Illinois Valley Rgnl-Walter A Duncan Field
VYS · KVYS · Peru, Illinois · La Salle County · map
Illinois Valley Rgnl-Walter A Duncan Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Peru, 1 mile east of Peru, Illinois, 654 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 5,999 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KVYS · observed 12:10 pm CDT (17:10 UTC), 1606 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Altimeter 30.30 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KVYS 051710Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR A3030 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA VYS · ICAO KVYS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Peru
- Elevation
- 654 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- November to February, Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm; March to October, Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm; weekends, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1985
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,999 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 3,999 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 36: omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Vys and aWOS-3 | 120.025 | |
| Mazon and center (remote transmitter) Low | 123.75 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 815-223-8442.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Peru from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Peru, Illinois: 10 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 gyroplane. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Illinois.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided 50:1 approach clnc is maintained for runway 36.
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 preset low intst; to incr intst and activate runway end identifier lights runway 07/25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25; odals runway 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Wires at south end of runway are not the ctlg obstruction; approach slope is 36:1 and marked with orange balls.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.