Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 10:35 AM CDT, Oct 27, KVYS is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field in Peru, IL, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Peru, IL at a field elevation of 654 ft. KVYS reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (07/25, 18/36), the longest 5,999 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 120.025.
Wind from the south (170°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KVYS 271535Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR A3026 RMK AO2
Current pilot readout for KVYS
KVYS is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). KVYS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPIA, about 48 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 5,999 ft | ASP | 6 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 25 | 3,999 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 07 | 3,999 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 6 kt right |
| 36 | 5,999 ft | ASP | 6 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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KVYS runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Closed (NOTAM)Runway 07/253,999 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KVYSWind
- 07
- 1 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 1 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/365,999 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KVYSWind
- 18
- 6 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 6 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
KVYS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KVYS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ORD UA /OV ORD140038/TM 0337/FL110/TP E75S/TB OCNL LT CHOP/RM DURD
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ORD140038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0337Reported at 03:37 UTC.FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.TP E75SAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LT CHOPTurbulence: occasional lt chop.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
RFD UA /OV CUDUP/TM 0330/FL020/TP B757/WV 20007KT/RM DURD RWY 07
RFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CUDUPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0330Reported at 03:30 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP B757Aircraft type reporting.WV 20007KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM DURD RWY 07Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KVYS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 55%
- 25
- 26%
- 07
- 13%
- 36
- 6%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KVYS's own weather station.
Wind is 10° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,999 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25, 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A+
- Attended
- Nov-Feb Mon-Fri 0700-1700 local; Mar-Oct Mon-Fri 0700-1700 local; Sat-Sun 0800-1600 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high pressure · Bulk, high pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KVYS
- IATA
- VYS
- FAA LID
- VYS
- City
- Peru
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 654 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.3519, -89.1531
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,999 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KPIA
- AWOS/ASOS
- 120.025 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 47m
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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VYS's real runway layout on the back, elevation and tower frequency on the front. Add your tail number on the sleeve.
Pilot PIREPs for Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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