AirNav: KVLA - Vandalia Municipal Airport

KVLA

Vandalia Municipal Airport
Vandalia, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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

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 between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (158KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (174KB)
VOR RWY 18		download (146KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply NEW		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 13-Aug-2013

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:41	10:41
Sunrise	06:09	11:09
Sunset	19:54	00:54
Evening civil twilight	20:22	01:22

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Aug-2013 06:51:50
Local (UTC-5)	13-Aug-2013 01:51:50

METAR

KSLO 23nm SE	130555Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC001 21/21 A2995 RMK AO2 60057 T02050205 10255 20205 402840172
K3LF 26nm NW	130555Z AUTO 30003KT 4SM BR CLR 20/20 A2996 RMK AO2 60001 T02000198 10236 20198 402500161
KENL 29nm S	130555Z AUTO 30005KT 5SM BR CLR 23/22 A2995 RMK AO2 T02260215 10257 20216 402970187
K1H2 30nm E	130555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/20 A2994 RMK AO2 T02110195 10233 20210 403010184
KTAZ 33nm N	130555Z AUTO 29004KT 5SM BR CLR 18/18 A2994 RMK AO2
KFOA 39nm SE	130555Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A2994 RMK AO2 T02020197 10246 20201 402830159
KALN 41nm W	130555Z AUTO 30005KT 7SM BKN050 21/21 A2997 RMK AO2 T02100205 10242 20202 402500182 TSNO
KBLV 42nm SW	130603Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM R32L/4500FT BR CLR 20/20 A2995 RMK AO2
KMVN 43nm S	130555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT016 20/19 A2996 RMK AO1 10240 20200 402900170 57003

TAF

KBLV
42nm SW

1304/1406 VRB06KT 4800 BR SKC QNH2995INS BECMG 1307/1308 VRB06KT 3200 BR SKC QNH2996INS TEMPO 1308/1312 0800 FG BECMG 1314/1315 02012KT 9999 NSW SCT120 QNH3000INS T28/1322Z T20/1311Z AMD 130407

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Services / Description

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Vandalia Park District

618-267-8035

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$5.50		$4.60
Updated 26-Jun-2013

write

SS=Self service

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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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