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Palo Alto Airport

Airport Diagram

A great alternative airport for many student pilots to learn to spot traffic in the pattern. KPAO is home to one of the largest traffic hot spots for pattern work with a short runway. Palo Alto's Air traffic controllers are some of the nicest controllers on the west side of the bay. If you're in the area I highly recommend doing a few patterns at KPAO.

KPAO AIRPORT

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KPAO FREQ BOX

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KPAO Airport Specs

Coordinates: N37°27.83' / W122°7.06'

Elevation: 6.7

Traffic Pattern: Left

Runway Heading: 142° True

Displaced Threshold: None

Markings: Basic in good condition.

Glide Slope Indicator: P2L (4.00° Glide Path Angle)

RWY 13

RWY 31

Coordinates: N37°27.51' / W122°6.75'

Elevation: 6.8

Traffic Pattern: Right

Runway Heading: 322° True

Displaced Threshold: None

Markings: Basic in good condition.

Glide Slope Indicator: P2L (4.00° Glide Path Angle)

KPAO Fuel Services

100LL (blue), Jet-A, SELF-FUELING AVAILABLE 24/7

KPAO Airport Remarks

THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.

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+100 FT TRANSMISSION TWRS E OF ARPT.

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ARPT RSTRD BY ARPT OPR TO ACFT WITH MAX CERTD WT OF 12500 LBS OR LESS.

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FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-3748.

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BIRDS ON AND INVOF AP.

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TPA 1000 FT W & 800 FT E.

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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.

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BE ALERT FOR PEDESTRIANS XNG A DIKE ROAD 8 FT HIGH AND 300 FT FROM RWY 13 END.

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CONS PEDESTRIAN/VEHICLE ACT ON ACFT TAXI LANES NOT DESIGNATED AS TWY MOV AREAS.

ARPT SCTY PRODS IN EFCT.

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ON APCH TO RWY 31 BE ALERT TO POSS STG UPDRAFT FM WIND TUNNEL LCTD ON W SIDE OF MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD.

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ARPT LGTS OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY WHEN ATCT CLSD.

Civil Air Patrol

Squadron 10

Squadron 10, proudly located in Palo Alto, California, San Francisco Bay Area, is a local unit of the Civil Air Patrol. We are part of San Francisco Bay Group 2 and California Wing.  We are located at Palo Alto Airport.

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Squadron 10, consists of both senior members 18 years of age and older and cadet members between 12 and 21 years of age. As a Composite squadron, our members contribute to all three of the core Civil Air Patrol missions: Emergency Services, Aerospace Education and the Cadet Program. To learn more about our missions please follow the links above. Our members wear uniforms while performing their duties.

Their Website Here