 OVC050 WS020/19050KT FM241200 20035G45KT 5SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN050 FM241500 20015G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM241800 12008KT P6SM VCSH BKN050
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KHAF
19nm W | 231740Z 2318/2418 17015G25KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT015 OVC050 FM232200 16020G30KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC050 FM240600 17035G50KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC025 WS020/17060KT FM241300 20015G25KT P6SM OVC050
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