FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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-AV 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 |
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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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 88% | local general aviation | | 11% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2023 | |
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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (204KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (198KB) |
| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Apr-2024
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunrise | | 06:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunset | | 19:34 | | 00:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Apr-2024 09:57:57 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Apr-2024 04:57:57 |
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| METAR |
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KSLO
23nm SE | 160935Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A2990 RMK AO2 T02020166
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K3LF
26nm NW | 160935Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A2989 RMK AO2 T01830155
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KENL
29nm S | 160935Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2990 RMK AO2 T01910163
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K1H2
30nm E | 160935Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM SCT060 18/17 A2993 RMK AO2 T01760165
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KTAZ
33nm N | 160942Z AUTO 10SM SCT050 18/14 A2989 RMK AO2
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KFOA
39nm SE | 160935Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A2993 RMK AO2
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KALN
41nm W | 160935Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2985 RMK AO2 T01900162
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KBLV
42nm SW | 160855Z 14008KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A2984 RMK AO2A SLP104 T02020168 58013 $
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KMVN
43nm S | 160856Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM FEW038 19/17 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP129 T01940167 58009
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KBLV
42nm SW | 160800Z 1608/1714 16009KT 9999 SCT040 BKN200 QNH2983INS BECMG 1613/1614 17015G25KT 9999 BKN030 OVC100 QNH2978INS BECMG 1617/1618 18025G35KT 9999 BKN040 510003 QNH2965INS TEMPO 1622/1702 19025G35KT 3200 TSRAGR OVC015CB BECMG 1702/1703 18012G20KT 9999 OVC012 QNH2968INS BECMG 1706/1707 20010G15KT 9999 OVC007 QNH2969INS BECMG 1712/1713 24015G25KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2975INS TX29/1621Z TN17/1611Z
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KMVN
43nm S | 160520Z 1606/1706 16005KT P6SM BKN250 FM161400 17011G18KT P6SM FEW050 BKN150 FM161800 18019G29KT P6SM SCT045 BKN150 FM170000 18018G27KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB BKN090 FM170300 19018G27KT 6SM -TSRA BR BKN027CB
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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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