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KVLA Vandalia Municipal Airport
Vandalia, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020

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-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
VLAr178/6.1VANDALIA VOR/DME114.3004E
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
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 fair conditionbasic, in fair 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 10
Single engine airplanes: 9
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
88% local general aviation
11% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 March 2020

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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (223KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (229KB)
VOR RWY 18   download (210KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (59KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Jan-2021
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4612:46
Sunrise07:1513:15
Sunset16:5822:58
Evening civil twilight17:2823:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Jan-2021 00:50:00
Local (UTC-6)  16-Jan-2021 18:50:00
 
METAR
KSLO 
23nm SE 		170035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC015 02/00 A2985 RMK AO2 T00200003
K3LF 
26nm NW 		170035Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM OVC014 00/M01 A2985 RMK AO2 T00031015
KENL 
29nm S 		170035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC014 02/00 A2986 RMK AO2 T00170001
K1H2 
30nm E 		170035Z AUTO 26010KT 10SM OVC013 01/00 A2984 RMK AO2 T00091004
KTAZ 
33nm N 		170035Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM OVC012 00/M01 A2982 RMK AO2 T00001011
KFOA 
39nm SE 		170035Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM OVC020 01/M01 A2985 RMK AO2
KALN 
41nm W 		162346Z 27009KT 10SM OVC016 01/00 A2986
KBLV 
42nm SW 		162356Z AUTO 26010KT 10SM OVC018 02/00 A2986 RMK AO2 CIG 017 RWY32R SLP119 T00200004 10026 20019 52011 $
KMVN 
43nm S 		170023Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM OVC014 02/01 A2987 RMK AO2 FZRANO
TAF
KBLV 
42nm SW 		170000Z 1700/1806 27009KT 9999 OVC015 620579 QNH2983INS BECMG 1717/1718 27010G15KT 9999 OVC012 620129 QNH2982INS BECMG 1722/1723 28009KT 9999 OVC015 620159 QNH2987INS TX02/1700Z TNM02/1712Z
KMVN 
43nm S 		161729Z 1618/1718 26011G20KT P6SM OVC015 FM170000 25005KT P6SM OVC012 FM170600 25005KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT008 OVC010 FM171500 26008KT P6SM VCSH OVC015
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 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
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Vandalia Park District 618-267-8035
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SS=Self service
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