FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Savings 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: | DUSK-DAWN
AFT 2200 ACTVT MIRL & PARALLEL TWY LGTS RY 02/20; PAPI & REIL RYS 02 & 20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| 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 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: | 121-57.966935W | | 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 | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| 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: | SOLANO COUNTY
580 TEXAS ST
FAIRFIELD, CA 94533
Phone 707-421-6100 |
| Manager: | JOHN SWIZER
301 COUNTY AIRPORT ROAD
VACAVILLE, CA 95688
Phone 707-446-0322 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 180 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 162 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 |
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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 03 March 1995 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO TURNS TO CROSSWIND BLO 800 FT MSL; NOISE SENSITIVE AREA WEST OF AIRPORT. |
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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 20 | |
download (197KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 20 | |
download (193KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (168KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (13KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| SOKOY ONE | |
download (270KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSUU - Travis Air Force Base (7 nm S)
KEDU - University Airport (12 nm NE)
DWA - 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 taken 28-Feb-2008
from 5,500 ft MSL
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Dec-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 14:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:09 | | 15:09 |
| Sunset | | 16:46 | | 00:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:16 | | 01:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 15:57:43 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 02-Dec-2008 07:57:43 |
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| METAR |
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| KVCB | 021553Z AUTO 35003KT 1/4SM FG VV001 08/07 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP223 T00780072
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KSUU
7nm S | 021501Z 03008KT 8SM FEW006 09/09 A3018 RMK AO2A PRESRR SLP223 $
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KAPC
19nm SW | 021504Z 00000KT 1/2SM FG BKN001 06/06 A3019 RMK AO2 VIS M1/4V2
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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