FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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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| 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 |
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: | CODY WILLIAMS
ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL ARPT
PERU, IL 61354
Phone 815-223-2003 |
Additional Remarks
| A52-18 | WIRES AT SOUTH END OF RY ARE NOT THE CTLG OBSTN; APCH SLOPE IS 36:1 & MKD WITH ORANGE BALLS . |
| - | 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (221KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (222KB) |
| 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 29-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 12:31 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 13:02 |
| Sunset | | 16:28 | | 22:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:58 | | 22:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2025 07:37:00 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 29-Nov-2025 01:37:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KVYS | 290715Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM SCT044 BKN065 OVC085 M02/M07 A3035 RMK AO2 T10171072 TSNO
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KPIA
48nm SW | 290520Z 2906/3006 12005KT P6SM OVC070 FM290700 14005KT 3SM -SN OVC050 FM290900 13010KT 1SM -SN BR OVC015 FM291300 15015G25KT 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC007 FM300200 22014G22KT 1SM -RASN BR OVC003
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