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KVLA Vandalia Municipal Airport
Vandalia, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: VLA
Lat/Long: 38-59-29.2770N / 089-09-58.2810W
38-59.487950N / 089-09.971350W
38.9914658 / -89.1661892
(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: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27, PAPI RY 18, AND REILS RY 18 & 27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED 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 VORTAC114.3004E
BIBr275/32.2BIBLE GROVE VORTAC109.0003E
ENLr355/34.3CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E
TOYr063/38.3TROY VORTAC116.0004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SALEM337/22.840001WSLO ... .-.. ---
LITCHFIELD113/25.937101ELTD .-.. - -..
SHELBYVILLE210/29.136501ESYZ ... -.-- --..
TAYLORVILLE167/33.539500ETAZ - .- --..
ELM RIVER300/38.535300EFOA ..-. --- .-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3752 x 100 ft. / 1144 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: 38-59.855217N38-59.237183N
Longitude: 089-10.037250W089-10.032817W
Elevation: 530.1 ft.532.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180 magnetic, 179 true000 magnetic, 359 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: yesno
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
RWY 36 APCH SLOPE IS 23:1 TO RELOCATED THLD.

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: 38-59.413750N38-59.416517N
Longitude: 089-10.208467W089-09.575017W
Elevation: 531.7 ft.537.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 090 magnetic, 089 true270 magnetic, 269 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Obstructions: 76 ft. tree, 2805 ft. from runway, 43 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear64 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: JASON MARK
VANDALIA AIRPORT, RT 3 BX 602, 900 NORTH LOCUST
VANDALIA, IL 62471
Phone 618-283-4973

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 December 2004

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (187KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (202KB)
VOR RWY 18   download (172KB)

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 12-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1710:17
Sunrise05:4710:47
Sunset19:5900:59
Evening civil twilight20:2901:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-May-2008 15:34:08
Local (UTC-5)  12-May-2008 10:34:08
 
METAR
KSLO 
23nm SE 		121506Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/M02 A3002 RMK AO2 PWINO
K3LF 
26nm NW 		121525Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/04 A3002 RMK AO2
KENL 
29nm S 		121505Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A3002 RMK AO2
K1H2 
30nm E 		121525Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR 13/05 A3001 RMK AO2
KTAZ 
33nm N 		121505Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 12/04 A3001 RMK AO2
KFOA 
39nm SE 		121505Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 12/05 A3002 RMK AO2
KALN 
41nm W 		121355Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 12/07 A3002
KBLV 
42nm SW 		121455Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/06 A3003 RMK AO2A SLP168 T01460057 51009 $
KMVN 
43nm S 		121515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/04 A3005 RMK AO1
TAF
KBLV 
42nm SW 		120808 VRB06KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2989INS BECMG 2021 17010KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3000INS T23/21Z T04/09Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Freedom Aviation / Archway Skydiving Center 618-283-4973
[web site]
[email]
 Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Courtesy transportation, Public telephone, ...

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

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Hotels near Vandalia Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
RAMADA VANDALIA 3.1 
VANDALIA TRAVELODGE 3.9 55-74
VANDALIA - DAYS INN MOTEL 4.0 63-64

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Vandalia Municipal Airport

3 in Vandalia
2 in Greenville
 

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