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Palo Alto AirportThe Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County is one of Palo Alto's busiest and most versatile resources. The airport is ideally situated in an unpopulated area at the edge of the San Francisco Bay, only minutes away from downtown Palo Alto, Stanford, and Silicon Valley. PAO is the home to over 500 aircraft, 22 businesses, and a number of important flight operations. Revenues from the airport more than support its cost of operation, with the surplus going into the Airport Enterprise Fund. Tax revenues generated by the airport are also shared with the City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto School District.
Emergency Flight
Operations Palo Alto is home to a number of important flight operations. The Jon E. Kramer squadron of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) engages in many Search & Rescue operations each year in addition to a variety of educational programs. Palo Alto is also home to the Stanford hospital helicopter, which makes medical flights to the world-renowned Stanford Hospital. Palo Alto pilots also participate in Angel Flight, a volunteer medical flight transportation organization, and Los Medicos Voladores, volunteers bringing medical care to remote Mexican communities..
Community
Involvement 
Palo Alto airport, along with Reid-Hillview (RHV), and San Martin-South County (Q99), are overseen by the Santa Clara County Airports Commission. The Joint Community Relations Committee represents the Palo Alto City Council, the Airports Commission, and others and sets, among other things, Noise Abatement Procedures.
General Aviation
Palo Alto is also home to a large number of general aviation (GA) operations with over 200,000 takeoffs and landings every year. There are numerous flying clubs at Palo Alto which provide flight training, aircraft rentals, and sponsor a wide variety of social events, safety seminars, and specialized training.
Businesses at Palo
Alto In addition to the flying clubs, there are a number of other businesses at PAO providing air charter services and other supplies and services for pilots.
Resources for Pilots
A variety of servers and information resources available on the Internet for those who fly and for those with an interest in flying and aviation.
Fly-In to Palo Alto!
Suggestions for Pilots A guide for pilots for flying in to Palo Alto, including information about food, lodging, and transportation, things to do, and suggestions for handling ATC and the Bay Area airspace.