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04CA

Gray Butte Field Airport
Palmdale, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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 -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
VCVr249/14.0	VICTORVILLE VOR/DME	109.05	14E
PMDr086/19.8	PALMDALE VORTAC	115.55	15E
EDWr161/25.1	EDWARDS VORTAC	116.40	12E
POMr356/29.9	POMONA VORTAC	110.40	15E
RALr329/(38.3)	RIVERSIDE VOR	108.60	14E
PDZr335/39.5	PARADISE VORTAC	112.20	15E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

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

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 EMAIL: MICHAEL.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.
-	RWY NON-OPR DRG CONST 5/27/2025 THRU 7/7/2025 DUE TO FULL LEN RWY ASPH RPLCMT.

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:22	12:22
Sunrise	05:51	12:51
Sunset	20:03	03:03
Evening civil twilight	20:31	03:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Jul-2025 15:25:10
Local (UTC-7)	16-Jul-2025 08:25:10

METAR

KVCV
14nm E

161455Z AUTO 17015KT 10SM CLR 25/03 A3001 RMK AO2

TAF

KPMD
21nm W

161308Z 1613/1712 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM161800 23015KT P6SM SKC FM162200 23015G25KT P6SM SKC FM170100 22015KT P6SM SKC FM170600 20006KT P6SM SKC

KEDW
21nm NW

161255Z 1613/1719 22010G15KT 9999 SKC 510009 510903 QNH2988INS BECMG 1620/1621 24015G22KT 9999 SKC 510009 510903 QNH2991INS BECMG 1622/1623 25020G30KT 9999 FEW120 520009 520903 QNH2988INS BECMG 1703/1704 23018G26KT 9999 SKC 520009 520903 QNH2990INS BECMG 1706/1707 23015G22KT 9999 SKC 510006 QNH2989INS BECMG 1712/1713 21010G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2991INS BECMG 1714/1715 21008KT 9999 SKC QNH2993INS TX27/1622Z TN21/1613Z

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