FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 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 06-Feb-2025
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 14:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 15:08 |
| Sunset | | 17:37 | | 01:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:04 | | 02:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Feb-2025 15:41:41 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 06-Feb-2025 07:41:41 |
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| METAR |
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| KPAO | 061447Z VRB06KT 10SM -RA BKN024 BKN040 07/05 A2991
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KNUQ
5nm SE | 061435Z AUTO 27005KT 9SM -DZ BKN031 OVC038 07/04 A2989 RMK AO2
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KSQL
7nm NW | 061455Z AUTO 31003KT 4SM -RA FEW018 OVC028 07/05 A2992 RMK AO2 P0001
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KSJC
11nm SE | 061453Z 28003KT 10SM BKN034 BKN043 BKN060 07/04 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 T00720039 53014
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KHWD
12nm N | 061454Z 31007KT 10SM BKN038 OVC045 09/03 A2990 RMK AO2 RAE18 SLP134 P0000 60000 T00890028 53014
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KOAK
15nm N | 061453Z 34003KT 5SM RA BR FEW007 BKN023 OVC035 08/05 A2991 RMK AO2 RAE03B20 SLP129 P0001 60001 T00780050 53014
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KSFO
15nm NW | 061456Z 28005KT 2 1/2SM RA BR BKN016 OVC030 08/08 A2989 RMK AO2 RAB34 SLP123 P0004 60004 T00780078 53010 $
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KRHV
17nm SE | 061450Z 27006KT 10SM BKN040 08/03 A2990
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KHAF
19nm W | 061455Z AUTO 12007KT 2SM -RA BR SCT004 BKN010 OVC015 10/10 A2987 RMK AO2 P0006
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KSJC
11nm SE | 061140Z 0612/0712 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM061700 15012KT 6SM -RA BR BKN030 OVC050 FM062200 15017G26KT 6SM -RA BR BKN030 OVC050 FM070100 15015G24KT 5SM -RA BR SCT018 BKN030 OVC050 FM070900 24012G18KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025
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KOAK
15nm N | 061140Z 0612/0718 12010KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 BKN060 FM061600 10010KT 6SM -SHRA BKN035 OVC100 FM061800 16013G20KT 4SM -RA BKN025 OVC035 FM062300 17018G30KT 5SM -RA BKN015 OVC035 FM070300 19015G25KT 5SM -RA BR BKN014 OVC050 FM071000 26010G20KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN025 OVC050 FM071500 29010KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
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KSFO
15nm NW | 061140Z 0612/0718 15007KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 FM061500 11012KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 OVC100 FM061800 14012G20KT 4SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC035 FM062200 15016G29KT 5SM -RA BKN015 OVC035 FM070300 19015G30KT 5SM -RA BR BKN014 OVC050 FM071000 27014G25KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN025 OVC050 FM071500 27012KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
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KHAF
19nm W | 061321Z 0613/0712 17010KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC030 FM061500 16015G21KT 5SM -RA BR BKN020 OVC030 FM061800 16017G35KT 3SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC015 FM070300 20015G30KT 4SM -RA BR BKN010 OVC050 FM070900 27015G25KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC025
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