Gray Butte Fld Airport (04CA)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	04CA
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	117°40'14.7799" W / 34°33'59.9203" N -117.670772 / 34.566645 (Estimated)
Elevation	3039.00 ft / 926.29 m (Estimated)
Land	1200 acres
From nearest city	25 nautical miles E of Palmdale, CA
Location	Los Angeles County, CA
Magnetic Variation	11E (2030)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	SORRENTO WEST PROPERTIES, INC
Address	3377 N TORREY PINES COURT SUITE 100 LA JOLLA, CA 92037
Phone number	760-388-8170
Manager	V.P. FLIGHT OPERATIONS
Address	25500 EAST AVENUE R-8 ATTN: BUSINESS MANAGER PALMDALE, CA 93591
Phone number	760-388-8170

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Sectional chart	LOS ANGELES
Region	AWP - Western-Pacific
Traffic Pattern Alt	1500 ft
Responsible ARTCC	ZLA - LOS ANGELES
Tie-in FSS	RAL - RIVERSIDE
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Airport Communications

UNICOM

122.975 MHz

Runway Information

Runway 08/26

Dimensions	8047 x 150 ft (2453 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH
Surface treatment

	08	26
Physical elevation	3011.00 ft	3039.00 ft
Coordinates	34.566601 / -117.684136	34.566688 / -117.657408
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument	Non-precision instrument

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
SB	NDB	PETIS		397.00	14E	34.2 nm
RIV	TACAN	MARCH	77X	113.00	14E	44.3 nm
VCV	VOR	VICTORVILLE		109.05	14E	14.0 nm
RAL	VOR	RIVERSIDE		108.60	14E	38.4 nm
VNY	VOR/DME	VAN NUYS	78X	113.10	15E	45.6 nm
PMD	VORTAC	PALMDALE	102Y	115.55	15E	19.8 nm
EDW	VORTAC	EDWARDS	111X	116.40	12E	25.2 nm
POM	VORTAC	POMONA	41X	110.40	15E	29.9 nm
PDZ	VORTAC	PARADISE	59X	112.20	15E	39.6 nm
LHS	VORTAC	LAKE HUGHES	90Y	114.35	15E	45.4 nm

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 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.
• PROVIDED PRIVATE USE; VFR OPNS; OBSTRUCTION FREE APCH AND DEP SURFACES; AND INSTALL LIGHTING IF OPNS ARE CONDUCTED BETWEEN SUNSET AND SUNRISE.