AirNav: KVLA - Vandalia Municipal Airport

KVLA

Vandalia Municipal Airport
Vandalia, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

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

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
SALEM	337/22.8	400	01W	SLO	... .-.. ---
LITCHFIELD	113/25.9	371	01E	LTD	.-.. - -..
SHELBYVILLE	210/29.1	365	01E	SYZ	... -.-- --..
TAYLORVILLE	167/33.5	395	00E	TAZ	- .- --..
ELM RIVER	300/38.5	353	00E	FOA	..-. --- .-

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:

Single wheel:

21.0

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%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

180 magnetic, 179 true

000 magnetic, 359 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in poor condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

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:

Single wheel:

19.0

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%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

090 magnetic, 089 true

270 magnetic, 269 true

Markings:

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

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 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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Area around KVLA (Vandalia Municipal Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:05	12:05
Sunrise	06:33	12:33
Sunset	16:48	22:48
Evening civil twilight	17:16	23:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Nov-2009 07:08:50
Local (UTC-6)	08-Nov-2009 01:08:50

METAR

KSLO 23nm SE	080645Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A3007 RMK AO2 T01510108
K3LF 26nm NW	080645Z AUTO 16005KT 7SM CLR 12/10 A3003 RMK AO2
KENL 29nm S	080645Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A3006 RMK AO2 T01560082
K1H2 30nm E	080645Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 11/10 A3006 RMK AO2
KTAZ 33nm N	080645Z AUTO 18005KT 7SM CLR 13/12 A3002 RMK AO2
KFOA 39nm SE	080645Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3007 RMK AO2 T01210098
KALN 41nm W	080645Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A3003 RMK AO2 T01480120
KBLV 42nm SW	080655Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 T01490115
KMVN 43nm S	080655Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3008 RMK AO1

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Freedom Aviation / Archway Skydiving Center

618-283-4973
[web site]
[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Courtesy transportation, Public telephone, ...

More info about Freedom Aviation / Archway Skydiving Center

independent

PS SS	100LL $4.79 $4.34	Jet A $3.95 $3.45
Updated 21-Oct-2009

1 read

write

PS=Pump service
SS=Self service

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Vandalia Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Vandalia Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

AirNav users who flew into KVLA have stayed at...
	Miles		Price ($)
VANDALIA - DAYS INN MOTEL		4.0	54-64

Other hotels near Vandalia Municipal Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
RAMADA VANDALIA		2.5	55-80
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES VANDALIA		2.5	89-94
VANDALIA TRAVELODGE		3.9	36-65

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Vandalia Municipal Airport

4 in	Vandalia
3 in	Greenville

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