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General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport

Peoria, United States

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ICAO

KPIA

Elevation

660 ft

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PIA

Location

Peoria · IL · United States

Connectivity

15 routes · 10 destinations

Position

40.664°, -89.693° · 660 ft elev.

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Central Illinois' primary commercial gateway serving Peoria.

Opened

1940

Location

Peoria, United States

General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA/KPIA) is the largest commercial airport in the Peoria metropolitan area of central Illinois. It serves as an important regional hub for business and leisure travelers in the Illinois River Valley region. The airport was renamed in honor of General Wayne A. Downing, a Peoria native and distinguished U.S. Army general who served as commander of U.S. Special Operations Command. The facility handles both commercial passenger service and significant cargo operations, and is also home to the Illinois Air National Guard's 182nd Airlift Wing. The airport has undergone modernization projects over the years to improve facilities and passenger experience, and it handles connections to major hub airports including Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, and Charlotte.

Terminals

The airport operates a single terminal building with multiple concourses serving commercial passengers.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation options include rental cars, taxis, rideshare services, and hotel shuttles, with no direct public transit rail link to downtown Peoria.

Airlines here

Major airlines serving PIA include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines, primarily operating regional feeder flights to their respective hub airports.

Notable facts

›Named after General Wayne A. Downing, a Peoria native who led U.S. Special Operations Command.
›Home to the Illinois Air National Guard's 182nd Airlift Wing, which operates C-130 aircraft.
›The airport holds 'international' status and has customs facilities for international operations.
›Located approximately 6 miles west of downtown Peoria, Illinois.
›Caterpillar Inc., headquartered in Peoria, contributes significantly to the airport's business travel demand.

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Route map (10 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

United Airlines

US Airways

Routes

PIA → ORDAA · ER4 ERD

PIA → DFWAA · ER4

PIA → ATLAF · CRJ

PIA → ATLDL · CRJ

PIA → MSPDL · CRJ

PIA → DTWDL · CRJ

PIA → PGDG4 · M80

PIA → LASG4 · M80

PIA → AZAG4 · M80

PIA → PIEG4 · M80 320

PIA → ATLKL · CRJ

PIA → ORDUA · ER4 ERJ CRJ

PIA → DENUA · CRJ

PIA → DFWUS · ER4

PIA → ORDUS · ERD

Aircraft operating here

CRJ7 routes Embraer RJ1454 routes M804 routes Embraer RJ1402 routes Airbus A3201 routes ERJ1 routes

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Encyclopaedia

General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport is a civil/military public airport five miles west of downtown Peoria, in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. It is on the northwest edge of Bartonville, near Bellevue. It is owned by the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria, which often refers to it as Peoria International Airport. It was formerly the Greater Peoria Regional Airport.

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