Palo Alto Airport (PAO)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	PAO
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	122°6'54.1680" W / 37°27'40.0370" N -122.115047 / 37.461121 (Estimated)
Elevation	6.70 ft / 2.04 m (Surveyed)
Land	102 acres
Location	Santa Clara County, CA
Magnetic Variation	15E (1995)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	CITY OF PALO ALTO
Address	250 HAMILTON AVENUE PALO ALTO, CA 94301-2531
Phone number	(650) 329-2444
Manager	ANDREW SWANSON
Address	250 HAMILTON AVENUE PALO ALTO, CA 94301-2531
Phone number	(650) 329-2444

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	SAN FRANCISCO
Region	AWP - Western-Pacific
Responsible ARTCC	ZOA - OAKLAND
Tie-in FSS	OAK - OAKLAND
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	PAO (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	118.6 MHz
UNICOM	122.95 MHz

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	LOW
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AMB,AVNCS,CHTR,GLD,INSTR,RNTL,SALES

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions	2441 x 70 ft (744 x 21 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	13	31
Alignment	142°	322°
Physical elevation	6.60 ft	6.70 ft
Coordinates	37.463751 / -122.117655	37.458492 / -122.112438
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Basic , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	2-light PAPI on left	2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
WVI	DME	WATSONVILLE	89Y	114.25		35.1 nm
NUQ	TACAN	MOFFETT	123X	117.60	17E	3.2 nm
SUU	TACAN	TRAVIS	113X	116.60	13E	47.8 nm
OSI	VOR/DME	WOODSIDE	86X	113.90	17E	8.9 nm
SJC	VOR/DME	SAN JOSE	88X	114.10	16E	9.7 nm
SFO	VOR/DME	SAN FRANCISCO	105X	115.80	17E	15.6 nm
OAK	VOR/DME	OAKLAND	115X	116.80	17E	16.7 nm
SAU	VOR/DME	SAUSALITO	109X	116.20	17E	30.6 nm
CCR	VOR/DME	CONCORD	117X	117.00	17E	35.2 nm
SGD	VORTAC	SCAGGS ISLAND	58X	112.10	17E	44.9 nm
SFO	VOT	SAN FRANCISCO		111.00		15.3 nm

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.