FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (205KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (199KB) |
| 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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Times for 18-Apr-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunset | | 19:36 | | 00:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2024 01:46:12 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-Apr-2024 20:46:12 |
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| METAR |
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KSLO
23nm SE | 190135Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM TSRA SCT008 SCT060 OVC110 17/16 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS P0003 T01670160
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K3LF
26nm NW | 190135Z AUTO 01011G15KT 10SM SCT012 OVC021 13/11 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND SW P0001 T01310111
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KENL
29nm S | 190135Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM TSRA SCT075 OVC095 16/15 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS P0005 T01610152
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K1H2
30nm E | 190050Z AUTO 21013KT VCTS 19/16 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS P0013 T01870155
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KTAZ
33nm N | 190121Z AUTO 10SM -RA SCT026 OVC032 14/13 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE THRU SE
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KFOA
39nm SE | 190135Z AUTO 22008KT 7SM RA SCT017 BKN050 OVC075 16/15 A2988 RMK AO2 P0025
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KALN
41nm W | 190101Z 32016G24KT 10SM -RA BKN009 BKN018 OVC029 16/15 A2988
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KBLV
42nm SW | 190136Z 28005KT 10SM -RA OVC065 18/16 A2985 RMK AO2A RAB36 SLP109 $
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KMVN
43nm S | 190103Z AUTO 23009G20KT 5SM +TSRA BR 16/15 A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS P0010
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KBLV
42nm SW | 190001Z 1900/2006 16010KT 9999 -RA BKN025 BKN100 BKN180 QNH2982INS TEMPO 1900/1901 16015G25KT 8000 -TSRA BKN025CB BECMG 1902/1903 32015G25KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 QNH2977INS TEMPO 1903/1905 -TSRA BKN025CB BECMG 1904/1905 32012G25KT 9999 NSW SCT010 BKN030 QNH2998INS BECMG 1911/1912 34012G18KT 9999 FEW030 SCT100 BKN200 QNH3015INS BECMG 1918/1919 35012KT 9999 FEW100 FEW200 QNH3020INS WND 36005KT AFT 1921 TX17/1921Z TN08/1911Z
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KMVN
43nm S | 182003Z 1820/1918 19012G19KT P6SM BKN050 FM182100 21012G20KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB FM190000 VRB015G35KT 3SM TSRA OVC015CB FM190400 27010G15KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 FM190600 33011G19KT P6SM BKN010 FM191400 01011KT P6SM SCT025
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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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