FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 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 -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: | 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 2Q3 (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 |
| 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: | | 247 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 204 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
| |  | |
| 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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 20 | |
download (197KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 20 | |
download (193KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (162KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (13KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| SOKOY ONE | |
download (270KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSUU - Travis Air Force Base (7 nm S)
KEDU - University Airport (12 nm NE)
2Q3 - Yolo County-Davis (Woodland) Winters Airport (13 nm N)
O88 - Rio Vista Municipal Airport (16 nm SE)
KAPC - Napa County Airport (18 nm SW)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 28-Feb-2008
from 5,500 ft MSL
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.
|
| Sectional chart |
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 05-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunset | | 20:34 | | 03:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:05 | | 04:05 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2008 23:22:30 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 05-Jul-2008 16:22:30 |
|
| METAR |
| KVCB | 052253Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 33/13 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP096 T03330133
|
KSUU 7nm S | 052255Z AUTO 23011G16KT 10SM CLR 33/14 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP102 T03290139 $
|
KEDU 12nm NE | 052255Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 33/14 A2984 RMK A01 P000
|
KAPC 19nm SW | 052254Z 20014KT 10SM CLR 27/14 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP103 T02670144
|
|
| TAF |
KSUU 7nm S | 052020 VRB06KT 8000 HZ FEW180 QNH2986INS WND 30012KT AFT 22 BECMG 2324 30012KT 9999 NSW FEW200 QNH2980INS BECMG 0405 25015G20KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2978INS BECMG 1415 21012G20KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2990INS T32/23Z T16/12Z AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0620 TIL 070
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|