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04CA

Gray Butte Field Airport
Palmdale, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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:	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
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

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:

34-33.996060N

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.

Markings:

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

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:28	14:28
Sunrise	06:55	14:55
Sunset	17:11	01:11
Evening civil twilight	17:38	01:38

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Jan-2026 05:26:18
Local (UTC-8)	24-Jan-2026 21:26:18

METAR

KVCV
14nm E

250515Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM FEW043 FEW049 03/M07 A3007 RMK AO2

TAF

KPMD 21nm W	241737Z 2418/2518 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM242000 05008KT P6SM SKC FM242200 05015KT P6SM SCT250 FM250100 05010KT P6SM SCT250 FM250500 10006KT P6SM SKC
KEDW 21nm NW	240900Z 2409/2512 22008KT 9999 FEW080 QNH2982INS BECMG 2417/2418 VRB05KT 9999 SCT080 QNH2992INS BECMG 2418/2419 04010KT 9999 SCT080 QNH2992INS BECMG 2420/2421 03015G22KT 9999 SCT080 QNH2993INS BECMG 2501/2502 03008KT 9999 FEW080 QNH2998INS BECMG 2502/2504 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH3001INS TX16/2423Z TN02/2415Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2409 NEXT 2614

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