# Nut Tree Airport

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Nut Tree Airport Yak-9U at 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 / 38.37778; -121.96167 Website http://www.flynuttree.com/nta/Home.html Interactive map of Nut Tree Airport Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 4,700 1,433 Asphalt Statistics (2022) Aircraft operations (year ending 3/21/2022) 87,000 Based aircraft 214 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

**Nut Tree Airport** ([ICAO](/source/ICAO_airport_code): **KVCB**, [FAA](/source/Federal_Aviation_Administration) [LID](/source/Location_identifier): **VCB, formerly O45**) is a county-owned public-use [airport](/source/Airport) located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the [central business district](/source/Central_business_district) of [Vacaville](/source/Vacaville%2C_California), in [Solano County](/source/Solano_County%2C_California), [California](/source/California), [United States](/source/United_States).[1]

The airport is near the junction of Interstates [80](/source/Interstate_80_in_California) and [505](/source/Interstate_505).[2] It is adjacent to the [Nut Tree](/source/Nut_Tree) retail/commercial development, which replaced a historic [US 40](/source/U.S._Route_40_(California)) highway stop from which both derive their name.

## History

The Nut Tree Airport was founded in 1955 by [Ed Power Jr.](/source/Edwin_I._Power_Jr.), an aviation enthusiast and the son of [Nut Tree](/source/Nut_Tree) founders [Ed "Bunny" Power Sr.](/source/Edwin_I._Power_Sr.) and [Helen Harbison Power](/source/Helen_Harbison_Power), as a way of attracting aviators to the Nut Tree.[3] The family sold the airport to [Solano County](/source/Solano_County) in the 1970s.[4]

## Facilities and aircraft

Nut Tree Airport covers an area of 262 [acres](/source/Acre) (106 [ha](/source/Hectare)) at an [elevation](/source/Elevation) of 117 feet (36 m) above [mean sea level](/source/Mean_sea_level). It has one [runway](/source/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](/source/General_aviation) and 2% [air taxi](/source/Air_taxi). At that time there were 214 aircraft based at this airport: 189 single-[engine](/source/Aircraft_engine), 19 multi-engine and 6 [helicopters](/source/Helicopter).[1]

## Gallery

		- 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

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FAA_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FAA_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FAA_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FAA_1-3) ["FAA Airport Form 5010 for VCB"](https://www.gcr1.com/5010ReportRouter/default.aspx?airportID=VCB) ([PDF](/source/Portable_Document_Format)). *[FAA](/source/FAA)*. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Nut Tree Airport"](https://gnis-ld.org/lod/gnis/feature/1654080). *[Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System)*. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey), [United States Department of the Interior](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior). Retrieved 2009-05-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Ed Power, Nut Tree owner, aviation legend"](http://www.kenwoodpress.com/pub/a/9384). *Kenwood Press*. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Nut Tree Airport: Where Nostalgia Takes Flight"](http://www.businessviewmagazine.com/nut-tree-airport-nostalgia-takes-flight). *Business View Magazine*. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2024.

## External links

- [San Francisco Bay Area portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:San_Francisco_Bay_Area)

- Media related to [Nut Tree Airport](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nut_Tree_Airport) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Nut Tree Airport](https://www.solanocounty.gov/government/general-services/nut-tree-airport) at Solano County's web site

- [Nut Tree Airport](https://web.archive.org/web/20080531163849/http://www.solanopilots.com/nut%20tree%20airport%20homepage.htm) at Solano Pilots Association

- [Nut Tree Airport Forum](https://web.archive.org/web/20080916203932/http://nuttreeforum.nuttreeairport.com/) at Solano Pilots Association

- [Aerial image as of 16 June 1993](http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=11&lat=38.3778&lon=-121.9616&w=700&h=900&lp=---+None+---) from [USGS](/source/USGS) *[The National Map](/source/The_National_Map)*

- [FAA Terminal Procedures for VCB](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/dtpp/search/results/?cycle=2607&ident=VCB), effective June 11, 2026

- Resources for this airport: - FAA [airport information for VCB](https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/services/ajv5/airportDisplay.jsp?airportId=VCB) - AirNav [airport information for KVCB](http://www.airnav.com/airport/KVCB) - FlightAware [airport information](https://flightaware.com/resources/airport/KVCB) and [live flight tracker](https://flightaware.com/live/airport/KVCB) - NOAA/NWS weather observations: [current](https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/weather/current/KVCB.html), [past three days](https://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KVCB.html) - SkyVector [aeronautical chart](https://skyvector.com/?id=KVCB&zoom=2), [Terminal Procedures](https://skyvector.com/airport/VCB)

- [\[1\]](http://airnav.com/airports/id-changes-all.html) Source for O45 former code.

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