FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VYS |
| Lat/Long: | 41-21-00.5000N 089-09-10.6000W
41-21.008333N 089-09.176667W
41.3501389,-89.1529444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 654.2 ft. / 199.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2015) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of PERU, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 61354 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1985 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VYS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV-FEB MON-FRI 0700-1700, MAR-OCT MON-FRI 0700-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1600 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 07/25; MIRL RY 07/25; ODALS RY 36; MIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.025 (815-223-8442) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC (ZAU) ON FREQS 123.75/259.1 (MAZON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BDFr060/22.7 | | BRADFORD VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 00E |
| PNTr326/37.0 | | PONTIAC VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 03E |
| JOTr251/39.3 | | JOLIET VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 02E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5999 x 100 ft. / 1828 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 24.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 41-21.605293N | | 41-20.617465N |
| Longitude: | 089-09.190297W | | 089-09.180550W |
| Elevation: | 654.2 ft. | | 637.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 183 magnetic, 180 true | | 003 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. pole, 1229 ft. from runway, 559 ft. left of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear
WIRES AT SOUTH END OF RY ARE NOT THE CTLG OBSTN; APCH SLOPE IS 36:1 & MKD WITH ORANGE BALLS . | | none |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3999 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 41-20.763407N | | 41-20.946748N |
| Longitude: | 089-09.583143W | | 089-08.743792W |
| Elevation: | 651.0 ft. | | 649.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 077 magnetic, 074 true | | 257 magnetic, 254 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PERU
1727 4TH STREET
PERU, IL 61354
Phone 815-223-2003 |
| Manager: | CHUCK STUDER
ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL ARPT
PERU, IL 61354
Phone 815-223-2003 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 51 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 14 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 57/day * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FBO 815-223-2003. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (241KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (239KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (478KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
C75 - Marshall County Airport (22 nm SW)
C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (32 nm NW)
KRPJ - Rochelle Municipal Airport/Koritz Field (33 nm N)
KSQI - Whiteside County Airport/Jos H Bittorf Field (33 nm NW)
C09 - Morris Municipal Airport-James R. Washburn Field (33 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jeff Spanier
Photo taken 01-Nov-2011
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 20-Apr-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 11:09 |
| Sunset | | 19:42 | | 00:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:11 | | 01:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Apr-2024 12:37:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 20-Apr-2024 07:37:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KVYS | 201215Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3026 RMK AO2 T00201037 TSNO
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KPIA
48nm SW | 201120Z 2012/2112 29007KT P6SM FEW200 FM201500 30011G20KT P6SM FEW050 FM210000 31007KT P6SM SCT050
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