Gray Butte Field (04CA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:50 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVCV), 04CA is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Gray Butte Field in Palmdale, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVCV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gray Butte Field (04CA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Palmdale, CA at a field elevation of 3,039 ft. 04CA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVCV, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 8,047 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVCV, 14.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KVCV 280850Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3001 RMK AO2
What changed at KVCV (nearest station)?
Since the 0830Z (1:30 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0830Z (1:30 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 04CA
Based on the nearest station (KVCV), 04CA is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 3,300 ft (field elevation 3,039 ft). 04CA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPMD, about 21 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26FAV | 8,047 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 08 | 8,047 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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04CA runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 08/268,047 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at 04CAWind
- 08
- 2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 7→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
04CA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 04CA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KVCV reported mostly VFR across 62 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 71%
- 26
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
04CA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVCV, 14 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Pattern altitude
- 4,539 ft MSL (1,500 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 04CA
- City
- Palmdale
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,039 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.5666, -117.6707
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 8,047 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KVCV
- TAF
- Nearest KPMD
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 15h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gray Butte Field (04CA)
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