FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 08 AUGUST 2024
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 -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: | 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 |
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 08 August 2024 at 0901Z to 05 September 2024 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
POINT REYES THREE | |
download (221KB) |
POINT REYES THREE | |
download (221KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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 - 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 |
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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 21-Aug-2024
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:04 | | 13:04 |
Sunrise | | 06:31 | | 13:31 |
Sunset | | 19:51 | | 02:51 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:18 | | 03:18 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 21-Aug-2024 12:40:09 |
Local (UTC-7) | 21-Aug-2024 05:40:09 |
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METAR |
KPAO | 210347Z 31011KT 10SM SKC 22/11 A3004 RMK LAST
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KNUQ 5nm SE | 211215Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3005 RMK AO2
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KSQL 7nm NW | 211215Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A3006 RMK AO2
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KSJC 11nm SE | 211153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01780117 10206 20167 50000
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KHWD 12nm N | 211208Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM BKN010 17/13 A3005 RMK AO2 T01720133
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KOAK 15nm N | 211153Z 23003KT 10SM BKN008 BKN014 16/15 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T01610150 10189 20161 58003
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KSFO 15nm NW | 211156Z 26015KT 10SM BKN006 13/13 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01330133 10167 20133 58002
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KRHV 17nm SE | 210455Z 31007KT 10SM SKC 20/11 A3007 RMK LAST
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KHAF 19nm W | 211215Z AUTO 34007G14KT 7SM OVC004 14/14 A3006 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KSJC 11nm SE | 211120Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM212000 32015KT P6SM SKC FM220500 35005KT P6SM FEW015 FM221000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN012
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KOAK 15nm N | 211145Z 2112/2218 26005KT P6SM BKN009 FM211700 28014G20KT P6SM SKC FM220600 27010KT P6SM BKN010 FM220900 26006KT P6SM OVC011
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KSFO 15nm NW | 211145Z 2112/2218 28012KT P6SM SCT006 TEMPO 2112/2116 BKN006 FM211600 28012KT P6SM SKC FM212100 29020G28KT P6SM SKC FM220500 30015G20KT P6SM SCT015 FM220900 28010KT P6SM BKN012 FM221700 27014KT P6SM SCT015
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NOTAMs |
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