FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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 -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 650-250-5841 |
| 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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 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 03-May-2025
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunset | | 19:59 | | 02:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:27 | | 03:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-May-2025 00:44:50 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 03-May-2025 17:44:50 |
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| METAR |
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| KPAO | 032347Z 26012G18KT 10SM SCT026 16/07 A2996
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KNUQ
5nm SE | 040015Z AUTO 27014G21KT 9SM CLR 15/06 A2997 RMK AO2
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KSQL
7nm NW | 032350Z 28020G31KT 10SM SKC 14/07 A2996
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KSJC
11nm SE | 032353Z 28011KT 10SM FEW034 SCT040 SCT065 16/07 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 26026/2259 SLP144 T01610067 10189 20150 58004
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KHWD
12nm N | 032354Z 25011G20KT 9SM FEW029 17/07 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01670072 10178 20150 58016
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KOAK
15nm N | 032353Z 29021G28KT 10SM SCT036 SCT200 17/08 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 30028/2339 SLP132 T01670083 10178 20144 58016
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KSFO
15nm NW | 032356Z 29025G41KT 10SM FEW023 FEW180 14/07 A2994 RMK AO2 PK WND 27041/2350 SLP137 T01440067 56024 $
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KRHV
17nm SE | 032347Z 26012KT 10SM SCT040 17/07 A2996
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KHAF
19nm W | 040035Z AUTO 33024G31KT 3SM HZ OVC021 13/09 A2997 RMK AO2
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KSJC
11nm SE | 031728Z 0318/0418 33009KT P6SM BKN025 BKN060 BKN250 FM031900 29014KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM040400 31008KT P6SM FEW040
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KOAK
15nm N | 031728Z 0318/0424 25014KT P6SM BKN017 BKN250 FM031900 27015G24KT P6SM BKN050 FM040500 31011KT P6SM BKN050 FM041200 28007KT P6SM FEW050 FM042100 27015G20KT P6SM SKC
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KSFO
15nm NW | 040020Z 0400/0506 28025G40KT P6SM SKC FM040500 29014KT P6SM SKC FM042000 28020G28KT P6SM SKC FM050500 30016KT P6SM SKC WS012/01040KT
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KHAF
19nm W | 031728Z 0318/0418 33018G24KT 5SM BR OVC015 FM032100 32022G34KT 6SM HZ SCT020 BKN050 FM040400 33019G28KT 6SM HZ FEW050 FM040900 33015G20KT 6SM HZ FEW050
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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