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04CA Gray Butte Field Airport
Palmdale, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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
VCVr249/14.0VICTORVILLE 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 01-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5513:55
Sunrise06:2114:21
Sunset17:4501:45
Evening civil twilight18:1102:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Mar-2026 22:59:33
Local (UTC-8)  01-Mar-2026 14:59:33
 
METAR
KVCV 
14nm E 		012235Z AUTO 28012G21KT 10SM CLR 27/01 A3002 RMK AO2
TAF
KPMD 
21nm W 		011739Z 0118/0218 24008KT P6SM SKC FM011900 24012KT P6SM FEW250 FM012200 24018G25KT P6SM SCT250 FM020300 24012KT P6SM SCT250
KEDW 
21nm NW 		282331Z 2823/0204 25012KT 9999 FEW260 510009 510903 QNH2992INS TEMPO 2823/0101 25012G20KT BECMG 0101/0102 25008KT 9999 FEW260 510009 510903 QNH2994INS BECMG 0102/0103 VRB05KT 9999 FEW320 530309 QNH2997INS BECMG 0107/0108 VRB05KT 9999 SCT280 530606 QNH2999INS BECMG 0118/0119 24009KT 9999 SCT280 510009 510903 QNH3001INS BECMG 0120/0121 24014G20KT 9999 FEW180 SCT280 510009 510903 QNH2997INS BECMG 0201/0202 24012G18KT 9999 FEW180 BKN280 510009 510903 QNH2998INS TX28/2823Z TN08/0114Z LAST NO AMDS AFT
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