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 08-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 13:17 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 22:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:20 | | 23:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Jan-2026 20:09:51 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Jan-2026 14:09:51 |
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| METAR |
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KSLO
23nm SE | 081955Z AUTO 17015G21KT 4SM BR OVC008 16/14 A2970 RMK AO2 T01560135
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K3LF
26nm NW | 081955Z AUTO 17018G23KT 3SM BR OVC006 14/13 A2969 RMK AO2 T01360128
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KENL
29nm S | 081955Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO PNO TSNO
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K1H2
30nm E | 081955Z AUTO 12015G21KT 4SM BR OVC008 14/13 A2970 RMK AO2 T01370133
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KTAZ
33nm N | 081955Z AUTO 17011KT 4SM BR OVC006 13/12 A2966 RMK AO2 T01310121
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KFOA
39nm SE | 081955Z AUTO 14020KT 5SM BR OVC008 14/14 A2970 RMK AO2
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KALN
41nm W | 081945Z 17016G23KT 4SM BR OVC007 16/14 A2964
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KBLV
42nm SW | 081955Z 20014KT 7SM OVC012 17/15 A2964 RMK AO2A CIG 011 RWY32L SLP041 T01710151 $
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KMVN
43nm S | 081956Z AUTO 17013KT 5SM BR OVC010 16/14 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP064 T01610139 PNO $
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KBLV
42nm SW | 081802Z 0818/0922 18012G18KT 9999 OVC008 510003 QNH2972INS BECMG 0818/0819 18015G25KT 9999 OVC010 510003 QNH2965INS BECMG 0821/0822 18020G35KT 8000 -SHRA OVC015 520003 QNH2955INS TEMPO 0900/0902 4800 -TSRA OVC010CB BECMG 0903/0904 20015G25KT 9999 NSW OVC025 510003 QNH2960INS BECMG 0910/0911 28015G25KT 9999 SCT025 QNH2985INS BECMG 0916/0917 32012KT 9999 OVC030 QNH3000INS TX19/0821Z TN11/0911Z
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KMVN
43nm S | 081720Z 0818/0918 16012G20KT P6SM SCT015 BKN030 TEMPO 0818/0822 -SHRA BKN015 FM082200 18020G30KT P6SM -SHRA OVC018 FM090300 20020G30KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015 PROB30 0903/0907 3SM -TSRA BR OVC009CB FM090800 22013G22KT P6SM OVC010 FM091400 27010KT P6SM OVC012
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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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