FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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: | 00E (1990) |
| 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 |
| 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: | 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 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 |
| PNTr326/37.0 | | 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 | | 075/37.4 | | 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: | 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 |
| Gradient: | N |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 | | 360 |
| 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: | | | 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 |
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: | 074 | | 254 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 71 ft. tree, 2005 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 47 ft. pole, 1595 ft. from runway, 290 ft. right of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PERU
1727 4TH STREET
PERU, IL 61354
Phone 815-223-8441 |
| Manager: | CHUCK STUDER
ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL ARPT
PERU, IL 61354
Phone 815-223-2003 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 35 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 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 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (198KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (207KB) |
| LOC RWY 36 | |
download (241KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:04 | | 10:04 |
| Sunrise | | 05:36 | | 10:36 |
| Sunset | | 20:10 | | 01:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:42 | | 01:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:12:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:12:01 |
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| METAR |
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| KVYS | 180955Z AUTO 06003KT 5SM BR BKN021 OVC029 14/13 A3003 RMK AO2 T01420127
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KPIA
48nm SW | 180707Z 1807/1906 12003KT 4SM BR SCT025 TEMPO 1809/1812 2SM BR SCT007 BKN020 FM181300 13008KT P6SM SCT050 FM190200 13003KT P6SM SKC
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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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