Illinois Valley Regional Airport (IATA: VYS, ICAO: KVYS, FAA LID: VYS), also known as Walter A. Duncan Field, is a city-owned, public-use airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northwest of the central business district of Peru, a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States.[1] The airport was opened in November 1985. The airport hosts the TBM Avenger Reunion every year in May.[2][3]

Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A. Duncan Field
IATA: VYS ICAO: KVYS FAA LID: VYS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	City of Peru
Serves	Peru, Illinois
Elevation AMSL	654 ft / 199 m
Coordinates	41°21′07″N 089°09′11″W
Website	www.peru.il.us/airport
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 6,000 1,829 Asphalt 7/25 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 21,000 Based aircraft 33
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Illinois Valley Regional Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) at an elevation of 654 feet (199 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways, one designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,999 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m) and a second designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,999 by 75 feet.[1][4][5][6]

A number of construction projects began at the airport in 2022 to upgrade facilities. The airport plans on extending the airport's major taxiway as well as adding five new hangars.[7]

The airport has an FBO that offers services such as catering, ground and cargo handling, and ground power units for transient aircraft as well as hangars for long-term storage. The facility offers charter flights. Meeting rooms, a lounge, a weather briefing station, and courtesy cars are also available.[3][4][8]

The airport also has a flying club that offers aircraft rental, flight training, and events such as fly-in breakfasts.[9]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 21,000 aircraft operations, an average of 57 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military. At that time, there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 12% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.[1][4][5][6]

See also

• List of airports in Illinois

References

External links

• Official website
• Traveling in the Illinois Valley at the Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development website
• FAA Terminal Procedures for VYS, effective October 6, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for VYS
  • AirNav airport information for KVYS
  • ASN accident history for VYS
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures