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PALO ALTO AIRPORT

PALO ALTO, CA, USA
Airport Info
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Location
Latitude / Longitude: 37°27'39"N / 122°6'54"W
  37°27.6667'N / 122°6.9033'W
  37.4611 / -122.1151
Elevation: 6.8 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 15E (1995)
From city: 00 miles E of PALO ALTO, CA

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower: yes
Boundary ARTCC: OAKLAND
Responsible ARTCC: OAKLAND
FSS: OAKLAND [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: PAO (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no

Communications
UNICOM: 122.950
CTAF: 118.600

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
OSI 62oT/8.9 WOODSIDE VORTAC 113.90 17E
SJC 303oT/9.6 SAN JOSE VOR/DME 114.10 16E
SFO 128oT/15.6 SAN FRANCISCO VOR/DME 115.80 17E
OAK 162oT/16.7 OAKLAND VORTAC 116.80 17E
SAU 141oT/30.6 SAUSALITO VORTAC 116.20 17E
CCR 185oT/35.2 CONCORD VOR/DME 117.00 17E
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
REIGA 236oT/24.8 374 16E LV
TRACY 247oT/34.8 203 15E TCY
PAJAR 336oT/36.0 327 17E PDG

Services
Fuel available: 100LLA
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 13/31
Dimensions: 2443 x 70 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 13
Runway 31
Latitude: 37-27-49.5066N 37-27-30.5562N
Longitude: 122-07-03.5484W 122-06-44.7693W
Elevation: 6.7 ft. 6.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: left right
Runway true heading: 142 322
Markings: basic, in good condition nonprecision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (4.00 degrees glide path) 2-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes yes
Centerline lights: no no
Touchdown lights: no no
 

Operational Statistics
Annual operations: 191697
Air taxi: 105
Local: 115083
Itinerant: 76509

Additional Remarks
  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • +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
Effective Apr 18, 2024 to May 15, 2024
   AIRPORT DIAGRAM (PDF)

STARs (Standard Terminal Arrivals)
   POINT REYES THREE (PDF)

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 (PDF)
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)
   ALTERNATE MINIMUMS (PDF)
 
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