# Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (VYS / KVYS)

**Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field** (IATA: VYS, ICAO: KVYS) is a small airport in Peru, Illinois, United States. It opened in Nov 1985. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,999 ft (1,829 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvys

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VYS / KVYS
- FAA: VYS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Peru, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Nov 1985
- Elevation: 654 ft / 199 m
- Coordinates: 41.3519, -89.1531
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,999 ft / 1,829 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.peru.il.us/airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Valley_Regional_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3084258
- Weather station: KVYS
- Ident: KVYS

## Timeline

- Nov 1985: Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 5,999 ft / 1,829 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 07/25 | 3,999 ft / 1,219 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 074° / 254° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,999 ft / 1,829 m | =4,711 of 29,858 | =1,390 in North America | =1,090 in US |
| Elevation | 654 ft / 199 m | =24,323 of 43,403 | =11,658 in North America | =9,695 in US |
| Age | Opened 1985 | =8,826 of 15,079 | =6,682 in North America | =6,572 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 120.025 |
| CNTR | CHICAGO CNTR | 123.750 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.000 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvys/data