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04CA Gray Butte Field Airport
Palmdale, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 04CA
Lat/Long: 34-33-59.9203N 117-40-14.7799W
34-33.998672N 117-40.246332W
34.5666445,-117.6707722
(estimated)
Elevation: 3039 ft. / 926 m (estimated)
Variation: 14E (2000)
From city: 25 miles E of PALMDALE, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 93591

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/2002
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at VCV (14 nm E): 135.475 (760-246-3635)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VCVr249/14.0VICTORVILLE VOR/DME109.0514E
PMDr086/19.8PALMDALE VORTAC115.5515E
EDWr161/25.1EDWARDS VORTAC116.4012E
POMr356/29.9POMONA VORTAC110.4015E
RALr329/(38.3)RIVERSIDE VOR108.6014E
PDZr335/39.5PARADISE VORTAC112.2015E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 8047 x 150 ft. / 2453 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 34-33.996060N34-34.001282N
Longitude: 117-41.048160W117-39.444502W
Elevation: 3011.0 ft.3039.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: 321 ft.no
Markings: nonprecisionnonprecision

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL INC
25500 EAST AVENUE R-8, ATTN: BUSINESS MANAGER
PALMDALE, CA 93591
Phone 760-388-8170
GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Manager: V.P. FLIGHT OPERATIONS FACILITIES
25500 EAST AVENUE R-8, ATTN: BUSINESS MANAGER
PALMDALE, CA 93591
Phone 760-388-8170
EMAIL: MCHAEL.HARDY@GA-ASI.COM

Additional Remarks

- CONS LRG 12500 LB PLUS MTOW REMOTELY PILOTED ACFT SYSTEMS (RPAS)/UNMANNED ACFT SYSTEMS (UAS) OPS IN CLASS G AND E ASP SFC TO 13000 FT MSL IN THE VCNTY OF 04CA GRAY BUTTE FIELD AND/OR TRANSIT TO/FROM R-2515. CHECK NOTAMS, UAS OPERG AREAS (UOA) AND CTC JOSHUA APCH FOR STATUS OF RPAS/UAS TFC.
- GXA ASOS IS ASSOCIATED WITH GRAY BUTTE FIELD.
- FOR CD CTC JOSHUA APCH AT 661-277-3843.
- ACFT TRANSITING 04CA RMN WELL CLEAR AVOIDING THE FLOW OF FIXED-WING TFC PAT. RPAS/UAS PAT ALT IS 1500 FT AGL.
- BIRD AND ANIMAL STRIKE HAZ IN AREA, VCNTY ALL RWYS, TWYS, AND RAMPS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 04CA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVCV - Southern California Logistics Airport (14 nm E)
KPMD - Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport (21 nm W)
KEDW - Edwards Air Force Base (23 nm NW)
KAPV - Apple Valley Airport (24 nm E)
KCCB - Cable Airport (27 nm S)
  
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Aerial photo of 04CA (Gray Butte Field Airport)
Photo by David Evans
Photo taken 28-Jul-2013
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Feb-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2314:23
Sunrise06:5014:50
Sunset17:1901:19
Evening civil twilight17:4501:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Feb-2025 18:34:31
Local (UTC-8)  01-Feb-2025 10:34:31
 
METAR
KGXA 011755Z AUTO 26008KT 230V290 10SM CLR 17/07 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP198 WND DATA ESTMD T01730066 10175 20068 52007
KVCV 
14nm E 		011820Z AUTO 23011KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A3021 RMK AO2
TAF
KPMD 
21nm W 		011129Z 0112/0212 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250 FM011300 25010KT P6SM BKN250 FM012000 27012G22KT P6SM BKN250 FM012200 27020G30KT P6SM BKN250 FM020000 27015KT P6SM BKN250 FM020600 24008KT P6SM SCT250
KEDW 
21nm NW 		011700Z 0117/0223 24014G20KT 9999 FEW040 FEW120 BKN250 520009 520909 QNH3012INS BECMG 0119/0120 25018G25KT 9999 FEW040 FEW120 BKN250 520009 520909 QNH3005INS TEMPO 0122/0124 25020G30KT 530009 530909 BECMG 0203/0204 25012KT 9999 FEW040 FEW120 BKN250 510009 QNH3010INS TX22/0122Z TN06/0215Z
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