About Palo Alto Airport

PALO ALTO

ICAO	KPAO
FAA ID	PAO
IATA	PAO
Type	Midsized airport
Open since	April 1940
Coordinates (ARP)	37.46111, -122.11506 372740N 1220654W
Variation	12.9° E (2024)
Timezone	Los_Angeles (-7 h)
Local time	Apr 28, 2024 02:23
Fuel types	100LL 100LL gasoline, low lead (Blue) A Jet A, Kerosene (-40°C)
Usage	Public (Joint use)
Operations (annual)	191,697 (July 31, 2019)
Based aircraft	331
Airport status	Operational
Source	FAA (Effective date April 18, 2024)

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Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Latitude	Longitude
13	142°	129°	2,444 ft	69 ft	Asphalt	37.4638	-122.1177
31	322°	309°	2,444 ft	69 ft	Asphalt	37.4585	-122.1124

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

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Palo Alto Airport

Palo Alto Airport is a midsized airport in California, United States. The airport is located at latitude 37.46111 and longitude -122.11506. The airport has one runway: 13/31. The ICAO airport code of this field is KPAO. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is PAO. The airport's IATA code is PAO. Nearby other airfields are Moffett Federal Airfield, San Carlos Airport, Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport, Hayward Executive Airport and San Francisco International Airport.

Palo Alto Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is San Carlos Airport, which is 7.1 NM away. The flight information region (FIR) is Oakland.

Palo Alto Airport is in the timezone of America/Los_Angeles. Difference with UTC is -7 h. Today the sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 19:56. This applies to Palo Alto Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -7 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Things to do at this airport

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On this airport you can find flying schools. Companies on this airport are University of Dubuque, Stanford Flying Club - Flight School, Sundance Flying Club and West Valley Flying Club.

Companies

Flying schools

University of Dubuque

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Stanford Flying Club - Flight School

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Sundance Flying Club

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West Valley Flying Club

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References

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Stanford Health Care East Heliport	US-1032	3.2 NM	241°
Moffett Federal Airfield	KNUQ	4.1 NM	130°
San Carlos Airport	KSQL	7.1 NM	295°
Santa Clara Towers Heliport	US-1143	8.2 NM	123°
First Interstate Bank Operations Center Heliport	US-0825	8.3 NM	051°
Washington Hospital Parking Structure Heliport	US-0826	8.7 NM	048°
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Santa Clara Heliport	US-1144	9.4 NM	143°
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport	KSJC	11 NM	123°
Hayward Executive Airport	KHWD	12 NM	358°

Navigational aids

	Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
Moffett	NUQ	TACAN	3.2 NM	122°
Woodside	OSI	VORTAC	8.9 NM	242°
Brijj	SF	NDB	9.6 NM	314°
San Jose	SJC	VOR-DME	9.6 NM	122°
San Francisco	SFO	VOR-DME	16 NM	307°

More runway information

Condition

ID	Surface condition	Surface treatment	PCN Pavement Classification Number	Runway Lights Edge Intensity
13	Good	No special treatment		Medium
31	Good	No special treatment		Medium

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID	Single wheel	Double wheel	Double tandem	Dual double tandem
13	13,000 lbs
31	13,000 lbs

Declared distances

ID	TORA Takeoff Run Available	TODA Takeoff Distance Available	ASDA Accelerated Stop Distance Available	LDA Landing Distance Available	Displaced Threshold Length
13
31

Elevations

ID	End Elevation	Threshold Crossing Height	Visual Glide Path Angle	Touchdown Zone Elevation	Displaced Threshold Elevation
13	7 ft	29 ft	4.0°	2 ft
31	7 ft	29 ft	4.0°	2 ft

Obstruction data

ID	Controlling Object Description	Controlling Object Marking	CFR Part 77	Controlling Object Clearance slope	Controlling Object Height (AGL)	Controlling Object Distance Threshold	Controlling Object Centerline offset	Controlling Object Centerline
13	BERM	Lighted	A(V)	12	8 ft	299 ft	0 ft
31	BERM	Lighted	A(NP)	6	5 ft	230 ft	0 ft

Lights and markings

ID	Runway Markings Type	Runway Markings Condition	Approach Light System	Runway End Identifier Lights	Centerline Lights	Touchdown Lights	Visual Glide Slope Indicators
13	Basic	Good		Yes	No	No	P2L
31	Nonprecision Instrument	Good		Yes	No	No	P2L

Other information

ID	ILS type	Pattern	Runway Visual Range Equipment	Runway Visibility Value Equipment
13		Left hand		No
31		Right hand		No