FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
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 |
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 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 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: | | 13 | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | 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 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (213KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (216KB) |
VOR RWY 18 | |
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 |
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 23-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
Sunset | | 19:10 | | 00:10 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:37 | | 00:37 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 23-Mar-2023 07:31:43 |
Local (UTC-5) | 23-Mar-2023 02:31:43 |
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METAR |
KSLO 23nm SE | 230715Z AUTO 18010G16KT 10SM CLR 17/17 A2989 RMK AO2 T01700166
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KENL 29nm S | 230715Z AUTO 17013G17KT 10SM BKN030 16/16 A2989 RMK AO2 T01600160
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K1H2 30nm E | 230715Z AUTO 17010G17KT 7SM BKN007 15/14 A2988 RMK AO2 T01510142
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KTAZ 33nm N | 230715Z AUTO 19013KT 7SM SCT006 BKN041 OVC090 15/14 A2982 RMK AO2 T01500142 PWINO
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KFOA 39nm SE | 230715Z AUTO 19013KT 10SM BKN047 15/14 A2991 RMK AO2
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KALN 41nm W | 230715Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM SCT009 SCT014 16/16 A2984 RMK AO2 T01600156 TSNO
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KBLV 42nm SW | 230555Z 15008KT 8SM FEW027 15/15 A2987 RMK AO2A SLP118 T01530148 10155 20139 401610055 57012 $
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KMVN 43nm S | 230656Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM BKN022 OVC027 16/15 A2993 RMK AO2 RAE13 SLP137 P0000 T01560150
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TAF |
KBLV 42nm SW | 230558Z 2305/2406 17012KT 8000 BR SCT025 QNH2982INS BECMG 2315/2316 21012KT 8000 -SHRA OVC010 QNH2988INS BECMG 2317/2318 21012G20KT 8000 -SHRA OVC020 QNH2987INS BECMG 2321/2322 35012KT 6000 -TSRA OVC005CB QNH2987INS BECMG 2402/2403 35012KT 4800 TSRA OVC005CB QNH2990INS TX22/2319Z TN15/2305Z
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KMVN 43nm S | 230520Z 2306/2406 18008KT P6SM SCT015 OVC035 TEMPO 2306/2308 5SM -RA BR BKN015 FM231400 21011G19KT P6SM VCSH OVC010 FM232000 24012G20KT 6SM -RA BR OVC010 FM240000 34011KT 4SM RA BR OVC007
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NOTAMs |
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