FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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 -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-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 |
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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 |
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 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (202KB) |
| 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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| 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Mar-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunset | | 18:57 | | 23:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:24 | | 00:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Mar-2026 01:46:30 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Mar-2026 20:46:30 |
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| METAR |
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KSLO
23nm SE | 110135Z AUTO 18014G20KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A2978 RMK AO2 T02280180
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K3LF
26nm NW | 110135Z AUTO 17016G21KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A2972 RMK AO2 T02050171
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KENL
29nm S | 110135Z AUTO 19015KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A2979 RMK AO2 T02210179
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K1H2
30nm E | 110135Z AUTO 16012G18KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A2977 RMK AO2 T02190190
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KTAZ
33nm N | 110135Z AUTO 19020G26KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A2968 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N T02120177 PWINO
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KFOA
39nm SE | 110135Z AUTO 19020G24KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A2980 RMK AO2
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KALN
41nm W | 110050Z 19011KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A2973
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KBLV
42nm SW | 110055Z 21014KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A2974 RMK AO2A SLP071 T02390187 $
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KMVN
43nm S | 110056Z AUTO 19014G21KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP099 T02220183 PNO $
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KBLV
42nm SW | 101706Z 1017/1122 21012G20KT 9999 FEW015 QNH2979INS BECMG 1018/1019 21012G22KT 9999 BKN022 QNH2973INS BECMG 1023/1024 21015G28KT 9999 BKN022 QNH2967INS BECMG 1107/1108 21015G25KT 6000 -SHRA BKN020 QNH2961INS TEMPO 1109/1111 22025G40KT 3200 +TSRAGR OVC010CB BECMG 1112/1113 23012G18KT 6000 -SHRA BKN020 QNH2962INS TEMPO 1114/1117 23020G28KT 4800 TSRA OVC015CB BECMG 1118/1119 30015G35KT 9999 NSW OVC020 520009 520909 QNH2982INS TX28/1019Z TN18/1115Z
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KMVN
43nm S | 102240Z 1023/1118 19012G20KT P6SM SCT035 BKN150 FM110600 21013G21KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN050 PROB30 1109/1112 5SM -TSRA BR BKN020CB FM111200 22014G22KT P6SM VCTS BKN020CB PROB30 1112/1114 4SM -TSRA BR FM111400 23015G25KT 4SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB TEMPO 1116/1118 VRB20G40KT 2SM +TSRA BR
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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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