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KVLA Vandalia Municipal Airport
Vandalia, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

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-2 at GRE (14 nm SW): 120.0 (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
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 good conditionbasic, in good 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

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 16 April 2026 at 0901Z to 14 May 2026 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (203KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (196KB)
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-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4210:42
Sunrise06:1011:10
Sunset19:4000:40
Evening civil twilight20:0801:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Apr-2026 06:52:42
Local (UTC-5)  23-Apr-2026 01:52:42
 
METAR
KSLO 
23nm SE 
230635Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2998 RMK AO2 T01770130
K3LF 
26nm NW 
230635Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2997 RMK AO2 T01500125
KENL 
29nm S 
230635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A2998 RMK AO2 T01570116
K1H2 
30nm E 
230635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3000 RMK AO2 T01560140
KTAZ 
33nm N 
230620Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2997 RMK AO2
KFOA 
39nm SE 
230635Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM SCT060 14/12 A2999 RMK AO2
KALN 
41nm W 
230635Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A2996 RMK AO2 T01650131
KBLV 
42nm SW 
230555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01750146 10252 20174 402680116 51001 $
KMVN 
43nm S 
230556Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01170111 10239 20117 57001 $
TAF
KBLV 
42nm SW 
230000Z 2300/2406 20009KT 9999 FEW050 QNH2988INS BECMG 2315/2316 18012G22KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2973INS BECMG 2401/2402 17012G18KT 9999 FEW050 QNH2970INS TX27/2321Z TN15/2311Z
KMVN 
43nm S 
230520Z 2306/2406 20003KT P6SM SKC FM231400 19008KT P6SM FEW250 FM231700 18014G22KT P6SM SCT250 FM240100 18010KT P6SM SKC
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Vandalia Park District 618-267-8035
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