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KPAO · Palo Alto Airport

ICAO · US · 70 NTSB events

ID KPAO FAA PAO Elev 4 ft Lat 37° 27.67' N Lon 122° 6.90' W Zulu …

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METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,441 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 142° 2,441 ft 70 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
31 322° 2,441 ft 70 ft ASP Yes 0.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 135.275
  • GND GND 125.000
  • TWR TWR 118.600
  • CTAF CTAF 118.600
  • APP NORCAL APP 133.820
  • APP NORCAL APP 121.300
  • DEP NORCAL DEP 121.300
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 24 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 13–31: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 13–31: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 13–31: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 13–31: H2441X70 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 13: REIL. PAPI(P2…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and in vicinity of arpt.

  • Airport attended 1400–0400Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–0400Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (24 sentences)
  • ·236 CALIFORNIA CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·CLASS D svc 1330–0600Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·(H) (H) VORTACW 115.55 PMD Chan 102(Y) N34º37.88´ W118º03.83´ 248º 1.0 NM to fld. 2498/15E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 120º–183º byd 25 NM blo 13,500´ 120º–183º byd 35 NM 184º–207º byd 16 NM blo 13,000´ 184º–207º byd 25 NM 219º–227º byd 17 NM blo 9,000´ 219º–227º byd 24 NM 228º–239º byd 22 NM blo 9,000´ 228º–239º byd 24 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 120º–183º byd 25 NM blo 13,500´ 120º–183º byd 35 NM 184º–207º byd 16 NM blo 13,000´ 184º–207º byd 25 NM 219º–227º byd 17 NM blo 9,000´ 219º–227º byd 24 NM 228º–239º byd 22 NM blo 9,000´ 228º–239º byd 24 NM DME unusable: 120º–183º byd 25 NM blo 13,500´ 120º–183º byd 35 NM 184º–207º byd 16 NM blo 13,000´ 184º–207º byd 25 NM 219º–227º byd 17 NM blo 9,000´ 219º–227º byd 24 NM 228º–239º byd 22 NM blo 9,000´ 228º–239º byd 24 NM ILS 110.7 I–PMD Rwy 25.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 4 LGT Arpt lgts opr continuously when twr clsd.
  • ·Noise sensitive area southeast thru northwest of arpt.
  • ·Recommend acft ldg at Palo Alto Arpt fly at or above 1500´ until crossing the Bayshore Freeway, and recommend acft departing Rwy 31 turn 10º right after tkf until reaching Dumbarton Auto Bridge.
  • ·Arpt rstd by arpt operator to acft with maximum certificated weight of 12,500 lbs or less.
  • ·Self–fueling avbl continuously.
  • ·Be alert for pedestrians crossing a dike road 8´ high and 300´ from end Rwy 13.
  • ·Continuous pedestrian, vehicle activity on acft taxi lanes not designated as twy movement areas.
  • ·On apch to Rwy 31 be alert to possible strong updraft from wind tunnel located on west side of Moffett Federal Airfield.
  • ·TPA—1007(1000) west, and 807(800) east.
  • ·Arpt security procedures in effect.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (650) 329-2444
  • ·CTAF 118.6 ATIS 135.275 650–858–0606 UNICOM 122.95 ®NORCAL APP CON 121.3 133.95 134.5 TOWER 118.6 (1500–0500Z‡) GND CON 125.0 ®NORCAL DEP CON 121.3 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc NorCal Apch at 916-361-3748.
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE SAN FRANCISCO L–2F, 3B, A IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 CALIFORNIA 237 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·CLASS D svc 1500–0500Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·WOODSIDE (VL) (L) VORW/DME 113.9 OSI Chan 86 N37º23.55´ W122º16.88´ 046º 8.9 NM to fld. 2270/17E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 030º–050º byd 15 NM 055º–067º byd 40 NM blo 14,500´ 076º–081º byd 40 NM 111º–123º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 141º–156º byd 40 NM 215º–231º byd 40 NM 225º–305º byd 20 NM blo 9,000´ 232º–243º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 257º–279º byd 40 NM 280º–290º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 291º–309º byd 40 NM 315º–320º byd 40 NM 330º–350º blo 11,000´ 351º–354º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 160º–350º blo 11,000´ 190º–230º byd 20 NM blo 13,000´ 230º–350º byd 20 NM COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Emerg frequency 121.5 not avbl at tower.
  • ·PANOCHE N36º42.93´ W120º46.72´ NOTAM FILE RIU.
  • ·(VL) (L) VORTAC 112.6 PXN Chan 73 332º 21.3 NM to Los Banos Muni. 2060/16E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 010º–024º byd 40 NM blo 4,000´ 010º–024º byd 50 NM 025º–040º byd 40 NM 041º–051º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 041º–051º byd 49 NM 052º–074º byd 40 NM 075º–087º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 075º–087º byd 76 NM 088º–110º byd 40 NM 111º–129º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 130º–172º byd 40 NM 173º–183º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 184º–222º byd 40 NM 223º–233º byd 35 NM blo 20,000´ 230º–280º byd 7 NM blo 9,000´ 234º–268º byd 40 NM 269º–282º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 283º–293º byd 40 NM blo 8,000´ 283º–293º byd 51 NM 294º–306º byd 40 NM blo 6,500´ 294º–306º byd 78 NM 307º–322º byd 40 NM 323º–333º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 323º–333º byd 54 NM 334º–358º byd 40 NM 359º–009º byd 40 NM blo 7,500´ 359º–009º byd 47 NM RCO 122.1R 112.6T (RANCHO MURIETA RADIO) SAN FRANCISCO H–3B, L–3C SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Santa Clara County

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

70 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 56 most recent.

