Vandalia Municipal Airport

Location

Latitude:	38-59-29.2770N (38.991466)
Longitude:	089-09-58.2820W (-89.166189)
Elevation:	537.2 feet MSL (164 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	2.5 W (as of February 2021 from WMM2015 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	03 N.M. NW of Vandalia, Illinois
Found On:	St Louis Chart
FAA Region:	AGL

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	07/1944
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours ALL/IRREGULAR/
Boundary ARTCC:	ZKC (Kansas City)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZKC (Kansas City)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	Yes
Beacon Color:	White-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Traffic Pattern Altitude:	1537 feet (468 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	STL
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	No
Military Landing Rights:	Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:	9
Multi Engine:	1

Annual Operations (as of 03/31/2020)

Total Operations:	9000
Air Taxi:	50	0.6%
GA Local:	7950	88.3%
GA Itinerant:	1000	11.1%

Communications

CTAF:	122.800
Unicom:	122.800
AWOS-A:	122.8 (618-283-9595)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 124.3/269.15 (DECATUR RCAG)

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
CHAD FELDPOUCH 1754 N. 400 ST VANDALIA, IL 62471 618-267-8035	VANDALIA PARK DISTRICT 900 NORTH LOCUST VANDALIA, IL 62471 618-283-4973

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 618

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade
Freedom Aviation	Unicom 122.8	283-4973	100LL, Jet A

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Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:	N
FSS Name (ID):	Saint Louis(STL)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts

FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/25/21 to 0901Z 03/25/21.

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Page Type	Page Name	Volume
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 18	EC-3
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 36	EC-3
IAP	VOR RWY 18	EC-3
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	EC-3
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	EC-3

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Maps

Vandalia - Vandalia Municipal (VLA) Airport Terminal Map

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near VLA

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
6.1	VLA	. . . _ . _ . . . _	Vandalia	VOR-DME	114.30	1	4
22.8	SLO	. . . . _ . . _ _ _	Salem	NDB	400	155	158
29.1	SYZ	. . . _ . _ _ _ _ . .	Shelbyville	NDB	365	30	33
32.2	BIB	_ . . . . . _ . . .	Bible Grove	VORTAC	109.00	97	100
33.5	TAZ	_ . _ _ _ . .	Taylorville	NDB	395	347	350
34.3	ENL	. _ . . _ . .	Centralia	VORTAC	115.00	179	182
36.9	AL	. _ . _ . .	Alpos	NDB	218	257	259
38.3	TOY	_ _ _ _ _ . _ _	Troy	VORTAC	116.00	246	248
40.8	JD	. _ _ _ _ . .	Gooey	NDB	385	221	223
41.3	VNN	. . . _ _ . _ .	Mount Vernon	DME	113.8	155	158
41.8	SKE	. . . _ . _ .	Scott	TACAN	112.20	230	232
42.0	CVM	_ . _ . . . . _ _ _	Civic Memorial	NDB	263	262	264
42.0	BL	_ . . . . _ . .	Belleville	NDB	362	221	223
47.0	AXC	. _ _ . . _ _ . _ .	Adders	VORTAC	117.20	17	20
48.9	DE	_ . . .	Elwin	NDB	275	11	14
49.2	OLY	_ _ _ . _ . . _ . _ _	Olney	NDB	272	109	112
50.2	MTO	_ _ _ _ _ _	Mattoon	DME	109.4	54	57
50.5	CP	_ . _ . . _ _ .	Acore	NDB	350	236	238
51.0	FWC	. . _ . . _ _ _ . _ .	Wayne County	NDB	257	135	138
52.1	CJ	_ . _ . . _ _ _	Calde	NDB	240	337	339

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM)	Name (Airport IDs)	True Hdg	Mag Hdg	Fuel Grade
13.6	Greenville Airport (GRE KGRE GRE)	226	228	100LL, Jet A
25.8	Litchfield Municipal Airport (3LF)	293	295	100LL, Jet A
28.8	Centralia Municipal Airport (ENL KENL ENL)	172	175	100LL, Jet A
29.9	Effingham County Meml Airport (1H2)	80	83	100LL, Jet A
33.4	Taylorville Municipal Airport (KTAZ TAZ)	346	349	100LL, Jet A
33.7	St Louis Metro-East/Shafer Field Airport (IL48)	242	244	100LL
38.7	Flora Municipal Airport (KFOA FOA)	120	123	100LL, Jet A
41.5	St Louis Regional Airport (ALN KALN ALN)	261	263	100LL, Jet A
42.6	Mount Vernon Airport (MVN KMVN MVN)	160	163	100LL, Jet A
49.0	Olney-Noble Airport (OLY KOLY OLY)	108	111	100LL, Jet A+
50.5	Coles County Meml Airport (MTO KMTO MTO)	54	57	100LL, Jet A
51.0	Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFWC FWC)	135	138	100LL, Jet A
52.5	Decatur Airport (DEC KDEC DEC)	15	18	100LL, Jet A
52.7	St Louis Downtown Airport (CPS KCPS CPS)	241	243	100LL, Jet A
56.4	Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport (SAR KSAR SAR)	206	208	100LL, Jet A
56.4	Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI KSPI SPI)	335	337	100LL, Jet A, JP-8
57.2	Casey Municipal Airport (1H8)	70	73	100LL
58.1	St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL KSTL STL)	255	257	100LL, Jet A
59.1	St Charles County Smartt Airport (KSET SET)	266	268	100LL
60.0	Benton Municipal Airport (H96)	169	172	100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Ratings & Reviews

