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KVYS Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field
Peru, Illinois, USA

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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
BDFr060/22.7BRADFORD VORTAC114.7000E
PNTr326/37.0PONTIAC VOR/DME109.6003E
JOTr251/39.3JOLIET VORTAC112.3002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
OTTAWA266/13.526601EOIX --- .. -..-
WHITESIDE126/35.725401EBOZ -... --- --..
KEWANEE075/37.424501EEZI . --.. ..

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: N
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 41-21.605293N41-20.617465N
Longitude: 089-09.190297W089-09.180550W
Elevation: 654.2 ft.637.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180360
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Approach lights: ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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: 
Single wheel: 24.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 41-20.763407N41-20.946748N
Longitude: 089-09.583143W089-08.743792W
Elevation: 651.0 ft.649.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 074254
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 71 ft. tree, 2005 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear47 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
    
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

FBO 815-223-2003.

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
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 of KVYS (Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field)
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Photo taken 01-Nov-2011
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From to KVYS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0410:04
Sunrise05:3610:36
Sunset20:1001:10
Evening civil twilight20:4201:42

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 10:12:01
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 05:12:01
 
METAR
KVYS 180955Z AUTO 06003KT 5SM BR BKN021 OVC029 14/13 A3003 RMK AO2 T01420127
TAF
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Illinois Valley Regional Airport 815-223-8441
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS $5.90 $4.95 
 Updated 23-Apr-2013
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 PERU 1.4 
LA QUINTA INN PERU - STARVED ROCK STATE PARK 1.5 90-95
 

Other hotels near Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN AND SUITES PERU 1.5 
FAIRFIELD LA SALLE PERU 1.5 100-130
QUALITY INN 1.8 85-90
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES PERU - LASALLE AREA 1.8 140-219
SPRING VALLEY INN 3.7 45-80
DAYS INN OGLESBY/STARVED ROCK 5.3 72-90
BEST WESTERN OGLESBY INN 5.5 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field

4 in Peru
1 in Spring Valley
1 in Oglesby
2 in Mendota
4 in Ottawa
 

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