Total events

77

since 1982

Fatal

7

9.1% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 232,789 ops in 1992

2024 total

149,762

10-yr total

1,508,577

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

4.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.36

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Hard landing 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=70

  • Other 19
  • Engine failure / power loss 14
  • Stall / spin 9
  • Loss of control 5
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4
  • Ground collision 4
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Runway excursion 4

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-05-13 Autogyro Cavalon · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2011-08-23 Beech A23-24 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2011-06-08 Cessna 172P · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-05-28 Piper PA-28-181 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2010-05-03 Cessna 172S · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2009-01-10 Cessna R172K · Engine failure · VMC · night →
2022-04-06 CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2021-09-13 Beech 58 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2018-09-04 Mooney M20J · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2018-04-29 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · day →
2016-10-26 Cessna 182 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2016-04-30 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
2012-03-15 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · Engine failure · day →
2011-06-23 Cessna 172S · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2008-05-20 Cessna 172N · Other · day →
2008-02-01 Cessna 152 · Engine failure · day →
2007-04-23 Piper PA-28-161 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2006-01-08 Cessna T206H · Other · VMC · night →
2005-11-18 Cessna P210R · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2005-04-26 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · dusk →
2005-01-02 Piper PA-46-350P · Engine failure · day →
2002-11-24 Beech B36TC · CFIT · VMC · night →
2001-02-09 Beech A36 · Ground collision · day →
2000-09-03 Piper PA-28-161 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2000-07-15 Cessna,Beech 172K,58 · Other · day →
2000-04-14 Piper PA-28-161 · Engine failure · day →
2000-03-05 Piper PA-46-310 · Under/overshoot · day →
2000-02-02 Robinson R44 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1999-12-02 Piper PA-28-181 · Engine failure · day →
1998-10-18 Cessna 152 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1997-04-30 Cessna 140 · Stall / spin · day →
1997-02-24 Piper PA-28-236 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1996-10-15 Beech S35 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1995-04-15 Cessna 182Q · Runway excursion · day →
1994-10-12 Piper PA-34-220T · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1994-08-31 Cessna 195 · Other · VMC · day →
1994-01-31 Cessna 140 · Weather · VMC · day →
1993-07-30 NALL Varieze · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1993-02-20 Bellanca 7ECA · Runway excursion · day →
1991-12-01 Piper PA22-150 · Stall / spin · day →
1991-10-03 Cessna C-172N · Weather · VMC · day →
1991-09-01 Cessna C-152 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1990-03-10 Piper J3 · Other · day →
1989-10-28 Piper PA-18-150 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1989-09-29 Bellanca 17-30A · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1989-09-22 AIR & SPACE 18A · Loss of control · day →
1988-12-13 BEARD Varieze · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1988-11-21 Air & Space 18A · Other · night-moonlit →
1988-08-05 Bellanca 7ECA · Other · day →
1988-07-19 Beech 76 · Stall / spin · VMC · night-moonlit →
1988-04-02 Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1987-10-24 Piper PA-18-150 · Weather · day →
1987-08-07 Cessna,Mooney 152,M20J · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
1987-01-10 Cessna 152 · Weather · VMC · day →
1986-12-27 Beech E-55 · Other · night →
1986-10-02 Bellanca 7ECA · Other · VMC · day →

+ 14 more on file

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
James Courtney Higgins San Carlos CA 8 nm
R Rohlfing San Carlos CA 8 nm
Michael Healey Foster City CA 9 nm
Geary Lee Padden Belmont CA 9 nm
Evan Paraskevopoulos Hayward CA 10 nm
Brian Petschauer Burbank CA 12 nm
Clayton Miles Conrad San Jose CA 17 nm
Jennifer Rayne Watson San Jose CA 17 nm
Terence Wilson Alameda CA 18 nm
Mark Pollard Walnut Creek CA 27 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Timothy Michael Ahern Menlo Park CA 2 nm
James Conrad Ashton Menlo Park CA 2 nm
Kevin George Kaher Menlo Park CA 2 nm
David Wayne Schneider Menlo Park CA 2 nm
Michael Steven Feary Menlo Park CA 2 nm
Christopher Allen Gottlieb Menlo Park CA 2 nm
Jimena Andrea Kho Menlo Park CA 2 nm
Bert Justinus Postma Stanford CA 3 nm
Ronald Wayne Klutts Mountain View CA 4 nm
Max Trescott Mountain View CA 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Paul James Ryan East Palo Alto CA 1 nm
Priyesh Chand Lachan East Palo Alto CA 1 nm
Bermia Odair Furtado East Palo Alto CA 1 nm
Leonardo Antonio Rodriguez Garrido East Palo Alto CA 1 nm
Kevin George Kaher Menlo Park CA 2 nm
John Edward Scheifly Jr Menlo Park CA 2 nm
Charles Ashton Haskins Menlo Park CA 2 nm
Steven Howard Van Jepmond Menlo Park CA 2 nm
Steven Richard Lessard Menlo Park CA 2 nm
Collin Eugene Starkes Menlo Park CA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Peninsula Avionics, LLC
Palo Alto, CA
 0 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Oakland, CA
Fremont, CA
 9 nm
LAC Avionics, Inc.
San Jose, CA
 11 nm
Sullivan Propeller Specialists
Hayward, CA
 11 nm
Absolute Aero Maintenance
Hayward, CA
 12 nm
HF Hangars
Hayward, CA
 12 nm
NorCal Avionics, LLC
Watsonville, CA
 35 nm
Belardi Interiors, Inc
Watsonville, CA
 35 nm
Direct Avionics
Novato, CA
 46 nm
Stockton Propeller, Inc
Stockton, CA
 52 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.