FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VYS |
| Lat/Long: | 41-21-06.7250N / 089-09-11.1030W
41-21.112083N / 089-09.185050W
41.3518681 / -89.1530842
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| Elevation: | 654 ft. / 199.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1990) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of PERU, IL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 61354 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1985 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| 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 0700-2300, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-2200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT ODALS RY 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.025 (815-223-8442) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 123.75/354.0 (AURORA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BDFr060/22.7 | | BRADFORD VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 00E |
| PNTr326/37.1 | | PONTIAC VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 03E |
| JOTr251/39.3 | | JOLIET VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| OTTAWA | | 266/13.5 | | 266 | | 01E | | OIX | --- .. -..- |
| WHITESIDE | | 126/35.7 | | 254 | | 01E | | BOZ | -... --- --.. |
| KEWANEE | | 075/37.5 | | 245 | | 01E | | EZI | . --.. .. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 41-21.605450N | | 41-20.617483N |
| Longitude: | 089-09.190450W | | 089-09.180683W |
| Elevation: | 654.0 ft. | | 640.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 | | 360 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| 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 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PERU
1727 4TH STREET
PERU, IL 61354
Phone 815-223-1148 |
| Manager: | DON KOWALCZYK
ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL ARPT
PERU, IL 61354
Phone 815-223-2962 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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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 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SOUTHBOUND JET DEPS CLIMB STRAIGHT SOUTH TO THE RIVER (APRXLY 3 MI) BEFORE TURNING EASTBOUND. |
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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (231KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (226KB) |
| LOC RWY 36 | |
download (275KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
C75 - Marshall County Airport (23 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Dec-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 12:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunset | | 16:26 | | 22:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:57 | | 22:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Dec-2009 22:30:19 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 06-Dec-2009 16:30:19 |
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| METAR |
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| KVYS | 062205Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 03/M04 A3015 RMK AO2 T00261042
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| TAF |
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KPIA
48nm SW | 061735Z 0618/0718 20010KT P6SM BKN150 FM062300 14008KT P6SM BKN150 FM070700 14006KT P6SM BKN050 FM070900 16006KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM071500 23010KT P6SM OVC035
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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