Palo Alto Airport Association

A chapter of the California Pilots Association

Palo Alto Airport Information

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Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Clara County (PAO)
Palo Alto Airport
1925 Embarcadero Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94303-3312

Publicly Owned, Public Use
0 mi. E of city.
N37-27.66 W122-6.90
Mag Var: 15 deg E
Phone: 650-856-7833
Fax: 650-424-8071

Navaids
Type: VOR
ID: OSI
Freq: 113.9
Radial: 46 degrees
Distance: 8.9 mi.
Communication Freqs
Unicom - 122.95
TWR - 118.6
GND - 125.0
FSS - 122.1 R
FSS - 113.9 T
DEP - 121.3
CTAF - 118.6

Approach Freqs
NorCal: 133.95; NorCal:135.2; NorCal:134.5;121.3 and 120.1

Approaches
VOR/DME; GPS RNAV
Lights
SS to SR

WX Contact
ATIS 135.275
650-858-0606

FSS
OAKLAND 122.1; OAKLAND 113.9

Hours:
7 am to 11 pm daily; 7 am to 11 pm Sun
Tower Hours:
7 am to 9 pm
Fees: Parking Fee; Tiedown Fee; Hangar Fee

Charts
SAN FRANCISCO; L2

Traffic Pattern
All Aircraft: 800 MSL water-side; 1000 MSL Hwy 101-side

Departure Procedures
Inform ground control of all departure requests.
Ry13: left 270 degree departure to the West.
Ry31: left Dumbarton to the West.
Ry31: right Dumbarton to the East.

Runways
13-31 2443X65; asphalt; MIRL;
lgtd dikes ry ea ry; tree ry 31
rght traffic ry 31;
Beacon: during IMC wx
Elevation 4 MSL

Special Operations: Gyrocopters; Helicopter Ops

Notes: NAS Moffett 4 mi SE; jet, hvy turboprop & mil trng activity; on apch ry 31 be alert for strong updraft from wind tunnel lctd W of Moffett Federal Airfield; rcmd acft lndg fly at or above 1500' until crossing the Bayshore Freeway Intensive Flight Training
Obstructions: birds & autos in vcnty; pedestrians crossing; high tension wire towers along NE to SE quad; 35' lamp post on final apch ry 31.

Fuel: 100LL; Jet;

Noise Abatement: In effect FAR Part 36; apch S thru W maintain 1500' plus til crossing Bayshore hwy
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