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KVLA Vandalia Municipal Airport
Vandalia, Illinois, USA

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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
VLAr178/6.1VANDALIA VOR/DME114.3004E
BIBr275/32.2BIBLE GROVE VORTAC109.0003E
ENLr355/34.3CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E
TOYr063/38.3TROY VORTAC116.0004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SHELBYVILLE213/29.136502WSYZ ... -.-- --..

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: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 38-59.855173N38-59.237187N
Longitude: 089-10.037287W089-10.032815W
Elevation: 530.1 ft.533.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 181 magnetic, 180 true001 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 18 ft. road, 575 ft. from runway, 284 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear14 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: 
Single wheel: 19.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 38-59.413748N38-59.416520N
Longitude: 089-10.208473W089-09.575018W
Elevation: 531.6 ft.537.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 091 magnetic, 090 true271 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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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Photo taken 05-Sep-2020
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Mar-2023
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3011:30
Sunrise06:5611:56
Sunset19:1000:10
Evening civil twilight19:3700:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Mar-2023 07:31:43
Local (UTC-5)  23-Mar-2023 02:31:43
 
METAR
KSLO 
23nm SE 
230715Z AUTO 18010G16KT 10SM CLR 17/17 A2989 RMK AO2 T01700166
KENL 
29nm S 
230715Z AUTO 17013G17KT 10SM BKN030 16/16 A2989 RMK AO2 T01600160
K1H2 
30nm E 
230715Z AUTO 17010G17KT 7SM BKN007 15/14 A2988 RMK AO2 T01510142
KTAZ 
33nm N 
230715Z AUTO 19013KT 7SM SCT006 BKN041 OVC090 15/14 A2982 RMK AO2 T01500142 PWINO
KFOA 
39nm SE 
230715Z AUTO 19013KT 10SM BKN047 15/14 A2991 RMK AO2
KALN 
41nm W 
230715Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM SCT009 SCT014 16/16 A2984 RMK AO2 T01600156 TSNO
KBLV 
42nm SW 
230555Z 15008KT 8SM FEW027 15/15 A2987 RMK AO2A SLP118 T01530148 10155 20139 401610055 57012 $
KMVN 
43nm S 
230656Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM BKN022 OVC027 16/15 A2993 RMK AO2 RAE13 SLP137 P0000 T01560150
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
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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Vandalia Park District 618-267-8035
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100LL Jet A
SS $4.99 $5.50 
 Updated 16-Mar-2023
 
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