# Vandalia Municipal Airport (VLA / KVLA)

**Vandalia Municipal Airport** (IATA: VLA, ICAO: KVLA) is a small airport in Vandalia, Illinois, United States. It opened in Jul 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,751 ft (1,143 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvla

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VLA / KVLA
- FAA: VLA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Vandalia, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Jul 1944
- Elevation: 537 ft / 164 m
- Coordinates: 38.9915, -89.1662
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,751 ft / 1,143 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_Municipal_Airport (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35315044
- Weather station: KVLA
- Ident: KVLA

## Timeline

- Jul 1944: Vandalia Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,751 ft / 1,143 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 09/27 | 3,001 ft / 915 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,751 ft / 1,143 m | =11,433 of 29,858 | =4,544 in North America | =3,790 in US |
| Elevation | 537 ft / 164 m | =26,497 of 43,403 | =12,695 in North America | =10,604 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | KANSAS CITY CNTR | 124.300 |
| RDO | ST LOUIS RDO | 114.300 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvla/data