FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VLA |
| Lat/Long: | 38-59-29.2770N / 089-09-58.2810W 38-59.487950N / 089-09.971350W 38.9914658 / -89.1661892 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 537 ft. / 163.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of VANDALIA, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 62471 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | STL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27, PAPI RY 18, AND REILS RY 18 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 124.3/269.15 (DECATUR RCAG)
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| VLAr178/6.1 | | VANDALIA VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 04E |
| BIBr275/32.2 | | BIBLE GROVE VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 03E |
| ENLr355/34.3 | | CENTRALIA VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 04E |
| TOYr063/38.3 | | TROY VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 04E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL IS SELF-SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3752 x 100 ft. / 1144 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS, BOTH STRIPING AND NUMBERS ARE VERY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 38-59.855217N | | 38-59.237183N |
| Longitude: | 089-10.037250W | | 089-10.032817W |
| Elevation: | 530.1 ft. | | 532.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 magnetic, 179 true | | 000 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. road, 575 ft. from runway, 284 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 14 ft. road, 522 ft. from runway, 278 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear RWY 36 APCH SLOPE IS 23:1 TO RELOCATED THLD. |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3001 x 75 ft. / 915 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 38-59.413750N | | 38-59.416517N |
| Longitude: | 089-10.208467W | | 089-09.575017W |
| Elevation: | 531.7 ft. | | 537.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 089 true | | 270 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 76 ft. tree, 2805 ft. from runway, 43 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 64 ft. tree, 2804 ft. from runway, 198 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VANDALIA PARK DISTRICT 900 NORTH LOCUST VANDALIA, IL 62471 Phone 618-283-3176 |
| Manager: | JASON MARK VANDALIA AIRPORT, RT 3 BX 602, 900 NORTH LOCUST VANDALIA, IL 62471 Phone 618-283-4973 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2008 | |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (187KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (202KB) |
| VOR RWY 18 | |
download (172KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGRE - Greenville Airport (14 nm SW)
KSLO - Salem-Leckrone Airport (23 nm SE)
3LF - Litchfield Municipal Airport (26 nm NW)
KENL - Centralia Municipal Airport (29 nm S)
2H0 - Shelby County Airport (29 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunrise | | 05:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 01:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 01:57 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 11:49:26 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 06:49:26 |
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| METAR |
KSLO 23nm SE | 041125Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM RA SCT038 BKN060 OVC070 20/18 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W P0002 T02020184
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K3LF 26nm NW | 041125Z AUTO 13006KT 7SM DZ SCT038 BKN045 OVC075 20/17 A3003 RMK AO2 P0001 LTG DSNT S
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KENL 29nm S | 041125Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA SCT024 SCT033 BKN075 20/12 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W P0001 T01980123
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K1H2 30nm E | 041125Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT035 SCT060 BKN095 20/18 A3004 RMK AO2 P0001 LTG DSNT SW
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KTAZ 33nm N | 041125Z AUTO 12004KT 7SM DZ BKN060 OVC070 21/19 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW
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KFOA 39nm SE | 041125Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM DZ SCT100 21/19 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW T02080187
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KALN 41nm W | 041123Z AUTO 10004KT 5SM RA SCT039 BKN050 OVC090 20/19 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S THRU W P0006 T01960185
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KBLV 42nm SW | 041134Z AUTO 06005KT 3SM RA BR FEW003 OVC060 20/20 A3002 RMK AO2 CIG 017 RWY14R PRESRR SLP164 $
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KMVN 43nm S | 041135Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC090 20/18 A3004 RMK AO1 P0004
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| NOTAMs |
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