Palo Alto Airport

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The Palo Alto Airport (PAO) is a general aviation field, owned and operated by the City of Palo Alto. The Airport is a reliever to three Bay Area airports. PAO is the busiest single runway airport in California. The airport has one paved runway 13/31, measuring 2,443 × 70 feet.

The terminal building is available to transient pilots and visitors. Wi-Fi, seating, and restrooms are available in the terminal. Parking for vehicles are available next to the terminal and is free for the first 8 hours.

Airport Staff perform all airport operations, tie-down services, facility and field maintenance. Please view the current Fee Schedule(PDF, 116KB) for tie-down and parking rates. If interested in tie-down availability, contact PAO staff directly at pao@cityofpaloalto.org or call (650) 329-2444.

Existing airport tenants can update their account information by completing the Account Update Form.

The Air Traffic Control Tower is operated by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Airport Resource Links

FY 2022 Fee Increase Notice Letter(PDF, 295KB)
FY 2022 Schedule of Fees and Charges(PDF, 195KB)
Noise Sensitive A Map(PDF, 1MB)
Airport Layout Plan(PDF, 27MB)
2020 Annual Aircraft Noise Complaints Report(PDF, 929KB)
2019 Annual Aircraft Noise Complaints Report(PDF, 631KB)
2018 Annual Aircraft Noise Complaints Report(PDF, 2MB)

Contact Information

Palo Alto Airport
1925 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303

(650) 329-2444
pao@cityofpaloalto.org

Terminal Hours

Monday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

After-hours non-emergency issues, please contact dispatch at (650) 329-2413. After-hours emergency, please dial 911.

Noise Hotline: (650) 329-2405