FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -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: | 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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| VALLEY | | at field | | 230 | | 00W | | VYS | ...- -.-- ... |
| 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 . | | 57 ft. tree, 1972 ft. from runway, 706 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 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 815-223-1148 |
| Manager: | DON KOWALCZYK
ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL ARPT
PERU, IL 61354
Phone 815-223-2962 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 43 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 38 | | 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 2006 | |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 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 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 25-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:19 | | 01:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:51 | | 01:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 19:43:14 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jul-2008 14:43:14 |
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| METAR |
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| KVYS | 251905Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM SCT023 OVC033 27/20 A3000 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KPIA
48nm SW | 251815Z 251818 19007KT P6SM BKN019 TEMPO 1821 NSW SCT040 FM2100 22007KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB FM0300 VRB05KT P6SM SCT070 TEMPO 1013 2SM BR BKN010
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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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