Nut Tree Airport
Nut Tree Airport (ICAO: KVCB, FAA LID: VCB, formerly O45) 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]
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| 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 | http://www.flynuttree.com/nta/Home.html | ||||||||||
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The airport is near the junction of Interstates 80 and 505.[2] It is adjacent to the Nut Tree retail/commercial development, which replaced a 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 21, 2022, the airport had 87,000 aircraft operations, an average of 238 per day: 97% general aviation and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 214 aircraft based at this airport: 189 single-engine, 19 multi-engine and 6 helicopters.[1]
History edit
The Nut Tree Airport was founded in 1955 by Ed Power Jr., an aviation enthusiast and the son of Nut Tree founders Ed "Bunny" Power Sr. and Helen Harbison Power, as a way of attracting aviators to the Nut Tree.[3]
Gallery edit
- Nut Tree Airport sign in Vacaville
- Nut Tree Airport
- Planes at the Nut Tree Airport
- Nut Tree airport building with planes in background
- Wilgas Formation taking off at Nut Tree
- Waco UPF-7 at Nut Tree
- P-51D N151D taking off at Nut Tree
References edit
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for VCB PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Nut Tree Airport". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ "Ed Power, Nut Tree owner, aviation legend". Kenwood Press. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
External links edit
- Media related to Nut Tree Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Nut Tree Airport Official Site
- Nut Tree Airport at Solano County's web site
- at Solano Pilots Association
- at Solano Pilots Association
- Aerial image as of 16 June 1993 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for VCB, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for VCB
- AirNav airport information for KVCB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
- [1] Source for O45 former code.