Nut Tree Airport

Solano County

Vacaville, CA

301 County Airport Road, Suite 205

Vacaville CA 95688

707-469-4600

airport@solanocounty.com

Nut Tree Airport is a general aviation (GA) airport located in Vacaville CA roughly halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento. The Airport is located on the I-80 corridor and has easy access to both Interstates 80 and 505. Vacaville and the Airport are stopping points for travelers visiting the SF Bay Area, the Napa Valley, the Capitol and South Lake Tahoe. The Airport is located within a locally known micro-climate between the SF Bay Area marine environment and the CA Central Valley region due to south/south-west air currents.  The Airport boasts only a limited number of flight days each year that are obscured by weather.

The Airport consists of 286 acres and receives approximately 102,700 aircraft operations each year. The Airport is home to 201 based aircraft and has 117 hangars and other various commercial office spaces. The Airport’s 4,700 foot long runway can accommodate a variety of aircraft from single engine to twins to small/medium sized business jets.

History

Nut Tree Airport began as a dirt airstrip located behind a fruit stand and eventual restaurant of the same name.  The Airport has operated since 1955 and has hosted many well-known aviators and their aircraft. Many remember the rich history of the Nut Tree of old, with its restaurant, fly-ins and pumpkin patch. The airport is currently owned and operated by Solano County and is a division of the General Services Department.

Airport Data

(FAA AIRPORT / FACILITY DIRECTORY)

NUT TREE (VCB) (KVCB) 2 NE UTC–8(–7DT) N38º22.67´ W121º57.70´

117 B S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A TPA—1117(1000) NOTAM FILE VCB

RWY 02–20: H4700X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL

RWY 02: REIL. PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.75º TCH 25´. Poles.

RWY 20: REIL. PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.75º TCH 25´. Rgt tfc.

AIRPORT REMARKS:

ATTENDED MON–FRI 1400–0100Z‡. NO TURNS TO CROSSWIND

BELOW 800´ MSL, REMAIN WEST OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FOR RWY 20, NOISE

SENSITIVE AREA WEST OF ARPT. RWY 02 CALM WIND RWY. TWY LGTS ON PARALLEL

TWY ONLY. AFTER 0600Z‡ ACTIVATE MIRL AND PARALLEL TWY LGTS RWY

02–20; PAPI AND REILS RWY 02 AND RWY 20—CTAF.

AIRPORT MANAGER: CATHERINE MCKENZIE COOK, 707-469-4603

WEATHER DATA SOURCES: ASOS 134.75 (707) 448–1594.

COMMUNICATIONS: CTAF/UNICOM 122.85

TRAVIS APP/DEP CON 128.4

RADIO AIDS TO NAVIGATION: NOTAM FILE SAC.

SACRAMENTO (H) VORTACW 115.2 SAC Chan 99 N38º26.62´

W121º33.10´ 242º 19.7 NM to fld. 3/17E. HIWAS.

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