KVLA · VLA
Vandalia Municipal Airport
Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA / VLA) is a general-aviation airfield serving Vandalia, Illinois. The field lies at 537 ft (164 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 3,751 ft (1,143 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Harris Airport (IS24), 7 nm NE.
Vandalia Municipal Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 537 ft (164 m)
- Coordinates
- 38.9915, -89.1662
- Serving
- Vandalia
- Region
- Illinois
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways2 · longest 3,751 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,751 ft1,143 m | 100 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 09/27 | 3,001 ft915 m | 75 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.