Palo Alto Airport (KPAO) Aviation Weather: METAR & ATIS
As of 8:47 PM PDT, Oct 27, KPAO is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KPAO right now.
Live aviation weather for Palo Alto Airport in Palo Alto, CA, including METAR, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Palo Alto Airport (KPAO) is a regional airport serving Palo Alto, CA at a field elevation of 7 ft. KPAO reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,441 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind variable at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPAO 280347Z VRB03KT 10SM SKC 12/08 A3001 RMK LAST
What changed at KPAO?
Since the 0247Z (7:47 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0247Z (7:47 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KPAO
KPAO is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 7 ft). KPAO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSJC, about 11 nm away.
New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →
Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is variable at 3 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2,441 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 31 | 2,441 ft | ASP | - | - |
Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →
KPAO runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 13/312,441 × 70 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KPAOWind
- 13
- no steady wind
- 31
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
Fuel at KPAO
100LL and Jet A at Palo Alto Airport: prices, FBO fees and cheaper fuel nearby now live on the KPAO fuel page.
Lowest 100LL
$7.40/ galSelf serve · Rossi Aircraft
Guaranteed price, checked Oct 20Recent
1 fuel provider · Jet A from $7.85
Fuel information has moved: view KPAOfuel & FBOs for every FBO’s prices, ramp and overnight fees, cheaper 100LL nearby, price history and pilot fuel reports.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 14 h: wind 4→3 kt, ceiling 3,000 ft → unlimited.
KPAO weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KPAO
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
MRY UA /OV KMRY/TM 0228/FLDURD/TP E170/SK BKN026-TOP035
MRY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KMRYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0228Reported at 02:28 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN026-TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
MRY UA /OV KMRY/TM 0228/FL026/TP E170/SK BKN026-TOP035/RM DURD. COR ALT. ZLA CWSU
MRY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KMRYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0228Reported at 02:28 UTC.FL026Altitude: 2,600 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN026-TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD. COR ALT. ZLA CWSURemarks.Show raw report
MAE UA /OV PXN200015/TM 2311/FL220/TP B350/TA M13/IC TRACE RIME 220/RM ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS
MAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PXN200015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2311Reported at 23:11 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP B350Aircraft type reporting.TA M13Outside air temperature, °C.IC TRACE RIME 220Icing: trace rime 220.RM ENTERED BY ZOA FDCSRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KPAO
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KPAO reported mostly VFR across 15 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The lowest ceiling was 3,000 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 31
- 96%
- 13
- 4%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KPAO's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 2,441 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Fuel prices
KPAO 100LL, FBOs and fees.
100LL from
$7.40 / gal · Self serve
1 fuel provider · Guaranteed price, checked Oct 20
View fuel prices & FBOs →Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A See fuel prices →
- Attended
- Daily 0600-2000 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance · Avionics · Charter · Glider service · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KPAO
- IATA
- PAO
- FAA LID
- PAO
- City
- Palo Alto
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 7 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.4611, -122.1150
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,441 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KSJC
- ATIS
- 135.275 MHz
- CTAF
- 118.6 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 20h 38m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
8 airports+2 more within 100 NM
RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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- Bayside RC Club - Sunnyvale Baylands Park , Sunnyvale, CA · 7 mi
KPAO airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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PAO's real runway layout on the back, elevation and tower frequency on the front. Add your tail number on the sleeve.
Pilot PIREPs for Palo Alto Airport (KPAO)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Palo Alto Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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