PIA Emergency Contingency Plan

General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport
EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY PLAN – 2017

The General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) has prepared this
update to the Emergency Contingency Plan pursuant to §42301 of the FAA
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. Questions regarding this plan can be directed to
Gene N. Olson, Director of Airports, at golson@flypia.com. PIA is filing this plan with the
Department of Transportation because (1) it is a commercial airport or (2) this airport
may be used by an air carrier described in USC 42301(a)(1) for diversions.
This plan describes how, following excessive tarmac delays and to the extent
practicable, PIA will:

• Provide for the deplanement of passengers;
• Provide for the sharing of facilities and make gates available at the airport; and
• Provide a sterile area following excessive tarmac delays for passengers who have not yet cleared United States Customs & Border Protection (CBP).

PIA has facility constraints that limit our ability to accommodate diverted flights or
maintain the airport’s safe operation and strongly encourages aircraft operators to
contact Airport Operations at (309) 303-1001 for prior coordination of diverted flights,
except in the case of a declared in-flight emergency. Specific facility constraints include
the following: lack of airstairs for aircraft larger than Boeing 757 (not compatible with
higher door sill heights than B-757); lack of international passenger processing facilities;
limited numbers of aircraft parking positions. These constraints are noted in PIA’s
Airport/Facility Directory record. During diversion events PIA issues NOTAMs regarding
its ability to accommodate diverted flights to ensure the safe and efficient operation of
the airport and its ability to serve the civil aviation needs of the public during irregular
operations events.

Airport Information
Name of Airport: General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport
Name and title of person preparing the plan: Gene N. Olson, Director of Airports
Preparer contact number: (309) 697-8272, ext. 100 (office)
Preparer contact e-mail: golson@flypia.com
Date of submission of plan: May 10, 2017
Airport Category: Large Hub, Medium Hub, Small Hub, Non Hub

In the event of diversion or other irregular operations events, aircraft operators should
contact Airport Operations at (309) 303-1001 or (309) 697-8272 extension 110
(24/7/365) or 100 (office hours only) for assistance.

Plan to Provide for the Deplanement of Passengers Following Excessive
Tarmac Delays₃

PIA has limited equipment and personnel needed to safely deplane passengers from air
carrier aircraft. This equipment is limited to portable boarding stairs that can be used to
deplane aircraft up to the size (door sill height) of a Boeing 757, as well as shuttle buses
that can be used to transport passengers from remote aircraft parking locations to the
airline terminal. We will utilize this equipment to deplane passengers as soon as
practicable after receiving requests from such airlines at the contact number listed
above. PIA does not own or operate any other Ground Support Equipment needed to
safely deplane passengers from air carrier aircraft and is, therefore, unable on its own to
provide for the deplanement of passengers. Additionally airport personnel are not trained
to assist in the deplanement of passengers using equipment owned or operated by air
carriers or contract service providers. We will also provide a list of airlines, ground
handlers, fixed base operators and others who may have the necessary equipment and
personnel to safely deplane passengers to airlines as soon as practicable after receiving
requests from such airlines experiencing excessive tarmac delays at the contact number
listed above.

Plan to Provide for the Sharing of Facilities and Make Gates Available in an
Emergency

The gates at PIA are under preferential lease to air carriers and are not fully controlled
by the airport during those time periods when the tenant’s usage of that gate meets the
usage specified in the preferential use lease. We may be able to direct a tenant airline to
accommodate another air carrier aircraft at its preferentially leased gate during those
time periods when the tenant airline is not using, or not scheduled to use, the gates. We
will direct our tenant air carriers to make gates and other facilities available to an air
carrier seeking to deplane at a gate during those time periods the gates are not in use or
not scheduled to be in use, to the maximum extent practicable.

Plan to Provide a Sterile Area for Passengers Who Have Not Cleared United
States Customs and Border Protection₅

PIA does not have international passenger processing facilities. We will coordinate with
local CBP and law enforcement officials to identify suitable areas and procedures for
establishing a temporary sterile area into which international passengers on diverted
aircraft who have not yet cleared United States Customs and Border Protection can be
deplaned. Once these efforts are complete, we will coordinate with local CBP officials to
develop procedures that will allow international passengers who have not yet cleared
United States Customs and Border Protection to be deplaned into these sterile areas to
the extent practicable. We are in the process of developing new international passenger
facilities, and we have begun a dialog with CBP officials at the Port of Chicago to
establish these facilities.

Public Access to the Emergency Contingency Plan

PIA will provide public access to its emergency contingency plan through one or more of
the following means:

• Posting in a conspicuous location on the airport website (http://www.flypia.com)
• Making hard copies of the plan available upon request at the Airport Administration Office