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KVCB Nut Tree Airport
Vacaville, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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 Saving 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 AWOS-A 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
TZZr269/(7.4)TRAVIS VOR116.4017E
SACr241/19.7SACRAMENTO VORTAC115.2017E
CCRr354/20.4CONCORD VOR/DME117.0017E
SGDr041/22.7SCAGGS ISLAND VORTAC112.1017E
MCCr219/31.4MC CLELLAN VOR/DME109.2017E

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: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 38-22.344690N38-22.988623N
Longitude: 121-57.968435W121-57.422242W
Elevation: 115.8 ft.112.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 019 magnetic, 034 true199 magnetic, 214 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 42 ft. poles, 1250 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clearnone

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: 168
Single engine airplanes: 149
Multi engine airplanes: 15
Jet airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 1
  • INCLUDES 4 GYROPLANES.
    
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 20   download (198KB)
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 20   download (193KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (182KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (13KB)
 
Departure Procedures
SOKOY TWO   download (227KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (58KB)

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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Area around KVCB (Nut Tree Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KVCB (Nut Tree Airport)
Photo taken 28-Feb-2008
from 5,500 ft MSL

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Sectional chart

 
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Diagram of KVCB (Nut Tree Airport)
 
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From to KVCB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3414:34
Sunrise07:0215:02
Sunset17:4301:43
Evening civil twilight18:1002:10

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Feb-2012 13:07:41
Local (UTC-8)  13-Feb-2012 05:07:41
 
METAR
KVCB 131253Z AUTO 26010G18KT 10SM FEW037 08/03 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP136 T00830033 TSNO
KSUU 
7nm S 
131255Z AUTO 27012KT 10SM FEW130 BKN160 08/06 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP134 P0001 T00810060 RVRNO $
KEDU 
12nm NE 
131255Z AUTO 26010KT 10SM FEW060 09/05 A2990 RMK AO1
KAPC 
19nm SW 
131254Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM FEW046 07/04 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP134 T00720044
TAF
KSUU 
7nm S 
1311/1415 24012KT 9999 -SHRA SCT009 BKN025 610259 QNH2988INS TEMPO 1311/1314 BKN016 610169 BECMG 1317/1318 24012G18KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN025 OVC050CB 610259 QNH2984INS TEMPO 1321/1323 24015G25KT 510005 BECMG 1401/1402 24012KT 9999 NSW SCT040 BKN070 620706 QNH2988INS BECMG 1408/1409 24009KT 4800 BR FEW060 QNH2988INS T15/1321Z T06/1312Z AMD 131145
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Mountain West Aviation UNICOM 122.70
707-453-1700
707-453-1701
Welcome to Mountain West Aviation at Nut Tree Airport. Our goal is to provide you with the very best customer service.

Drop on in and enjoy our hospitality. Complimentary food and beverage are available to our patrons. Please let us know how we can best meet your needs.
 
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100LL Jet A
FS $6.25 $5.75 
SS $5.45 $4.75 
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Nut Tree Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Nut Tree Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KVCB have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT VACAVILLE 0.6 100-115
QUALITY INN AND SUITES 1.6 64-70
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT VACAVILLE 0.7 119-189
 

Other hotels near Nut Tree Airport

Miles Price ($)
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT VACAVILLE 0.6 104-165
COMFORT SUITES VACAVILLE 0.6 90-100
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES VACAVILLE 0.7 100-141
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 0.9 58-75
BEST WESTERN HERITAGE INN 1.1 67-99
SUPER 8 VACAVILLE CA 1.1 50-69
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA SACRAMENTO - VACAVILLE 1.3 69-94
EXECUTIVE INN AND SUITES VACAVI 1.7 75-109
HAMPTON INN & SUITES VACAVILLE 1.9 119-169

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Nut Tree Airport

12 in Vacaville
4 in Dixon
11 in Fairfield
10 in Davis
26 in Napa
 

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Other Pages about Nut Tree Airport

Official airport page from Solano County
www.nuttreeairport.com
 
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