AirNav: KVLA - Vandalia Municipal Airport

KVLA

Vandalia Municipal Airport
Vandalia, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier:	VLA
Lat/Long:	38-59-28.7000N / 089-09-58.4000W 38-59.478333N / 089-09.973333W 38.9913056 / -89.1662222 (estimated)
Elevation:	537 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
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:	MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27, PAPI RY 18, AND REILS RY 18, 27 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-A:	122.8 (618-283-9595)
WX AWOS-A 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
VLAr178/6.2	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	213/29.1	365	02W	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:

4001 x 100 ft. / 1220 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:

38-59.855173N

38-59.196073N

Longitude:

089-10.037287W

089-10.032420W

Elevation:

530.1 ft.

532.3 ft.

Gradient:

0.1%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

180 magnetic, 179 true

000 magnetic, 359 true

Displaced threshold:

250 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

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

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

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
RY 36 APCH SLOPE IS 23:1 TO RELOCATED THLD, USING PART 77 SURFACES.

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:

38-59.413748N

38-59.416520N

Longitude:

089-10.208473W

089-09.575018W

Elevation:

531.6 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

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

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:	CHAD FELDPOUCH VANDALIA AIRPORT, RT 3 BX 602, 900 NORTH LOCUST VANDALIA, IL 62471 Phone 618-267-8035

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		9
Single engine airplanes:		9

Aircraft operations: avg 27/day *
80%	local general aviation
20%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2011

Additional Remarks

-	FOR VFR WX ADVISORY, 3 CLICKS CTAF. PHONE (618)283-9595.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 CHANGED		download (158KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 CHANGED		download (174KB)
VOR RWY 18 CHANGED		download (146KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-May-2013

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:12	10:12
Sunrise	05:42	10:42
Sunset	20:04	01:04
Evening civil twilight	20:34	01:34

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-May-2013 10:15:53
Local (UTC-5)	18-May-2013 05:15:53

METAR

KSLO 23nm SE	180955Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR BKN014 18/18 A2999 RMK AO2 T01800180
K3LF 26nm NW	180955Z AUTO 10004KT 3SM BR CLR 16/16 A2999 RMK AO2 T01570155
KENL 29nm S	180955Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR SCT016 19/17 A2999 RMK AO2 T01880173
K1H2 30nm E	180955Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR BKN021 OVC031 18/17 A3000 RMK AO2 T01780167
KTAZ 33nm N	180955Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR CLR 16/15 A2999 RMK AO2
KFOA 39nm SE	180955Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR OVC050 17/17 A3000 RMK AO2 T01720167
KALN 41nm W	180955Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC020 18/17 A2998 RMK AO2 T01780165 TSNO
KBLV 42nm SW	180958Z AUTO 09002KT 9SM R14R/5500FT CLR 17/17 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01720172 $
KMVN 43nm S	180135Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 20/14 A2997 RMK AO1

TAF

KBLV
42nm SW

1808/1914 VRB06KT 9999 OVC020 QNH2995INS BECMG 1813/1814 10009KT 9999 SCT025 BKN034 QNH2988INS BECMG 1906/1907 VRB06KT 6000 BR SCT250 QNH2988INS BECMG 1912/1913 19012KT 9999 NSW FEW025 SCT160 QNH2987INS T26/1821Z T16/1809Z

NOTAMs

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

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	Miles		Price ($)
VANDALIA - DAYS INN MOTEL		4.0	59-80

Other hotels near Vandalia Municipal Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
RAMADA LIMITED VANDALIA		2.5	64-81
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES VANDALIA		2.5	100-113

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Hotels in other cities near Vandalia Municipal Airport

4 in	Vandalia
3 in	Greenville

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