FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
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-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 VOR/DME | | 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 |
SHELBYVILLE | | 213/29.1 | | 365 | | 02W | | SYZ | ... -.-- --.. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 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 fair condition | | basic, in fair 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: | | 10 | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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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 March 2020 | |
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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (223KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (229KB) |
VOR RWY 18 | |
download (210KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (59KB) |
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 |
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 |
Times for 16-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 12:46 |
Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 13:15 |
Sunset | | 16:58 | | 22:58 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:28 | | 23:28 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-Jan-2021 00:50:00 |
Local (UTC-6) | 16-Jan-2021 18:50:00 |
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METAR |
KSLO 23nm SE | 170035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC015 02/00 A2985 RMK AO2 T00200003
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K3LF 26nm NW | 170035Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM OVC014 00/M01 A2985 RMK AO2 T00031015
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KENL 29nm S | 170035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC014 02/00 A2986 RMK AO2 T00170001
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K1H2 30nm E | 170035Z AUTO 26010KT 10SM OVC013 01/00 A2984 RMK AO2 T00091004
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KTAZ 33nm N | 170035Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM OVC012 00/M01 A2982 RMK AO2 T00001011
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KFOA 39nm SE | 170035Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM OVC020 01/M01 A2985 RMK AO2
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KALN 41nm W | 162346Z 27009KT 10SM OVC016 01/00 A2986
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KBLV 42nm SW | 162356Z AUTO 26010KT 10SM OVC018 02/00 A2986 RMK AO2 CIG 017 RWY32R SLP119 T00200004 10026 20019 52011 $
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KMVN 43nm S | 170023Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM OVC014 02/01 A2987 RMK AO2 FZRANO
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TAF |
KBLV 42nm SW | 170000Z 1700/1806 27009KT 9999 OVC015 620579 QNH2983INS BECMG 1717/1718 27010G15KT 9999 OVC012 620129 QNH2982INS BECMG 1722/1723 28009KT 9999 OVC015 620159 QNH2987INS TX02/1700Z TNM02/1712Z
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KMVN 43nm S | 161729Z 1618/1718 26011G20KT P6SM OVC015 FM170000 25005KT P6SM OVC012 FM170600 25005KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT008 OVC010 FM171500 26008KT P6SM VCSH OVC015
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NOTAMs |
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