Palo Alto Airport

Palo Alto Airport sits on the bay edge of Silicon Valley, about ten miles from the heart of the tech corridor and minutes from Stanford. City-owned and single-runway, it's a classic general-aviation field — flying clubs, light aircraft, and the occasional turboprop — rather than a jet base.

Who flies here

PAO is a light general-aviation field: its runway is short enough that it suits piston aircraft and turboprops rather than jets, so charter here means smaller aircraft. Its draw is pure proximity to Silicon Valley for that kind of flying.

A bit of history

The field has been a fixture of Peninsula aviation since the 1930s and is home to some of the country's longest-running flying clubs, including the Stanford Flying Club, founded in 1930. It remains a general-aviation reliever in one of the most valuable pieces of real estate in the country.

FBO and history details were last verified mid-2026 against the airport's and operators' own published information; tenants and amenities change, so confirm the departure terminal with your operator.