News & Press Releases - Peoria International Airport

Mobile DMV – RealID Event

Posted: 10/28/2024

Thursday, November 14, 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 […]

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 […]

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+ […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

Rickey Event Rededication

Posted: 10/11/2023

The Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria invites the media to join us at the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport for an important event. WHAT: George Rickey Sculpture, Two Open Rectangles Excentric Variation VI, Square Section (1976), Rededication and Ribbon Cutting with remarks from Director of Airports Gene Olson and Peoria RiverFront Museum Bill […]

Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria Receives Grant for New Air Service to West

Posted: 10/04/2023

Peoria, IL – The US Department of Transportation announced that a grant of $500,000 was awarded to the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria (MAAP) under the Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASD). This program provides funds to small communities to address air service and airfare issues. The grant application process required the communities to […]

FAA Announces Phase 2 Grant for New Control Tower at PIA

Posted: 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 […]

2022 By the Numbers

Posted: 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, […]

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