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KVLA · Vandalia Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KVLA FAA VLA Elev 537 ft Lat 38° 59.49' N Lon 89° 9.97' W Zulu …

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METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,751 ft. Max gradient: 0.18%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 179.7° 3,751 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.08%
36 359.7° 3,751 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.08%
09 89.7° 3,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.18%
27 269.7° 3,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.18%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • CNTR KANSAS CITY CNTR 124.300
  • RDO ST LOUIS RDO 114.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 28 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (28 sentences)
  • ·92 ILLINOIS VANDALIA MUNI (VLA)(KVLA) 3 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N38º59.49´ W89º09.97´ 537 B NOTAM FILE STL RWY 18–36: H3751X100 (ASPH–PFC) S–21 MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 20´.
  • ·RWY 09–27: H3001X75 (ASPH) S–19 MIRL RWY 27: REIL.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 18, 27 and Rwy 36; PAPI Rwy 18; MIRL Rwy 09–27—CTAF.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 18–36 preset to low ints, to increase ints—CTAF.
  • ·Fuel is self–serve with credit card.
  • ·For WX advisory, 3 clicks CTAF, phone 618–283–9595.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 618-267-8035
  • ·AWOS–AV 122.8 (618) 283–9595.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®KANSAS CITY CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.3 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Kansas City ARTCC at 913-254-8508.
  • ·(L) DME 116.95 VLA Chan 116(Y) N39º05.63´ W89º09.74´ 182º 6.1 NM to fld. 607.
  • ·VANDALIA N39º05.63´ W89º09.74´ NOTAM FILE STL.
  • ·(L) DME 116.95 VLA Chan 116(Y) 182º 6.1 NM to Vandalia Muni. 607.
  • ·VEALS N39º57.97´ W88º10.94´ NOTAM FILE CMI.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 407 CM 318º 6.1 NM to University Of Illinois/Willard. 684/3W.
  • ·VERMILION RGNL (See DANVILLE on page 55) VETERANS AIRPORT OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (See MARION on page 69) WATSON PERCIVAL SPRINGS (2T2) 1 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N39º00.87´ W88º32.36´ 552 TPA—952(400) NOTAM FILE STL RWY 18–36: 2000X100 (TURF) 0.4% up N RWY 18: Road.
  • ·Predominantly ultralight and STOL activity on and invof arpt.
  • ·Pilots advd to mnt 122.725 due to close proximity of Effimgham County Meml.
  • ·EMS helicopter operation with extensive activity is based at north end of this arpt.
  • ·Lighted windsock on top of building is lgtd with flood lgt primarily for EMS activity.
  • ·Rwy ends marked with one orange cone on each side of rwy end.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 217-536-5351
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Kansas City ARTCC at 913-254-8508.
  • ·WAUKEGAN NTL (See CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN on page 53) WAUKE N42º27.83´ W87º48.08´ NOTAM FILE UGN.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 379 UG 233º 3.9 NM to Waukegan Ntl. 587/3W.
  • ·WAYNE CO N38º22.81´ W88º24.56´ NOTAM FILE FWC.
  • ·NDB (MHW) 257 FWC at Fairfield Muni. 415/1W.
  • ·WHITESIDE CO/JOS H BITTORF FLD (See STERLING/ROCKFALLS on page 90) ST LOUIS L–27C IAP ST LOUIS H–5E, L–27C CHICAGO ST LOUIS CHICAGO ST LOUIS L–27C EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · VLA

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 19,000 ops in 1995

2024 total

9,000

10-yr total

94,900

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 99% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

10.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2005-05-21 Cessna R182 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1990-08-05 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
1988-11-07 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · night →

Designees in IL

CFI Flight Instructors 2,147 A&P Mechanics 6,104 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 49 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 13 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 43 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 56 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Roy Carl Beisswenger Greenville IL 12 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders East Saint Louis IL 50 nm
David Walter Chilenski Saint Louis MO 52 nm
Lindsey Erin Saunders Saint Louis MO 52 nm
Forrest Crawford Sauget IL 52 nm
James Andrew Moseley Sauget IL 52 nm
Dennis Dwain Taft Springfield IL 53 nm
John Scott Saunders Cahokia IL 53 nm
John Scott Saunders St. Louis MO 55 nm
Christopher Hinote Portage Des Sioux MO 55 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Raymond Patrick Harter Vandalia IL 3 nm
Joseph Lyle Blythe Vandalia IL 3 nm
Bradley James Sargent Vandalia IL 3 nm
Roy Carl Beisswenger Greenville IL 12 nm
Dylan Wade Booher Saint Elmo IL 15 nm
Ethan Wayne Lentz Irving IL 17 nm
Audrea Carole Wall Sorento IL 19 nm
Curtis Tyler Mcneill Nokomis IL 19 nm
Dennis Bing Homann Altamont IL 20 nm
Jonathan Jay Wendling Altamont IL 20 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
R Ed Brown Vandalia IL 3 nm
Gary Alan Schulze Vandalia IL 3 nm
Donald Wayne Murrell Vandalia IL 3 nm
Brad Allen Eller Vandalia IL 3 nm
Peter Clement Gregory Fackler Vandalia IL 3 nm
Randal Chad Feldpouch Vandalia IL 3 nm
Mark Kim Donley Vandalia IL 3 nm
Kyle Todd Albertina Vandalia IL 3 nm
Ryan Keith Henna Vandalia IL 3 nm
David Alan Eyman Mulberry Grove IL 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 65 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 68 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 72 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 72 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 91 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 93 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 122 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 134 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 141 nm
Aero Turbine Maintenance
Murray, KY
 145 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.