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TSA PreCheck®

08/29/2025

September 23-26, 2025 (Tuesday – Friday) 9:00am – 12:00; 1:00pm – 5:00pm HOW TO SIGN UP FOR TSA PRE✓: Remember to bring the documents you selected in step nine to your appointment along with $76.50 paid by credit card, money order, company check or certified/cashier’s check (no cash or personal checks will be accepted). Once […]

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PIA Surpasses 80,000 Passengers for First Time in Airport History

08/28/2025

Peoria, IL – July 2025 capped off a historic summer at General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) with an unprecedented 80,836 passengers, a 26% increase over July 2024. This milestone not only sets a new all-time high, but also continues a remarkable trend, with 10 of the last 12 months setting monthly records. […]

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PIA Shattering Monthly Records and All-Time Highs

07/25/2025

Peoria, IL – The General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) continues its remarkable growth trajectory, setting monthly passenger records in nine of the past 11 months. Most recently, April, May, and June have each reached all-time highs. June closed with 78,892 total passengers traveling through PIA—a 20% increase over June 2024. This figure […]

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2024 By the Numbers

05/02/2025

Located 7 miles West of Downtown Peoria, Peoria International Airport is a small-hub airport that served over 687,601 passengers in 2024. Passengers Total Number of Passengers: 687,601 in 2024/ 638,378 in 2023/ 573,911 in 2022 / 480,006 in 2021 / 326,861 in 2020 / 689,416 in 2019Air Freight Weight: 14.9 million pounds in 2024Commercial Flights Scheduled: 9,344Aircraft Landings […]

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PIA Launches United Daily Service to Denver

05/02/2025

Peoria, IL – United Airlines now flies daily, non-stop from the Denver International Airport to the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport.  These daily flights are on 76 seat regional jet airplanes with service in two classes.  Service began March 30, 2025.  The schedule includes an 8:50 am departure from PIA arriving at DEN […]

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“Turbo on the Taxiway”

05/02/2025

Meet our Bison – part of Peoria County’s 200th Anniversary and our (Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria’s 75th Anniversary) #Bisontennial. Come out to visit Turbo for a chance to win prizes as a part of the Bison Trek

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United announces new service from Denver to Peoria

12/19/2024

Peoria, IL – United Airlines today is announcing new service from their hub in Denver, CO to several locations, including a daily non-stop from the Denver International Airport to the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport.  These daily flights will be on 76 seat regional jet airplanes with service in two classes.  Service begins […]

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FAA Announces Phase 2 Grant for New Control Tower at PIA

02/28/2023

 Peoria, IL – The US Department of Transportation today announced a grant of $14 million under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to continue with construction of a replacement Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) at the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. The existing ATCT is co-located with the old terminal which opened […]

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PIA achieves Perfect Score from FAA

05/03/2022

The General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport recently achieved another perfect score from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during a rigorous annual certification and safety inspection. The FAA requires all U.S. airports providing commercial airline service to undergo a yearly examination.  This critical and comprehensive annual safety inspection covers: Airport Certification Manual (ACM) and […]

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COVID-19 Information

04/20/2022

The Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria, which operates and manages General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) and Mt. Hawley Airport (3MY), is following the guidance of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Peoria County Health Department (PCHD) as well as our airlines and tenants to help […]

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