// Station · 6m ago
KVYS
Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 12 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 7°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 654 FT
41.3519°N / 89.1531°W
LOCATION · Peru, US
WIND
120°12 kt
KVYS · 654 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/12G17
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 7
ALTIM
30.02"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 120°/12 kt, gusting 17. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KVYS 301921Z AUTO 12012G17KT 10SM CLR 30/07 A3002 RMK AO2
KVYS · day 30 at 19:21 UTC · wind from 120° at 12 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 12 ktG17
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
120°12G17 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
07★
HDG 070°
H8 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,999'
18
HDG 180°
H6 kt
X10 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 59%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
36
HDG 360°
T6 kt
X10 kt RIGHT
—
25
HDG 250°
T8 kt
X9 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,654 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +16°C
2,500FT
+1,846 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV654 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT551 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW
(Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:28ZSUNRISE
17:55ZSOLAR NOON
01:23ZSUNSET
01:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 55m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (6h 28m)
DAY LENGTH14h 55m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE21:54Z
MOONSET12:49Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KC75
VFR
Marshall County Airport · Lacon
- WIND
- 120° / 9 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM SW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KRPJ
VFR
Rochelle Municipal Airport - Koritz Field · Rochelle
- WIND
- 100° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM N
- AGE
- 12m ago
KSQI
VFR
Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field · Rock Falls
- WIND
- 100° / 10 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM NW
- AGE
- 31m ago
KC09
VFR
Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field · Morris
- WIND
- 060° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM E
- AGE
- 4m ago
KPNT
VFR
Pontiac Municipal Airport · Pontiac
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SE
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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