FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (201KB) |
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 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunset | | 18:14 | | 23:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:42 | | 23:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 14:30:50 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 09:30:50 |
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| METAR |
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| KVYS | 161355Z AUTO 26013G17KT 10SM OVC021 10/06 A2992 RMK AO2 T01020060
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KPIA
48nm SW | 160722Z 1607/1706 26005KT P6SM SKC FM160800 27010KT P6SM BKN025 FM162300 28003KT P6SM BKN035
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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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