FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 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-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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (202KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (195KB) |
| 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-Jan-2026
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunset | | 16:55 | | 22:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:25 | | 23:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Jan-2026 09:24:25 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Jan-2026 03:24:25 |
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| METAR |
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KSLO
23nm SE | 130855Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 05/M02 A3004 RMK AO2 T00471017
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K3LF
26nm NW | 130855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M03 A3000 RMK AO2 T00071027
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KENL
29nm S | 130855Z AUTO RMK AO2 6//// PWINO PNO TSNO
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K1H2
30nm E | 130855Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3004 RMK AO2 T00281018
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KTAZ
33nm N | 130855Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A2997 RMK AO2 T00181020
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KFOA
39nm SE | 130855Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A3006 RMK AO2
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KALN
41nm W | 130855Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3000 RMK AO2 T00341023
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KBLV
42nm SW | 130855Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 04/M02 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP167 T00361022 57024 $
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KMVN
43nm S | 130856Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP191 6//// T00221017 56018 FZRANO PNO $
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KBLV
42nm SW | 130800Z 1308/1414 19006KT 9999 SKC QNH2988INS BECMG 1314/1315 27012G20KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2976INS BECMG 1320/1321 30012KT 9999 BKN150 QNH2976INS BECMG 1400/1401 30012KT 9000 -SHRA OVC020 QNH2976INS BECMG 1405/1406 34015G25KT 9999 NSW BKN020 OVC050 QNH2975INS TX16/1322Z TN02/1313Z
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KMVN
43nm S | 130520Z 1306/1406 22010KT P6SM SKC FM131600 23012G19KT P6SM SCT250 FM140000 22005KT P6SM OVC100 FM140400 32008KT 5SM -RA BKN025
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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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