FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VLA |
| Lat/Long: | 38-59-29.2770N 089-09-58.2820W
38-59.487950N 089-09.971367W
38.9914658,-89.1661894
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 537.2 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | STL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | ALL/IRREGULAR/ |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 18, 27 & 36; PAPI RWY 18; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 18/36 PRESET TO LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-AV: | 122.8 (618-283-9595) |
| WX AWOS-2 at GRE (14 nm SW): | 120.0 (618-664-1939) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 124.3/269.15 (DECATUR RCAG)
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SHELBYVILLE | | 213/29.1 | | 365 | | 02W | | SYZ | ... -.-- --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL IS SELF-SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3751 x 100 ft. / 1143 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 38-59.855173N | | 38-59.237187N |
| Longitude: | 089-10.037287W | | 089-10.032815W |
| Elevation: | 530.1 ft. | | 533.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 181 magnetic, 180 true | | 001 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| 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
APCH SLOPE 23:1 TO RELOCATED THR USING PART 77 SFC. |
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: | 38-59.413748N | | 38-59.416520N |
| Longitude: | 089-10.208473W | | 089-09.575018W |
| Elevation: | 531.6 ft. | | 537.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 091 magnetic, 090 true | | 271 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VANDALIA PARK DISTRICT
900 NORTH LOCUST
VANDALIA, IL 62471
Phone 618-283-4973 |
| Manager: | CHAD FELDPOUCH
1754 N. 400 ST
VANDALIA, IL 62471
Phone 618-267-8035 |
Additional Remarks
| A30A-27 | 8 FT CROPS 200 FT FM RWY END PENETRATING PART 77 SFC. |
| - | FOR WX ADVY, 3 CLICKS CTAF. PHONE (618)283-9595. |
| - | FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508. |
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 from 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (201KB) |
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kathy Heckler
Photo taken 05-Sep-2020
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Vandalia Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Oct-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunset | | 17:59 | | 22:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Oct-2025 08:41:02 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 29-Oct-2025 03:41:02 |
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| METAR |
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KSLO
23nm SE | 290815Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM -RA OVC004 13/12 A2977 RMK AO2 T01270120
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K3LF
26nm NW | 290815Z AUTO 08008G14KT 10SM -RA OVC006 11/11 A2979 RMK AO2 T01090105
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KENL
29nm S | 290810Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO PNO TSNO
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K1H2
30nm E | 290815Z AUTO 07006KT 4SM RA OVC004 11/11 A2982 RMK AO2 T01110111
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KTAZ
33nm N | 290818Z AUTO 5SM -RA OVC005 11/11 A2982 RMK AO2 P0004
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KFOA
39nm SE | 290815Z AUTO 08007KT 4SM -RA BR OVC006 12/ A2980 RMK AO2 P0001
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KALN
41nm W | 290815Z 10SM -DZ OVC005 13/12 A2976 RMK AO2 T01250115
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KBLV
42nm SW | 290755Z 14004KT 6SM -RA BR OVC003 14/13 A2973 RMK AO2A VIS 2 3/4 RWY32L SLP070 P0005 T01350130
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KMVN
43nm S | 290756Z AUTO 09008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC004 13/12 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP085 P0000 T01280122 $
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KBLV
42nm SW | 290430Z 2904/3006 08003KT 6000 -RA OVC001 620802 QNH2975INS BECMG 2905/2906 09009KT 6000 -SHRA OVC004 630802 QNH2968INS BECMG 2910/2911 06012G18KT 6000 -SHRA BKN005 OVC010 630703 QNH2968INS BECMG 2914/2915 05012G22KT 6000 BR BKN010 OVC015 620703 QNH2975INS BECMG 2922/2923 02010G22KT 9999 NSW BKN015 OVC025 620604 QNH2983INS BECMG 3003/3004 01009KT 9999 BKN020 OVC040 620505 QNH2988INS TX12/2908Z TN09/3000Z
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KMVN
43nm S | 290534Z 2906/3006 09007KT 6SM -RA BR OVC006 TEMPO 2906/2909 3SM BR OVC004 FM290900 06006KT 3SM -RA BR OVC007 FM291400 06014G22KT 1SM RA OVC007 FM292200 03015G24KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007 FM300100 02011G22KT 6SM -RA BR OVC011 FM300300 02008KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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