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04CA · Gray Butte Field

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID 04CA Elev 3,020 ft Lat 34° 34.00' N Lon 117° 40.24' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.35%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
8 090° 8,000 ft 150 ft ASP No —
26 270° 8,000 ft 150 ft ASP No 0.35%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open 04CA on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 11 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (11 sentences)
  • ·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.
  • ·ASPH RPLCMT CMPLTD 6/26/2025 WEST TWY ONLY: TX-A-1, AHOLD-3, AND TX-A-1N.
  • ·PCR VALUE: 312/F/A/Y/T PROVIDED PRIVATE USE; VFR OPNS; OBSTRUCTION FREE APCH AND DEP SURFACES; AND INSTALL LIGHTING IF OPNS ARE CONDUCTED BETWEEN SUNSET AND SUNRISE.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Gray Butte Field Airport is a private airport located 25 miles east of Palmdale, California. It is owned by General Atomics of San Diego. Its primary use is the development and testing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for the United States Military and the United States Government.

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

KGXAGXA

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Runway excursion 1

All time · n=1

  • Runway excursion 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-11-25 General Atomics MQ-9 · Runway excursion · day →

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Robert Gerard Comperini Wrightwood CA 13 nm
Sean Kaveney Lancaster CA 26 nm
Kenneth Warren Earl Rancho Cucamonga CA 27 nm
Anthony James Gadis Upland CA 27 nm
Christopher Robert Kaplan Upland CA 27 nm
James Mason Reid La Verne CA 27 nm
Russell Calverley La Verne CA 27 nm
Ernest Gerard Pitts San Bernardino CA 32 nm
Mark Dilullo Chino CA 35 nm
Michael Patrick Zemlock Chino CA 35 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Ray Scott Mccullough Pinon Hills CA 8 nm
John Robert Gravance Jr Llano CA 9 nm
Bridget Sue Belland Phelan CA 11 nm
Charles Lawrence Laird Iv Adelanto CA 12 nm
Dan Bernard Burley Wrightwood CA 13 nm
Daniel Francois Briot Wrightwood CA 13 nm
Brian Keith Hershberger Wrightwood CA 13 nm
Kevin Robert Bannon Wrightwood CA 13 nm
Ryan David Grosswiler Wrightwood CA 13 nm
Kristina Marie Bannon Wrightwood CA 13 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
James Joseph Landy Pinon Hills CA 8 nm
Antonio Lopez Pinon Hills CA 8 nm
Timothy Arthur Halfhill Pinon Hills CA 8 nm
Jeffrey Blair Barnes Pinon Hills CA 8 nm
Victor Salazar Pinon Hills CA 8 nm
Joseph Frances Hudlow Pinon Hills CA 8 nm
Christopher Jasoon Burden Pinon Hills CA 8 nm
Scott Thomas Guire Pinon Hills CA 8 nm
Albert Lewis Schnuelle Pinon Hills CA 8 nm
Shayne Robert Audette Pinon Hills CA 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
High Desert Avionics
Lancaster, CA
 29 nm
Wingnuts Aircraft Service
La Verne, CA
 29 nm
Otto Instrument & Avionics
Ontario, CA
 31 nm
Executive Jet Maintenance
San Bernardino, CA
 35 nm
Century Aircraft Painting
Chino, CA
 35 nm
AeroPro, LLC
San Bernardino, CA
 35 nm
Affordable Avionics
Chino, CA
 35 nm
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Riverside, CA
 37 nm
ASB Avionics, LLC
Mojave, CA
 38 nm
Corona Air Paint
Corona, CA
 40 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.