FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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 650-827-8593 |
| 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
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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 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 - San Francisco Bay 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 12-Mar-2025
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 13:59 |
| Sunrise | | 06:25 | | 14:25 |
| Sunset | | 18:12 | | 02:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:38 | | 02:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Mar-2025 11:44:26 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Mar-2025 03:44:26 |
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| METAR |
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| KPAO | 120347Z 23008KT 10SM SCT020 13/08 A2984 RMK LAST
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KNUQ
5nm SE | 121115Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM OVC040 13/09 A2980 RMK AO2
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KSQL
7nm NW | 121135Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM FEW028 FEW033 OVC065 12/11 A2980 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 121053Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM BKN029 OVC037 12/08 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP095 T01220078
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KHWD
12nm N | 121121Z AUTO 15006KT 4SM -RA FEW017 BKN031 OVC050 13/09 A2980 RMK AO2 P0001 T01280094
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KOAK
15nm N | 121141Z 15011KT 10SM FEW003 SCT024 BKN070 12/10 A2979 RMK AO2 RAE1054 P0000 T01220100
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KSFO
15nm NW | 121056Z 18010KT 10SM SCT020 BKN045 OVC055 12/09 A2980 RMK AO2 RAE16 SLP089 P0000 T01220094 $
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KRHV
17nm SE | 120457Z VRB06KT 10SM SCT070 12/07 A2986 RMK LAST
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KHAF
19nm W | 121135Z AUTO 18013G19KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC013 11/11 A2978 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 120520Z 1206/1306 15007KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 1208/1212 BKN015 OVC030 FM121200 14015G22KT P6SM -SHRA OVC030 FM121500 15020G30KT 5SM -RA BKN020 OVC030 TEMPO 1216/1220 2SM +RA OVC020 FM122000 16020G30KT 4SM SHRA BKN015 OVC030 FM130300 20012KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN015 OVC030
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KOAK
15nm N | 120520Z 1206/1312 27007KT P6SM BKN015 FM120730 17007KT P6SM OVC015 FM121200 15017G25KT 5SM -SHRA OVC020 FM121700 16025G35KT 3SM RA BKN015 OVC030 FM122200 24020G30KT 4SM SHRA BKN015 OVC030 FM130300 27015G20KT 5SM -SHRA OVC015 FM130700 25015KT P6SM -SHRA BKN015
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KSFO
15nm NW | 120859Z 1209/1312 16010G20KT P6SM OVC020 FM121600 16025G35KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM121900 17026G36KT 4SM RA OVC020 FM122300 22021G31KT 4SM RA OVC020 FM130200 24017G27KT 6SM -SHRA BKN035
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KHAF
19nm W | 120520Z 1206/1306 18005KT 6SM BR SCT015 OVC025 FM120800 17008KT P6SM BKN008 OVC012 FM121130 17015G25KT 4SM -SHRA OVC020 FM121500 15025G35KT 2SM +RA BKN015 OVC025 FM122000 25020G30KT 4SM SHRA BKN015 OVC030 FM130300 24015G20KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC015
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