Vandalia Municipal Airport

KVLA · Illinois, United States

The METAR station used is 23 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 230° Vandalia Municipal Airport 9/27
Wind: 9 kt, 3 beaufort

7 kt

6 kt
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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 8,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 9,500
METAR KSLO 110835Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM SCT080 BKN095 16/10 A2985 RMK AO2 T01560098

METAR Vandalia Municipal Airport - KVLA/VLA

Vandalia Municipal Airport is a midsized airport in Illinois, United States. The airport is located at latitude 38.99135 and longitude -89.16606. The airport has 2 runways: 9/27 and 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is KVLA. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is VLA. The airport's IATA code is VLA. The airport is in the Kansas City FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Salem-Leckrone Airport on May 11, 2024 03:35, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 230° with a speed of 9 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 8,000 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 9,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 9,500 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 16 °C. The dew point is 10 °C, the relative humidity is 68%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.85 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:59. This applies to Vandalia Municipal Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
9/27 090°-270° 6 kt 7 kt 64 %
18/36 180°-360° 7 kt 6 kt 77 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

8,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds
9,500 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 15.6 °C
Dewpoint 9.8 °C
Rel. humidity 68%
Kp-index 9 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
T01560098Temperature is 15.6 °C (60.1 °F), dew point is 9.8 °C (49.6 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:46 (1:58h)
Midday
12:52
Sunset
19:57

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