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KVYS · Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KVYS FAA VYS Elev 654 ft Lat 41° 21.11' N Lon 89° 9.19' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,999 ft. Max gradient: 0.28%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 179.6° 5,999 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.28%
36 359.6° 5,999 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.28%
07 074° 3,999 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
25 254° 3,999 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.03%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 120.025
  • CNTR CHICAGO CNTR 123.750
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 18 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·ILLINOIS 79 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – MOUNT HAWLEY AUXILIARY (3MY) 7 N UTC–6(–5DT) N40º47.75´ W89º36.81´ 793 B NOTAM FILE IKK RWY 18–36: H4001X60 (ASPH) S–20 MIRL 0.5% up N RWY 36: REIL.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 32´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 3, 4 LGT ACTIVATE REIL and VASI Rwy 36—CTAF, MIRL Rwy 18–36 operates SS–SR.
  • ·Fuel 24 hr 100LL and Jet A avbl with credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 309-697-8272
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®SAINT LOUIS APP/DEP CON 125.8 CLNC DEL 121.6
  • ·PEORIA (L) (L) VORTACW 115.2 PIA Chan 99 N40º40.80´ W89º47.57´ 046º 10.7 NM to fld. 731/4E.
  • ·VOR portion unusable: 009º–019º byd 25 NM blo 8,000´ PEOTONE N41º16.18´ W87º47.46´ NOTAM FILE IKK.
  • ·(L) (L) VORTACW 113.2 EON Chan 79 190º 12.1 NM to Greater Kankakee. 689/2E.
  • ·PERCIVAL SPRINGS (See WATSON on page 92) PERU ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL–WALTER A DUNCAN FLD (VYS)(KVYS) 1 E UTC–6(–5DT) N41º21.01´ W89º09.18´ 654 B NOTAM FILE VYS RWY 18–36: H5999X100 (ASPH) S–24, D–70 MIRL 0.3% up N RWY 18: Wires at south end of ry are not the tn; apch slope is 36:1 & mkd with orange balls ..
  • ·RWY 07–25: H3999X75 (ASPH) S–24 MIRL RWY 07: REIL.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ OX 1, 3 LGT MIRL 18–36 preset low ints; to increase ints and ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 07, Rwy 25, MIRL Rwy 07–25, Rwy 18–36, ODALS Rwy 36—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2300Z‡, Sat–Sun 1400–2200Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 815-223-2003
  • ·AWOS–3 120.025 (815) 223–8442.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®CHICAGO CENTER APP/DEP CON 123.75 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·BRADFORD (H) TACAN Chan 94 BDF (114.7) N41º09.58´ W89º35.27´ 060º 22.8 NM to fld. 810/0E.
  • ·VOR portion unusable: 189º–199º blo 3,500´ btn 25 and 35 NM CHICAGO L–27C IAP CHICAGO L–28H CHICAGO H–5D, L–28H IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 22,000 ops in 1999

2024 total

21,000

10-yr total

210,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 98% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=5

  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Midair / near-midair 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-07-15 SC IAR SA Brasov IAR 825 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2006-06-18 Good,Turner RV-6A,RV-8 · Midair / near-midair · day →
2004-03-13 Piper PA-28R-200 · Gear-up · day →
1995-06-17 Piper PA-32RT-300 · Gear-up · day →
1992-02-23 Cessna 150L · Ground collision · day →

Designees in IL

CFI Flight Instructors 2,147 A&P Mechanics 6,104 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 49 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 13 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 43 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 56 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Joseph Lawrence Kinzer Peru IL 1 nm
Thomas James Norton Peru IL 1 nm
Jerry Kelvin Lay Minonk IL 27 nm
Matthew Edward Massey Yorkville IL 38 nm
Gregory Mark Wilson Oswego IL 42 nm
Keith Mcgill Plainfield IL 44 nm
Jay Christopher Rud Aurora IL 46 nm
Michael Louis Hudetz Batavia IL 48 nm
Kevin Carlyle Lindsay Naperville IL 51 nm
Ronald Neal Ridenour Naperville IL 51 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Kyle Alexander Rimmele Peru IL 1 nm
Joseph Evan Nimee Spring Valley IL 2 nm
John Edward Thompson Iii Ladd IL 3 nm
Joseph Clark Zeman La Salle IL 4 nm
Darrell Lee Marquis Hennepin IL 10 nm
Michael Harlan Maas Mendota IL 13 nm
Carlos Shane Ambler Mendota IL 13 nm
Earl Edwin Rogers Princeton IL 14 nm
Daniel Clarence Shaw Princeton IL 14 nm
John Edward Marselus Princeton IL 14 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Charles Michael Studer Peru IL 1 nm
Bradley Alan Deckert Peru IL 1 nm
Colin Thomas Hartman Peru IL 1 nm
James Richard Scoma Peru IL 1 nm
Bryan Glenn Hartman Peru IL 1 nm
Joseph William Siebert Peru IL 1 nm
Jessie Dale Edington Ladd IL 3 nm
Loren Arthur Ganskop La Salle IL 4 nm
William Eugene Migliorini Granville IL 6 nm
David Lawrence Hrasch Granville IL 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 23 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 51 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 52 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 57 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 63 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 71 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 72 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 80 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 92 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 107 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.