FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 |
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: | |
| 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% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 magnetic, 179 true | | 000 magnetic, 359 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 250 ft. |
| 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 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: | |
| 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% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 090 magnetic, 089 true | | 270 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | 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 |
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| 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (158KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (174KB) |
| VOR RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (146KB) |
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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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunrise | | 05:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 01:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:15:53 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:15:53 |
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| METAR |
KSLO 23nm SE | 180955Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR BKN014 18/18 A2999 RMK AO2 T01800180
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K3LF 26nm NW | 180955Z AUTO 10004KT 3SM BR CLR 16/16 A2999 RMK AO2 T01570155
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KENL 29nm S | 180955Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR SCT016 19/17 A2999 RMK AO2 T01880173
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K1H2 30nm E | 180955Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR BKN021 OVC031 18/17 A3000 RMK AO2 T01780167
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KTAZ 33nm N | 180955Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR CLR 16/15 A2999 RMK AO2
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KFOA 39nm SE | 180955Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR OVC050 17/17 A3000 RMK AO2 T01720167
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KALN 41nm W | 180955Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC020 18/17 A2998 RMK AO2 T01780165 TSNO
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KBLV 42nm SW | 180958Z AUTO 09002KT 9SM R14R/5500FT CLR 17/17 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01720172 $
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KMVN 43nm S | 180135Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 20/14 A2997 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KBLV 42nm SW | 1808/1914 VRB06KT 9999 OVC020 QNH2995INS BECMG 1813/1814 10009KT 9999 SCT025 BKN034 QNH2988INS BECMG 1906/1907 VRB06KT 6000 BR SCT250 QNH2988INS BECMG 1912/1913 19012KT 9999 NSW FEW025 SCT160 QNH2987INS T26/1821Z T16/1809Z
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| NOTAMs |
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