Nut Tree Airport (KVCB), California
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Nut Tree Airport (KVCB) serves Vacaville, California, as a non-towered public-use field with a single paved runway and both 100LL and Jet A fuel available. Business aviation traffic runs at a moderate level, and the field sits within reach of Travis AFB and several other regional airports, including Yolo County, Rio Vista Municipal, Napa County, and Sacramento Executive. Customs clearance is not available onsite; the nearest customs-capable airport is KSUU, about seven nautical miles south. Attendance follows a Monday-through-Friday schedule with extended hours.
Runways
Nut Tree Airport has one paved runway, 02/20, 4,700 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Nut Tree Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Nut Tree Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Travis AFB (KSUU), 7 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Nut Tree Airport recorded 373 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January. Business aviation traffic at KVCB is concentrated toward the start of the year, with January showing the highest monthly count and lighter volumes in mid-to-late fall.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month January, 46 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Nut Tree Airport averages 23.5 days above 90°F in July and 8.1 freeze days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 95.0°F, and January the coldest, at 57.6°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Nut Tree Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Travis Approach.
When approaching and operating near the fuel island, pilots should exercise caution, follow the yellow taxi lines, directional arrows, and posted signage to minimize impact on nearby hangars.
After 2200Z, pilots activate MIRL and parallel taxiway lights for runway 02/20; PAPI and REIL are available on both runway 02 and runway 20, via CTAF.
Runway 02 is the calm wind runway.
No turns to the crosswind runway below 800 feet MSL; remain west of Insta Highway for runway 20 due to a noise-sensitive area west of the airport.
Taxiway lighting is available on the parallel taxiway only.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Nut Tree Airport has five airfields within 24 NM. The closest is Travis AFB (KSUU), 7.05 NM south.
Part of the Sacramento area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KVCB
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Frequently asked questions
Is there customs clearance available at KVCB?
Nut Tree Airport does not have onsite customs clearance. The nearest customs-capable airport is KSUU, located approximately 7.05 nautical miles away. Dispatchers arranging international arrivals should plan clearance through KSUU rather than KVCB directly.
What runway is available at KVCB?
KVCB has a single paved runway, designated 02/20, measuring 4,700 feet long and 75 feet wide with an asphalt surface. Runway 02 is designated as the calm wind runway. There is no parallel or crosswind runway configuration at this field.
How does runway lighting work at Nut Tree Airport after hours?
After 2200Z, pilots activate MIRL and parallel taxiway lights for runway 02/20 along with PAPI and REIL for both runway ends, using CTAF at Nut Tree Airport. Taxiway lighting is limited to the parallel taxiway only. This is a pilot-controlled lighting setup at an airport with no operating tower.
What is the business aviation traffic level at KVCB?
KVCB recorded 373 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 969 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data. Monthly volumes vary, with January showing the highest count at 46 operations and November the lowest at 21. This places Nut Tree Airport in a moderate-traffic tier for business aviation dispatch planning.