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04CA Gray Butte Field Airport
Palmdale, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 04CA
Lat/Long: 34-33-59.8400N 117-40-13.3800W
34-33.997333N 117-40.223000W
34.5666222,-117.6703833
(estimated)
Elevation: 3028 ft. / 923 m
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
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
VCVr249/13.9VICTORVILLE 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: 8000 x 150 ft. / 2438 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no300 ft.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL INC
25500 EAST AVENUE R-8, ATTN: BUSINESS MANAGER
PALMDALE, CA 93591
Phone 760-388-8170
GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Manager: V.P. FLIGHT OPERATIONS FACILITIES
25500 EAST AVENUE R-8, ATTN: BUSINESS MANAGER
PALMDALE, CA 93591
Phone 760-388-8170

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.

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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From to 04CA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2017
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3313:33
Sunrise06:5813:58
Sunset18:1401:14
Evening civil twilight18:4001:40

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Oct-2017 01:33:17
Local (UTC-7)  16-Oct-2017 18:33:17
 
METAR
KGXA 180255Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 19/06 A2993 RMK AO2 SLPNO WND DATA ESTMD T01940064
KVCV 
14nm E 		180615Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 15/01 A3003 RMK AO2
TAF
KPMD 
21nm W 		180542Z 1806/1906 23008KT P6SM BKN250 FM181200 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250 FM181700 24008KT P6SM BKN250 FM182100 25015G20KT P6SM BKN250 FM190300 24012KT P6SM BKN250
KEDW 
21nm NW 		172045Z 1721/1903 27010G20KT 9999 SCT250 510009 QNH2994INS BECMG 1722/1723 27015G25KT 9999 SCT250 520009 QNH2990INS BECMG 1802/1803 25010G20KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2990INS BECMG 1817/1818 24010G15KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2992INS BECMG 1820/1821 24015G25KT 9999 SCT200 520005 QNH2988INS TX28/1723Z TN12/1813Z
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