Illinois Valley Regional Airport

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Illinois Valley Regional Airport

Walter A. Duncan Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCity of Peru
ServesPeru, Illinois
Elevation AMSL654 ft / 199 m
Coordinates41°21′07″N 089°09′11″W / 41.35194°N 89.15306°W / 41.35194; -89.15306Coordinates: 41°21′07″N 089°09′11″W / 41.35194°N 89.15306°W / 41.35194; -89.15306
Websitewww.peru.il.us/airport
Map
VYS is located in Illinois
VYS
VYS
Location of airport in Illinois
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
7/25 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations21,000
Based aircraft33

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]

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 6,000 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m) and a second designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet.[1]

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]

Hosted 2014 Uproar tour with Godsmack headlining.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for VYS PDF, effective 2009-08-27.
  2. ^ "TBM Avenger Reunion & Air Show". TBM Avenger Reunion. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

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