Nut Tree Airport
| Nut Tree Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: KVCB – FAA LID: VCB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner/Operator | County of Solano | ||
| Serves | Vacaville, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 117 ft / 36 m | ||
| Coordinates | 38°22′40″N 121°57′42″W / 38.37778°N 121.96167°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 2/20 | 4,700 | 1,433 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (1995) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 101,500 | ||
| Based aircraft | 180 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Nut Tree Airport (ICAO: KVCB, FAA LID: VCB) is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Vacaville, in Solano County, California, United States.[1]
The airport is near the junction of Interstates 80 and 505.[2] It is adjacent to the Nut Tree retail/commercial development, which replaced an historic US 40 highway stop from which both derive their name.
Facilities and aircraft [edit]
Nut Tree Airport covers an area of 262 acres (106 ha) at an elevation of 117 feet (36 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,700 by 75 feet (1,433 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending March 3, 1995, the airport had 101,500 aircraft operations, an average of 278 per day: 98.5% general aviation and 1.5% air taxi. At that time there were 180 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine, 8% multi-engine and 2% jet.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for VCB (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Nut Tree Airport". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
External links [edit]
- Nut Tree Airport at Solano County's web site
- Nut Tree Airport at Solano Pilots Association
- Nut Tree Airport Forum at Solano Pilots Association
- Aerial image as of 16 June 1993 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for VCB, effective May 2, 2013
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for VCB
- AirNav airport information for KVCB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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