Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSLO), KVLA is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Vandalia Municipal Airport in Vandalia, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSLO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Vandalia, IL at a field elevation of 537 ft. KVLA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSLO, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 18/36), the longest 3,751 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBLV.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSLO, 23 nm away.
Wind not reported, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSLO 281155Z AUTO 10SM CLR 08/08 A3025 RMK AO2 T00790078 10109 20078
What changed at KSLO (nearest station)?
Since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KVLA
Based on the nearest station (KSLO), KVLA is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 537 ft). KVLA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBLV, about 41 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 3,001 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 18 | 3,751 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 27 | 3,001 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 36 | 3,751 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KVLA runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/273,001 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KVLAWind
- 09
- no steady wind
- 27
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/363,751 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KVLAWind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KVLA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KVLA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARP UAL2837 3950N 08913W 0940 F390 TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL2837 3950N 08913W 094…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KVLA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSLO reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 10,000 ft.
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Live crosswind meter
KVLA's AWOS-AV isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KSLO, 23 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27, 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Irregular all day
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KVLA
- IATA
- VLA
- FAA LID
- VLA
- City
- Vandalia
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 537 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.9915, -89.1662
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,751 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-AV, not in the national feed (using KSLO)
- TAF
- Nearest KBLV
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 10h 43m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Sport Flyers RC Club - Goodings Ford Rd , Breese, IL · 29 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Vandalia Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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