KVYS · VYS
Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field
Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS / VYS) is a general-aviation airfield serving Peru, Illinois. The field lies at 654 ft (199 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 5,999 ft (1,828 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Flaherty Field (0LL4), 4 nm NNE.
Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 654 ft (199 m)
- Coordinates
- 41.3519, -89.1531
- Serving
- Peru
- Region
- Illinois
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways2 · longest 5,999 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 18 points 180° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,999 ft1,828 m | 100 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 07/25 | 3,999 ft1,219 m | 75 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.