FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VCB |
| Lat/Long: | 38-22-40.0000N / 121-57-41.7000W
38-22.666667N / 121-57.695000W
38.3777778 / -121.9615833
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 117 ft. / 35.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (2005) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of VACAVILLE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 95688 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VCB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-OCT 0730-1930, NOV-APR 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1117 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | AFT 2200 ACTVT MIRL & PARALLEL TWY LGTS RY 02/20; PAPI & REIL RYS 02 & 20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY LGTS ON PARALLEL TWY ONLY |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 134.75 (707-448-1594) |
| TRAVIS APPROACH: | 128.4 |
| TRAVIS DEPARTURE: | 128.4 |
| WX AWOS-3 at EDU (12 nm NE): | 119.025 (530-754-6839) |
| WX AWOS-3 at DWA (13 nm N): | 125.775 (530-750-2759) |
| WX AWOS-AV at O88 (16 nm SE): | 127.075 (707-374-5396) |
| WX ASOS at APC (18 nm SW): | PHONE 707-252-7916 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TZZr269/(7.4) | | TRAVIS VOR | | 116.40 | | 17E |
| SACr241/19.7 | | SACRAMENTO VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 17E |
| CCRr354/20.4 | | CONCORD VOR/DME | | 117.00 | | 17E |
| SGDr041/22.7 | | SCAGGS ISLAND VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 17E |
| MCCr219/31.4 | | MC CLELLAN VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 4700 x 75 ft. / 1433 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 38-22.344690N | | 38-22.988623N |
| Longitude: | 121-57.968435W | | 121-57.422242W |
| Elevation: | 115.8 ft. | | 112.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 019 magnetic, 034 true | | 199 magnetic, 214 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. poles, 1250 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF SOLANO
580 TEXAS ST
FAIRFIELD, CA 94533
Phone 707-784-6100 |
| Manager: | DAVE DALY
301 COUNTY AIRPORT ROAD
VACAVILLE, CA 95688
Phone 707-469-4600 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 172 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 154 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 278/day * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO TURNS TO CROSSWIND BLO 800 FT MSL; NOISE SENSITIVE AREA WEST OF AIRPORT. |
| - | RY 02 CALM WIND RUNWAY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 20 | |
download (165KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 20 | |
download (162KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (150KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (29KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| SOKOY TWO | |
download (182KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (128KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSUU - Travis Air Force Base (7 nm S)
KEDU - University Airport (12 nm NE)
KDWA - Yolo County Airport (13 nm N)
O88 - Rio Vista Municipal Airport (16 nm SE)
KAPC - Napa County Airport (18 nm SW)
O41 - Watts-Woodland Airport (18 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mike Hedrick in his Piper Cherokee
Photo taken 07-Sep-2012
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Nut Tree Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 13:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 14:19 |
| Sunset | | 18:28 | | 01:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:55 | | 01:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 12:45:48 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 16-Oct-2013 05:45:48 |
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| METAR |
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| KVCB | 161053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/00 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T00780000 TSNO
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KSUU
7nm S | 160958Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/00 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP169
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KEDU
12nm NE | 161035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/M01 A3002 RMK AO1
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KAPC
19nm SW | 160954Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP157 T00670006
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| TAF |
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KSUU
7nm S | 1601/1707 01012KT 9999 SKC QNH2992INS BECMG 1614/1615 04009KT 9999 SKC QNH3001INS BECMG 1700/1701 23009KT 9999 SKC QNH3002INS T27/1622Z T05/1613Z
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| NOTAMs |
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