Vandalia Municipal Airport Ratings

Category	Aspect	Rating
	Overall Rating for Vandalia Municipal Airport	5.0/5 (1 vote cast)
Flight Service	Number of Flights	5.0/5 (1 vote cast)
	Overall Number of Routes Served	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	International Routes Served	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	On-time Performance	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
Business Services & Internet	Airport Lounges	5.0/5 (1 vote cast)
	Business Centers	4.0/5 (1 vote cast)
	Airport Website (information & tools)	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Availability of Internet Connectivity	5.0/5 (1 vote cast)
	Wireless Internet Access	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
General Facilities	ATM Locations	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Public Telephones	3.0/5 (1 vote cast)
	Restrooms	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Architecture	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Terminal Layout	4.0/5 (1 vote cast)
	Seating Areas	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Overall Cleanliness	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Children Play Areas	5.0/5 (1 vote cast)
	Geographic Location	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Baggage Claim Locations	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Baggage Handling	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Overall Comfort	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Security Lines	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
Transportation & Parking	Parking Availability	2.0/5 (2 votes cast)
	Parking Pricing	2.0/5 (1 vote cast)
	Public Transport	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Car Rental	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Taxis	2.0/5 (3 votes cast)
	Hotel Shuttles	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Proximity to City Center	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
Amenities	Shopping (variety and number)	0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
	Restaurants & Bars (variety and number)	1.0/5 (1 vote cast)
	Restaurants & Bars (price/value)	1.0/5 (1 vote cast)

Remarks

A110-1	FOR WX ADVY, 3 CLICKS CTAF. PHONE (618)283-9595.
A110-2	FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
A30A-27	8 FT CROPS 200 FT FM RWY END PENETRATING PART 77 SFC.
A57-36	APCH SLOPE 23:1 TO RELOCATED THR USING PART 77 SFC.
A70	FUEL IS SELF-SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD.
A81-APT	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.

Runways

VLA Airport Runway Summary

Runways:	09/27 18/36
Longest Runway:	18/36 is 3751 ft (1143 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

VLA Airport Runway Details

Runway 09/27	3001 ft x 75 ft (915 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 02/23/2011
Surface:	Asphalt - Fair condition -
Runway Pavement Class:
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	19.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:
Dual Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:

	Runway 09	Runway 27
Elevation:	531.6	537.1
Latitude:	38-59-24.8249N	38-59-24.9912N
Longitude:	089-10-12.5084W	089-09-34.5011W
True Magnetic Hdg.:	090	270
ILS Type:
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:		Left
Runway Markings Type:	Basic	Basic
Runway Markings Condition:	Fair	Fair
Arresting Device:
Object at End:
Object Height:
Object Marked/Lighted?:
Distance from End:
Object Centerline Offset:
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:
Runway Visual Range (RVR):
Approach Light System:
REIL:		Yes
Touchdown Lights:	No	No
Centerline Lights:	No	No
Threshold Crossing Height:
Threshold Elevation:
Displaced Threshold:
Threshold Latitude:
Threshold Longitude:
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA):
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA):
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA):
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA):

Runway 18/36	3751 ft x 100 ft (1143 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:	ADO as of 02/28/2018
Surface:	Asphalt - Fair condition - Porous friction course
Runway Pavement Class:
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	21.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:
Dual Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:

	Runway 18	Runway 36
Elevation:	530.1	533.0
Latitude:	38-59-51.3104N	38-59-14.2312N
Longitude:	089-10-02.2372W	089-10-01.9689W
True Magnetic Hdg.:	180	360
ILS Type:
Glide Path Angle:	3.0 degrees	0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:		Left
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Arresting Device:
Object at End:	ROAD	ROAD
Object Height:	18	14
Object Marked/Lighted?:
Distance from End:	575	522
Object Centerline Offset:
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Runway Visual Range (RVR):
Approach Light System:
REIL:	Yes	Yes
Touchdown Lights:	No	No
Centerline Lights:	No	No
Threshold Crossing Height:	20
Threshold Elevation:
Displaced Threshold:
Threshold Latitude:
Threshold Longitude:
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA):
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA):
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA):
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA):

Services

Airframe Repair:	Major
Powerplant Repair:	Major
Bottled Oxygen:	None
Bulk Oxygen:	None
Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

IATA: VLA

ICAO: KVLA

FAA: VLA

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