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04CA Gray Butte Field Airport
Palmdale, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

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: 11E (2030)
From city: 25 miles E of PALMDALE, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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
Pattern altitude: 4539 ft. MSL
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
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Double wheel: 38.0
Double tandem: 120.0
Dual double tandem: 230.0
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: SORRENTO WEST PROPERTIES, INC
3377 N TORREY PINES COURT, SUITE 100
LA JOLLA, CA 92037
Phone 760-388-8170
Manager: V.P. FLIGHT OPERATIONS
25500 EAST AVENUE R-8, ATTN: BUSINESS MANAGER
PALMDALE, CA 93591
Phone 760-388-8170

Additional Remarks

A39-08/26 PCR VALUE: 312/F/A/Y/T
- 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.
- RWY CONST CMPLTD 6/26/2025. FULL LEN RWY ASPH RPLCMT. RWY STRIPED AS PIR.
- ASPH RPLCMT CMPLTD 6/26/2025 WEST TWY ONLY: TX-A-1, AHOLD-3, AND TX-A-1N.

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 06-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1012:10
Sunrise05:3912:39
Sunset20:0003:00
Evening civil twilight20:2903:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Jun-2026 07:01:40
Local (UTC-7)  06-Jun-2026 00:01:40
 
METAR
KVCV 
14nm E 		060655Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 19/02 A2989 RMK AO2
TAF
KPMD 
21nm W 		060527Z 0606/0706 22012KT P6SM SKC FM061800 25015G25KT P6SM SCT250 FM062100 25022G30KT P6SM BKN250 FM070300 22018KT P6SM BKN250
KEDW 
21nm NW 		052340Z 0523/0703 23015G25KT 9999 SKC 510009 510903 QNH2976INS TEMPO 0523/0601 24020G30KT BECMG 0602/0603 23010G15KT 9999 SKC 510009 510903 QNH2983INS BECMG 0609/0610 23009KT 9999 FEW280 QNH2986INS BECMG 0613/0614 23012G20KT 9999 SCT280 QNH2983INS BECMG 0616/0617 23015G25KT 9999 FEW150 BKN280 510009 510903 QNH2981INS BECMG 0619/0620 23020G30KT 9999 SCT150 BKN280 520009 520903 QNH2980INS BECMG 0620/0621 23020G35KT 9999 SCT150 BKN280 520009 520903 QNH2977INS BECMG 0701/0702 23015G25KT 9999 FEW150
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