Airports / Illinois / VLA
Vandalia Municipal Airport
KVLA / VLAVandalia, IllinoisELEV 537 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#10 / 42
Illinois airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 6 Google ratings — ranked against 42 rated IL fields.
41 nm
To the nearest alternate
Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Vandalia Municipal Airport (KVLA / VLA) is a general aviation field serving Vandalia, Illinois. The field lies at an elevation of 537 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
VLA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV, 41 nm), St Louis Regional Airport (ALN, 42 nm), and Decatur Airport (DEC, 53 nm).
Quotes for flights out of VLA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from VLA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KVLA
IATA
VLA
FAA / Local
VLA
Elevation
537 ft
Coordinates
38.9915° N · 89.1662° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IL fields
state range 321–871 ft
At 537 ft, VLA sits lower than 71% of the 42 Illinois fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 41nmBLVScott AFB/Midamerica AirportBelleville
- 42nmALNSt Louis Regional AirportAlton/St Louis
- 53nmDECDecatur AirportDecatur
- 56nmSPIAbraham Lincoln Capital AirportSpringfield
- 58nmSTLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportSt Louis
- 72nmSUSSpirit of St Louis AirportSt Louis
Location
Open the full mapKVLA · Vandalia Municipal Airport · Vandalia, IL