FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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 |
BIBr275/32.2 | | 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 |
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 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 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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Aerial photo |
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 |
Times for 06-Mar-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:56 | | 11:56 |
Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 12:23 |
Sunset | | 17:53 | | 23:53 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:20 | | 00:20 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 06-Mar-2025 21:01:11 |
Local (UTC-6) | 06-Mar-2025 15:01:11 |
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METAR |
KSLO 23nm SE | 062055Z AUTO 28011G15KT 10SM CLR 08/M04 A3001 RMK AO2 T00771043
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K3LF 26nm NW | 062055Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM CLR 07/M05 A3001 RMK AO2 T00661051
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KENL 29nm S | 062055Z AUTO 29011KT 10SM CLR 08/M04 A3002 RMK AO2 T00761044
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K1H2 30nm E | 062055Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM CLR 07/M04 A3001 RMK AO2 T00681037
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KTAZ 33nm N | 062055Z 10SM CLR 06/M04 A3000 RMK AO2 T00621040 PWINO
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KFOA 39nm SE | 062055Z AUTO 26006G17KT 10SM CLR 07/M04 A3000 RMK AO2
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KALN 41nm W | 062050Z 27004KT 10SM CLR 09/M06 A3002
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KBLV 42nm SW | 061955Z AUTO 28010G15KT 10SM CLR 09/M09 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP172 T00931092
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KMVN 43nm S | 062056Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 08/M05 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP171 T00781050 58010
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TAF |
KBLV 42nm SW | 061600Z 0616/0722 29009KT 9999 SKC QNH2995INS BECMG 0622/0623 18006KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2977INS BECMG 0714/0715 19015G25KT 9999 BKN050 QNH2956INS TEMPO 0715/0718 8000 -SHRA BKN020 TX09/0621Z TN03/0616Z
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KMVN 43nm S | 061720Z 0618/0718 28010KT P6SM SKC FM062200 25006KT P6SM FEW250 FM070100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM071400 16010G18KT P6SM BKN100
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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