Construction Alert! Please plan accordingly when traveling to and from the airport! Construction is happening on Interstate 474 – Airport Exits. Construction Maps & Updates
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 […]
10/28/2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 10:00am – 2:00pm – Mobile DMV event offering a range of services. Standard state services fees will apply. Event will be held in PIA Main Terminal, 1st Floor Conference Room, near baggage claim and across from car rentals. Available services include: Acceptable forms of paymen for standard state service fees include […]
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 […]
02/03/2023
Located 7 miles West of Downtown Peoria, Peoria International Airport is a small-hub airport that served over 573,911 passengers in 2022. Passengers Number of Passengers: 573,911 in 2022 / 480,006 in 2021 / 326,861 in 2020 / 689,416 in 2019Air Freight Weight: 21.9 million pounds in 2022Commercial Flights Scheduled: 7,810Aircraft Landings and Take-Offs: 36,658 Flights Most Flown Legacy Flight: Dallas, […]
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 […]
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 […]
SPRING BREAK PARKING ALERT! All our Lots are FULL or near full. We may be parking at our Conrac Building.
Those parked illegally will receive a ticket. If the Byerly Aviation Lot and Overflow Parking (passed employee parking) become full, we will provide additional spaces and alert you accordingly with signage and/or an attendant. Please see the map below for parking spaces which are usually open. If you can not find a spot, or need our shuttle bus, please call our operations department, 309-697-8272, ext. 110.
Airline Ticket Counters close 45 minutes prior to their flights. Make sure to plan accordingly.
Safe Travels and Thank You for flying PIA!