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KVLA Vandalia Municipal Airport
Vandalia, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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-AV at GRE (14 nm SW): 123.05 (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
BIBr275/32.2BIBLE GROVE VORTAC109.0003E
ENLr355/34.3CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E
TOYr063/38.3TROY VORTAC116.0004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SHELBYVILLE213/29.136502WSYZ ... -.-- --..

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: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 38-59.855173N38-59.237187N
Longitude: 089-10.037287W089-10.032815W
Elevation: 530.1 ft.533.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 181 magnetic, 180 true001 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 18 ft. road, 575 ft. from runway, 284 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear14 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: 
Single wheel: 19.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 38-59.413748N38-59.416520N
Longitude: 089-10.208473W089-09.575018W
Elevation: 531.6 ft.537.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 091 magnetic, 090 true271 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (204KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (198KB)
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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Photo taken 05-Sep-2020
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Jan-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3812:38
Sunrise07:0713:07
Sunset17:1323:13
Evening civil twilight17:4123:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Jan-2025 02:20:45
Local (UTC-6)  29-Jan-2025 20:20:45
 
METAR
KSLO 
23nm SE 
300155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3010 RMK AO2 T00271023
K3LF 
26nm NW 
300155Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3009 RMK AO2 T00191037
KENL 
29nm S 
300155Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 00/M03 A3010 RMK AO2 T00041026
K1H2 
30nm E 
300155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A3011 RMK AO2 T00241025
KTAZ 
33nm N 
300155Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 01/M02 A3008 RMK AO2 T00111022
KFOA 
39nm SE 
300155Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 01/M03 A3011 RMK AO2
KALN 
41nm W 
300150Z 17004KT 10SM CLR 04/M05 A3009
KBLV 
42nm SW 
300155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP189 T00201025
KMVN 
43nm S 
300156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M03 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP201 T10221033 FZRANO
TAF
KBLV 
42nm SW 
300000Z 3000/3106 VRB06KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3000INS BECMG 3009/3010 18009KT 9999 BKN085 QNH2996INS BECMG 3014/3015 17009KT 8000 -RA BKN012 OVC025 QNH2992INS BECMG 3018/3019 14009KT 8000 -RA BKN009 QNH2982INS BECMG 3102/3103 08006KT 9000 -DZ OVC007 QNH2978INS TX09/3021Z TN01/3008Z
KMVN 
43nm S 
291720Z 2918/3018 VRB06KT P6SM SCT250 FM300000 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM300800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060 OVC120 FM301200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT030 OVC060 FM301400 14005KT P6SM SCT010 OVC030 PROB30 3014/3017 4SM -RA BR OVC030 FM301700 14006KT 3SM -RA BR OVC010
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Vandalia Park District 618-267-8035
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