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Peoria International Airport

2024 By the Numbers

Posted: 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

Posted: 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”

Posted: 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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REAL ID Deadline!

Posted: 05/02/2025

May 7, 2025. Get the facts.

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United announces new service from Denver to Peoria

Posted: 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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PIA Named for New Tower Grant

Posted: 10/24/2024

Peoria, IL – Senators Durbin and Duckworth yesterday announced a new grant for the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria to aid in funding the replacement Air Traffic Control Tower at the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. The grant of $13,510,000 is the third batch of funding for the tower project. MAAP will provide […]

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MAAP Plans Groundbreaking for Air Traffic Control Tower

Posted: 10/18/2024

 WHO: Metropolitan Airport Authority Staff and Board, Congressman LaHood, Congressman  Sorensen, Federal Aviation Administration, Senator Koehler, Representative Spain, City, County and Many More…  WHAT: Groundbreaking Ceremony for the NEW Air Traffic Control Tower, marking the success of multiple entities striving to achieve improvements for PIA and the community. Together they celebrate the determination and dedication of 12+ […]

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Good News from PIA: Airport of the Year and two record setting months

Posted: 10/11/2024

Peoria, IL – The Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, has named the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) the Primary Airport of the Year for 2024. A Primary Airport is defined by the FAA as one having more than 10,000 annual airline passengers. PIA was named in addition to six other […]

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PIA celebrates 20 years of Allegiant flights

Posted: 04/26/2024

Peoria, IL – Allegiant Airlines started service at General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) in March 2004, with 5x weekly service to Las Vegas. “We are proud of our long-standing relationship with Allegiant. For 20 years our organizations have worked together to grow air service in the Peoria area and are honored to […]

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Airport Construction Alerts

Posted: 04/23/2024

Please plan accordingly when traveling to and from the airport! Allow a minimum of 2 hours prior to your flight as ticket counters will close 45 minutes prior to take off! Parking may take extra time with construction surrounding the airport.

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