Vandalia Municipal (KVLA), Illinois
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Vandalia Municipal (KVLA) is a public-use, non-towered airport in Vandalia, Illinois, handling a modest volume of business aviation traffic. Its two paved runways and self-serve fuel make it a straightforward stop for light general aviation and business traffic in the region.
Runways
Vandalia Municipal has two paved runways. The longest, 18/36, is 3,751 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Vandalia Municipal has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Vandalia Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Scott AFB / Midamerica Saint Louis (KBLV), 41 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Vandalia Municipal recorded 125 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in June. Business aviation traffic at KVLA is concentrated in the late spring and summer months, with June and August showing the highest monthly operations counts.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month June, 18 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Vandalia Municipal averages 11.1 days above 90°F in July and 26.0 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 86.8°F, and January the coldest, at 36.9°F.
Weather station is 3.9 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Vandalia Municipal has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway edge lights can be activated for runways 18, 27, and 36, and the PAPI for runway 18, via CTAF. Medium intensity runway lights for runway 09/27 are activated via CTAF. Medium intensity runway lights for runway 18/36 are preset to low intensity; use CTAF to increase intensity.
Crops 8 feet tall, located 200 feet from the runway end, penetrate the Part 77 surface.
The approach slope is 23:1 to a relocated threshold, using the Part 77 surface.
For weather advisory, click the microphone three times on CTAF.
Fuel is self-serve, paid by credit card.
For clearance delivery, contact Kansas City ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Vandalia Municipal has five airfields within 30 NM. The closest is Greenville (KGRE), 13.62 NM southwest.
Part of the St. Louis area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KVLA
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KVLA.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is there customs service at KVLA?
Vandalia Municipal has no onsite customs. The nearest customs facility is KBLV, approximately 41 nautical miles away, so international arrivals need to plan a customs stop there before or after using KVLA.
What runways are available at Vandalia Municipal?
KVLA offers two paved asphalt runways: 18/36 at 3,751 feet by 100 feet, and 09/27 at 3,001 feet by 75 feet. Runway 18/36 is the longer of the two and sets the airport's maximum paved length.
How is fuel handled at KVLA?
Vandalia Municipal offers self-serve fuel paid by credit card, with both 100LL and Jet A listed among available fuel types. Attendance at the field is irregular, so pilots should not expect staffed fuel service outside self-serve hours.