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 […]
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 […]