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 25-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:52 | | 12:52 |
Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 13:20 |
Sunset | | 19:52 | | 02:52 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:20 | | 03:20 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2024 08:59:24 |
Local (UTC-7) | 25-Apr-2024 01:59:24 |
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METAR |
KPAO | 250347Z 32005KT 10SM BKN032 14/09 A3007 RMK LAST
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KNUQ 5nm SE | 250835Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC049 13/09 A3008 RMK AO2
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KSQL 7nm NW | 250835Z AUTO 29006KT 8SM CLR 12/09 A3009 RMK AO2
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KSJC 11nm SE | 250853Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM OVC050 14/09 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01440094 58002
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KHWD 12nm N | 250854Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM OVC015 14/10 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01390100 58005
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KOAK 15nm N | 250853Z 28005KT 10SM FEW009 SCT013 BKN060 12/10 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01220100 58005 $
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KSFO 15nm NW | 250756Z 27011KT 10SM FEW007 BKN013 12/09 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01220089 401670122
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KRHV 17nm SE | 250447Z 33008KT 10SM BKN055 14/09 A3008 RMK LAST
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KHAF 19nm W | 250835Z AUTO 33005KT 6SM BR OVC014 12/11 A3009 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KSJC 11nm SE | 250539Z 2506/2606 35004KT P6SM OVC050 FM251300 30005KT P6SM BKN015 FM251700 30012KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM252200 32015G20KT P6SM BKN050 FM260300 30008KT P6SM OVC025
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KOAK 15nm N | 250539Z 2506/2612 27007KT P6SM BKN050 FM250800 25007KT P6SM BKN015 FM251700 27012KT P6SM SCT020 FM252100 27018G25KT P6SM FEW030 BKN050 FM260100 28014G20KT P6SM OVC025 FM261100 29012KT P6SM BKN025
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KSFO 15nm NW | 250543Z 2506/2612 28009KT P6SM OVC015 FM251500 28014G19KT P6SM BKN025 FM251900 28020G29KT P6SM SCT025 FM252300 26016G22KT P6SM BKN025 FM260500 26010G15KT P6SM BKN020
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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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