Airports near Palo Alto, CA
13 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Palo Alto, California — 9 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Palo Alto (KPAO), 1.6 nm NE. Closest public fuel: KPAO (100LL,A), 1.6 nm. Longest runway: 11,870 ft at KSFO.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Palo Alto | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPAO | Palo Alto Palo Alto · Airport | 1.6 nm NE | Public | 2,441 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 118.6 · CTAF 118.6 |
| KNUQ | Moffett Federal Airfield Mountain View · Airport | 4.9 nm SE | Private | 9,197 ft | A | Tower 119.55 · CTAF 119.55 |
| KSQL | San Carlos San Carlos · Airport | 6.3 nm NW | Public | 2,621 ft | 100LL,A,A+,UL94 | Tower 119.0 · CTAF 119.0 |
| KSJC | Mineta San Jose International San Jose · Airport | 11.5 nm SE | Public | 11,000 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 124.0 · CTAF 124.0 |
| KHWD | Hayward Executive Hayward · Airport | 12.7 nm N | Public | 5,694 ft | 100LL,A,UL94 | Tower 120.2 · CTAF 120.2 |
| KSFO | San Francisco International San Francisco · Airport | 15.0 nm NW | Public | 11,870 ft | 100LL,A,A++ | Tower 120.5 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| KOAK | Oakland San Francisco Bay Oakland · Airport | 16.8 nm N | Public | 10,520 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 118.3 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| KRHV | Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara County San Jose · Airport | 16.9 nm SE | Public | 3,100 ft | A,G100UL,UL94 | Tower 119.8 · CTAF 119.8 |
| KHAF | Half Moon Bay Half Moon Bay · Airport | 17.4 nm W | Public | 5,000 ft (soft) | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
| KLVK | Livermore Municipal Livermore · Airport | 21.3 nm NE | Public | 5,253 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 118.1 · CTAF 118.1 |
| 17CL | Las Trancas Davenport · Airport | 22.5 nm S | Private | 1,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| CL77 | Bonny Doon Santa Cruz · Airport | 22.7 nm S | Private | 2,200 ft | — | — |
| 63CN | Meadowlark Field Livermore · Airport | 25.0 nm NE | Private | 1,860 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Palo Alto as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.