AirNav: KVLA - Vandalia Municipal Airport

KVLA

Vandalia Municipal Airport
Vandalia, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
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
VLAr178/6.1	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:

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:

38-59.855217N

38-59.237183N

Longitude:

089-10.037250W

089-10.032817W

Elevation:

530.1 ft.

532.3 ft.

Gradient:

0.1%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

180 magnetic, 179 true

000 magnetic, 359 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

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

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

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:

38-59.413750N

38-59.416517N

Longitude:

089-10.208467W

089-09.575017W

Elevation:

531.7 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

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:	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 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (189KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (205KB)
VOR RWY 18		download (173KB)

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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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Feb-2012

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:24	12:24
Sunrise	06:52	12:52
Sunset	17:30	23:30
Evening civil twilight	17:58	23:58

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Feb-2012 11:11:06
Local (UTC-6)	13-Feb-2012 05:11:06

METAR

KSLO 23nm SE	131055Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM BKN110 M03/M11 A3024 RMK AO2 T10351109
K3LF 26nm NW	131055Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM OVC080 M02/M07 A3019 RMK AO2 T10251071
KENL 29nm S	131055Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR M03/M09 A3024 RMK AO2 T10271086
K1H2 30nm E	131055Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM BKN120 M05/M11 A3024 RMK AO2 T10461113
KTAZ 33nm N	131055Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM OVC080 M03/M09 A3019 RMK AO2
KFOA 39nm SE	131055Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM BKN120 M04/M09 A3025 RMK AO2 T10411086
KALN 41nm W	131055Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM OVC070 M02/M09 A3021 RMK AO2 T10201088
KBLV 42nm SW	130955Z COR 17004KT 10SM OVC075 M03/M08 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP241 T10341077 COR 1015
KMVN 43nm S	131055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT110 M06/M08 A3026 RMK AO1

TAF

KBLV
42nm SW

1308/1408 VRB06KT 9999 FEW100 QNH3020INS BECMG 1310/1311 17009KT 9999 SCT030 OVC060 620604 QNH3012INS BECMG 1315/1316 18012KT 6000 -SN BKN030 OVC050 620307 QNH3005INS BECMG 1318/1319 17012G18KT 3200 -SN BR OVC020 620208 QNH2993INS BECMG 1320/1321 18015G25KT 6000 -SN OVC015 620159 QNH3000INS BECMG 1323/1324 18009KT 6000 -SN OVC005 620059 QNH2986INS T03/1321Z TM06/1308Z LIMITED METWATCH 1308 TIL 1310

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

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AirNav users who flew into KVLA have stayed at...
	Miles		Price ($)
VANDALIA - DAYS INN MOTEL		4.0	49-75

Other hotels near Vandalia Municipal Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
RAMADA LIMITED VANDALIA		2.5	65-80
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES VANDALIA		2.5	87-110
VANDALIA TRAVELODGE		3.9	36-65

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

4 in	Vandalia
3 in	Greenville

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