Gray Butte Field frequencies
Gray Butte Field (04CA) in Palmdale, CA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.975. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Gray Butte Field — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherTaxi & takeoff
- UNICOM 122.975
- A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
What to say on 122.975
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 04CA, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 122.975 is not unique to Gray Butte Field.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Gray Butte traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 08, Gray Butte.
- Entering the pattern
Gray Butte traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 08, Gray Butte.
- Before taking the runway
Gray Butte traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 08, Gray Butte.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 04CA traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 04CA publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every 04CA frequency, as one table
| UNICOM | 122.975 |
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Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 04CA?
Gray Butte Field is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.975 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
More about 04CA
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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