🇺🇸 Palo Alto Airport

The Palo Alto Airport (KPAO/PAO) is a public general aviation airport owned and operated by the City of Palo Alto, California,. It has been a single-runway airport in the Bay Area since the 1930s, though its current location was established between 1934 and 1936,. The airport property spans approximately 102 acres.

The airport features one paved runway, 13/31, measuring 2,443 x 70 feet (744 x 21 meters),. It has an Air Traffic Control Tower operated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),. Services available include fuel (100LL and JET-A), aircraft ground support, flight lessons, pilot training, aircraft sales, rentals, maintenance, and repair.

Palo Alto Airport is the fourth busiest airport in the Bay Area, averaging about 152,000 takeoffs and landings per year, serving as a "reliever airport" for larger commercial airports. It is also a popular training ground for air traffic controllers and a refueling stop for Life Flight helicopters.

The City of Palo Alto took over operations from Santa Clara County in 2014 and has since focused on infrastructure improvements and sustainability initiatives,. The airport is actively working to transition from leaded to unleaded fuel and is preparing to accommodate electric aircraft, with infrastructure already in place for future charging stations and solar installations. The airport is developing a Long Range Facilities & Sustainability Plan to guide future improvements and explore emerging technologies,.

*Sources researched: paloalto.gov, airnav.com, skyvector.com, paloaltoairport.org, paloaltoonline.com*