FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 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-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 |
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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 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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| 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 13-Apr-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunrise | | 06:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunset | | 19:31 | | 00:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:58 | | 00:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Apr-2025 12:02:49 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Apr-2025 07:02:49 |
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| METAR |
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KSLO
23nm SE | 131155Z 10SM CLR 11/02 A3000 RMK AO2 T01050016 10110 20098
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K3LF
26nm NW | 131155Z AUTO 15013G22KT 10SM CLR 10/02 A2997 RMK AO2 T00980016 10100 20088
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KENL
29nm S | 131155Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM CLR 10/02 A3000 RMK AO2 T00990020 10105 20090
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K1H2
30nm E | 131155Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A3004 RMK AO2 T00860038 10099 20075
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KTAZ
33nm N | 131139Z AUTO 10SM CLR 09/02 A2997 RMK AO2
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KFOA
39nm SE | 131155Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM CLR 08/05 A3005 RMK AO2
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KALN
41nm W | 131150Z 15012KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A2995
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KBLV
42nm SW | 131155Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM CLR 10/04 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01000042 10120 20096 57011
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KMVN
43nm S | 131156Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP175 T00890028 10100 20072 56007
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KBLV
42nm SW | 130800Z 1308/1414 16010G15KT 9999 BKN250 QNH2991INS BECMG 1313/1314 16015G25KT 9999 SCT100 SCT250 QNH2965INS TEMPO 1314/1321 17025G35KT 510004 BECMG 1323/1324 20013KT 9999 FEW050 SCT250 QNH2966INS BECMG 1410/1411 33006KT 9999 FEW045 QNH2977INS TX24/1321Z TN09/1312Z
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KMVN
43nm S | 131120Z 1312/1412 16007KT P6SM FEW100 FM131400 17013G23KT P6SM SCT250 FM131700 18018G30KT P6SM FEW250 FM140000 20011G20KT P6SM SCT200 FM140400 20012G18KT P6SM SCT200 WS020/24050KT
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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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