FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VYS |
| Lat/Long: | 41-21-00.5345N / 089-09-10.6036W
41-21.008908N / 089-09.176727W
41.3501485 / -89.1529454
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 654 ft. / 199.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1990) |
| 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 |
| 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 REIL RY 07/25; MIRL RY 07/25; ODALS RY 36; MIRL RY 18/36 - 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 |
| PNTr326/37.0 | | 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: | 6000 x 100 ft. / 1829 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: | 41-21.605450N | | 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 . | | none |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4000 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: | 41-20.763372N | | 41-20.946770N |
| Longitude: | 089-09.583247W | | 089-08.743688W |
| Elevation: | 650.9 ft. | | 649.7 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 815-223-1148 |
| Manager: | CHUCK STUDER
ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL ARPT
PERU, IL 61354
Phone 815-223-2003 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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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 2009 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (235KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (239KB) |
| LOC RWY 36 | |
download (281KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
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 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunset | | 17:25 | | 23:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:54 | | 23:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 01:26:40 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 19:26:40 |
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| METAR |
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| KVYS | 130055Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR M02/M12 A3029 RMK AO2 T10181119
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KPIA
48nm SW | 121740Z 1218/1318 28011KT P6SM SKC FM122300 25006KT P6SM SKC FM130200 20004KT P6SM SCT250 FM131400 18008KT P6SM BKN100 OVC200 FM131700 19013KT 6SM -SN SCT025 BKN050
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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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