FAA facility Airport

ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL-WALTER A DUNCAN FLD

PERU, ILLINOIS FAA VYS ICAO KVYS Open to the public

Open View on OpenStreetMap

Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

07/25 3,999 × 75 ft · Asphalt (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

07 25

Runway-end details

Runway 07/25 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
07	74°	—	—	—	—	—
25	254°	—	—	—	—	—

18/36 5,999 × 100 ft · Asphalt (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

18 36

Runway-end details

Runway 18/36 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
18	180°	—	—	—	—	—
36	360°	—	—	ODALS Omnidirectional approach light system	—	—

Communications

5 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
VYS AWOS-3	120.025	—
CTAF	123.0	—
UNICOM	123.0	—
MAZON RCAG	123.75	—
MAZON RCAG	259.1	—

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL-WALTER A DUNCAN FLD Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KVYS

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: VYS / KVYS
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1985-11
Part 139: Not certificated
Fuel: 100LL A+
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: PERU, IL
County: La Salle
FAA region: Great Lakes region
Coordinates: 41.35014, -89.15294
Elevation: 654.2 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

VYS Commissioned 1994-09-21 AWOS-3

Wildlife strikes

No unambiguous FAA wildlife-strike airport match is available for this facility.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.