KVYS — Illinois Valley Rgnl-Walter A Duncan Fld
Peru, IL · field elevation 654 ft · NON-ATCT
KVYS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KVYS 252340Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM SCT120 18/12 A3024 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 060° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 12 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.24 inHg
- Density altitude
- 769 ft · pressure altitude 334 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 060° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 07 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 36 | 3 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 18 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 25 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 10 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 19,000–19,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KVYS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KVYS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.35014, -89.15294
- Elevation
- 654 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1148Z / 2347Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°W (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- La Salle, IL
Everything else KVYS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,999 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 07/25 | 3,999 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KVYS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Illinois airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.