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04CA Gray Butte Field Airport
Palmdale, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 04CA
Lat/Long: 34-33-50.0000N / 117-40-30.0000W
34-33.833333N / 117-40.500000W
34.5638889 / -117.6750000
(estimated)
Elevation: 3020 ft. / 920 m
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
Sectional chart: 
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at VCV (15 nm E): 109.4 (760-246-3635)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VCVr249/14.2VICTORVILLE VOR/DME109.4014E
PMDr087/19.6PALMDALE VORTAC114.5015E
EDWr159/25.3EDWARDS VORTAC116.4015E
POMr356/29.7POMONA VORTAC110.4015E
RALr329/(38.2)RIVERSIDE VOR112.4014E
PDZr334/39.4PARADISE VORTAC112.2015E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GEN WILLIAM J FOX096/28.728215EGWF --. .-- ..-.
EL MONTE017/33.635915EEMT . -- -

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GENERAL ATOMICS AERO SYSTEMS INC.
16761 VIA DEL CAMPO COURT
SAN DIEGO, CA 92127
Phone 661-233-6000
Manager: GARY BENDER
25500 EAST AVENUE
PALMDALE, CA 93591
Phone 661-233-6000

Additional Remarks

UNMANNED ACFT OPNS ON AND INVOF AIRPORT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 04CA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVCV - Southern California Logistics Airport (15 nm E)
KPMD - Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42 (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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From to 04CA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1114:11
Sunrise06:3914:39
Sunset16:4000:40
Evening civil twilight17:0701:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Nov-2009 00:24:26
Local (UTC-8)  29-Nov-2009 16:24:26
 
METAR
KVCV 
14nm E 
292349Z 03020G24KT 10SM SKC 15/M09 A3000
KPMD 
21nm W 
292353Z 04016KT 10SM CLR 17/M08 RMK AO2 SLPNO T01721083 10178 20133 $
KEDW 
21nm NW 
292355Z 02013KT 80SM FEW100 17/M07 A2999 RMK AO2A SLP156 T01721071 10182 20150 55000
K9L2 
27nm N 
292356Z AUTO 03018G22KT 10SM CLR 18/M10 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01781100 10194 20161 53004 $
KPOC 
28nm S 
292147Z 20005KT 30SM SKC A2993
KWJF 
28nm W 
292356Z 05014G21KT 10SM CLR 18/M08 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01781083 10183 20133 53001
KMWS 
28nm SW 
292345Z 29505G07KT 10/M06 RMK SNOW DEPTH 1.00
TAF
KPMD 
21nm W 
292329Z 3000/3024 05020G30KT P6SM SKC FM300200 04015G22KT P6SM SKC FM300600 02012KT P6SM SKC FM301000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM301600 04010KT P6SM SKC

 
 

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