FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
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 |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-May-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:31 | | 10:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 11:00 |
| Sunset | | 19:48 | | 00:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:17 | | 01:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-May-2025 06:07:47 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 01-May-2025 01:07:47 |
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| METAR |
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KSLO
23nm SE | 010555Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM SCT080 SCT095 22/16 A2978 RMK AO2 T02160157 10237 20211 402500135
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K3LF
26nm NW | 010555Z AUTO 25010G16KT 5SM -RA SCT013 BKN055 OVC100 18/18 A2978 RMK AO2 60001 T01810175 10188 20180 402080106
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KENL
29nm S | 010555Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM BKN070 BKN110 22/16 A2978 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE THRU SW 60010 T02160155 10232 20202 402570133
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K1H2
30nm E | 010555Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A2981 RMK AO2 T01970177 10215 20188 402310106
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KTAZ
33nm N | 010600Z AUTO 10SM SCT075 BKN090 18/17 A2976 RMK AO2
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KFOA
39nm SE | 010555Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM CLR 20/16 A2981 RMK AO2
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KALN
41nm W | 010555Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA SCT034 BKN080 OVC100 19/18 A2976 RMK AO2 P0006 6//// T01850183
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KBLV
42nm SW | 010557Z 00000KT 10SM SCT070 OVC100 20/19 A2972 RMK AO2A DZE56 SLP064
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KMVN
43nm S | 010556Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM BKN065 22/16 A2979 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S-NW SLP089 60001 T02220156 10228 20200 58023
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KBLV
42nm SW | 010335Z 0103/0206 07009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN025 OVC050 QNH2978INS TEMPO 0105/0106 18025G30KT 4800 -TSRA BKN020CB BECMG 0111/0112 23009KT 9999 NSW BKN025 OVC045 QNH2974INS TEMPO 0116/0118 25015G25KT 6000 -TSRA BKN025CB BECMG 0118/0119 24006KT 9999 FEW030 SCT050 QNH2974INS TX23/0123Z TN16/0111Z
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KMVN
43nm S | 010523Z 0106/0206 15007KT 3SM -TSRA BR BKN030CB TEMPO 0106/0108 1SM TSRA BR BKN020CB FM011000 20010G20KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 FM012100 22010G20KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB PROB30 0200/0206 4SM -TSRA BKN030CB
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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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