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Airport · ICAO · US

Class D

Palo Alto Airport

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

Live conditions at KPAO

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FAA Airport Diagram · KPAO

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Runways at KPAO

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%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

8 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • 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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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KPAO, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

3 matched · 24 not yet translated

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)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·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

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KPAO — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KPAO

145 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 55 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

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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

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=5

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

All time · n=144

  • Other 89
  • Engine failure / power loss 14
  • Ground collision 9
  • Stall / spin 9
  • Loss of control 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Runway excursion 4

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
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

+ 90 more on file

DPEs near KPAO

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

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 near KPAO

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

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 near KPAO

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

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 near KPAO

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

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.