KVYS — Illinois Valley Rgnl-Walter A Duncan Fld
Peru, IL · field elevation 654 ft · NON-ATCT
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KVYS current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KVYS 111158Z AUTO 20003KT 4SM BR SCT090 24/24 A2991 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 200° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 24 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.91 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,890 ft · pressure altitude 664 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 200° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 25 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 07 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 36 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
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 9 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 5,000–5,000 ft.
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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
- 1102Z / 0101Z
- Magnetic variation
- -3° (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.