General Downing - Peoria International
PIA · KPIA · Peoria, Illinois · Peoria County · map
General Downing - Peoria International is a public-use airport, 4 miles west of Peoria, Illinois, 661 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 10,104 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives) and about 63 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 41,711 takeoffs and landings a year. About 334,133 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for General Downing - Peoria International?
Its FAA code is PIA, and its ICAO code is KPIA.
Where is General Downing - Peoria International?
It is 4 miles west of Peoria, Illinois, 661 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at General Downing - Peoria International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 10,104 feet long.
Does General Downing - Peoria International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at General Downing - Peoria International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives.
Where can you fly nonstop from General Downing - Peoria International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Dallas-Fort Worth International, Charlotte/Douglas International, Denver International, Louisville Muhammad Ali International. Every route
Are there flight schools at General Downing - Peoria International?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Bradley Flying Association and Central Illinois Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to General Downing - Peoria International?
4 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KPIA · observed 3:54 pm CDT (20:54 UTC), 58 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east (090°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 74°F (23°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 30.22 inHg
The forecast issued Thu 12:32 pm CDT (17:32 UTC), good until Fri 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Thu 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Fri 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued, and in English (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPIA 222054Z 09003KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP232 T02330100 56017
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KPIA
- the station, KPIA
- 222054Z
- observed 3:54 pm CDT (20:54 UTC)
- 09003KT
- wind from the east at 3 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- CLR
- clear skies
- 23/10
- temperature 23 °C (73 °F), dew point 10 °C (50 °F)
- A3022
- altimeter setting 30.22 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP232
- sea-level pressure 1023.2 hPa
- T02330100
- temperature 23.3 °C (74 °F), dew point 10 °C (50 °F)
- 56017
- pressure in the last three hours falling, then steady, change 1.7 hPa
TAF KPIA 221732Z 2218/2318 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM231600 16007KT P6SM FEW070
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KPIA
- the station, KPIA
- 221732Z
- issued 12:32 pm CDT (17:32 UTC)
- 2218/2318 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
- valid from Thu 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) to Fri 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- FM231600 16007KT P6SM FEW070
- from Fri 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning field conditions, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
Field conditions now: elevation 661 ft, altimeter 30.22, 74°F (23°C; standard would be 14°C). Pressure altitude 350 ft. Density altitude 1,450 ft. The aircraft performs as if the field were at 1,450 feet: above the field (750 feet higher). The air is 9 °C warmer than standard, so expect a somewhat longer takeoff run and a slower climb than at standard temperature.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Use end | Wind on it | Room for your book distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 10,104 ft | concrete | 13 | 2 kt headwind, 2 kt crosswind from the left | |
| 04/22 | 8,004 ft | asphalt | 04 | 2 kt headwind, 2 kt crosswind from the right |
Wind 090° true at 3 kt; the end with the most headwind is shown for each runway, with the crosswind at that end.
Pressure altitude is the field elevation corrected for today's altimeter setting; density altitude adds the effect of temperature. The aircraft's manual turns these into takeoff and landing distances, climb and fuel burn. Observation KPIA, 3:54 pm CDT (20:54 UTC).
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported icing within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 13,000 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (SPI, 49 nm south), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: light and variable; 6,000 ft: light and variable, 10 °C; 9,000 ft: 340° at 10 kt, 7 °C; 12,000 ft: 340° at 12 kt, 2 °C; 18,000 ft: 280° at 10 kt, -12 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
31 notices to air missions in force at this field, 1 more starting within a week.
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. The notices come from the FAA's notice service, the site's copy refreshed every few minutes (last checked 2 minutes ago). The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices; the request for the full feed is with the FAA.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PIA · ICAO KPIA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 661 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 10,104 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 8,004 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 500 ft, 9,604 ft available for landing, tree 137 ft high 5,034 ft from the end
- Runway 31: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 79 ft high 3,695 ft from the end
- Runway 04: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 7,826 ft available for landing, tree 47 ft high 1,013 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 93 ft high 2,500 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 126.1 | Peoria |
| Clearance delivery | 124.675 | Peoria |
| Ground | 121.85 | Peoria |
| Tower | 124.0 | Peoria |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 125.8 | Peoria |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Peoria |
| Peoria and rco | 122.5 | Peoria |
| Arng and operations | 141.15 | Peoria |
| Ang and operations | 141.35 | Peoria |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 309-322-3740.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport (9 nm northeast), Pekin Municipal (11 nm south), Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal Airport (37 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Illinois · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Lighted power line runway 04 approach.
- Runway 22 PAPI unusable beyond 9 degreess right of centerline.
- Approach slope 36:1 to displaced thld.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Portion of taxiway A-5 not visible from tower due to a building.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 6,399 departures from PIA in those twelve months, carrying 397,829 passengers in 511,271 seats (78% filled), to 49 destinations on 12 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Downing - Peoria International → Chicago O'Hare International PIA–ORD | 2,853 | 111,939 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Envoy Air, GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a... and 2 more |
| General Downing - Peoria International → Dallas-Fort Worth International PIA–DFW | 1,005 | 61,515 | PSA Airlines Inc., Envoy Air |
| General Downing - Peoria International → Charlotte/Douglas International PIA–CLT | 689 | 36,253 | PSA Airlines Inc. |
| General Downing - Peoria International → Denver International PIA–DEN | 426 | 31,681 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Allegiant Air |
| General Downing - Peoria International → Louisville Muhammad Ali International PIA–SDF | 255 | 0 | United Parcel Service |
| General Downing - Peoria International → Punta Gorda PIA–PGD | 216 | 33,145 | Allegiant Air |
| General Downing - Peoria International → Phoenix PIA–AZA | 213 | 32,654 | Allegiant Air |
| General Downing - Peoria International → St. Pete-Clearwater International PIA–PIE | 158 | 24,703 | Allegiant Air |
All 49 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 33 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| jets | 8 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 15 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 41,711, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 5,893 |
| air taxi and commuter | 5,922 |
| general aviation, travelling | 13,579 |
| general aviation, local | 9,555 |
| military | 6,762 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Peoria from the FAA register
60 aircraft are registered to owners in Peoria, Illinois: 35 piston singles, 8 turboprops, 7 helicopters, 4 piston twins, 3 balloons. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Illinois.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Bradley Flying Association 2 aircraft · Peoria Bradley Flying Association is a not-for-profit flying club established in 1963 in the Peoria, Illinois area.
- Central Illinois Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Peoria
- Straight Tail Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Peoria
Charter operators and airlines based in Peoria:
- Osf Aviation LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Peoria:
- Byerly Aviation INC Byerly Aviation is a full-service fixed base operation (FBO) and aircraft maintenance and repair facility at General Wayne A.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 training center examiner.
- Jeffrey Allen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Jet Air, Inc. · Galesburg, IL (37 nm) · (309) 221-3577 · [email protected]
- Joseph Lawrence Kinzer private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Peru, IL (48 nm) · (262) 573-6115 · [email protected]
- Thomas James Norton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Peru, IL (48 nm) · (407) 951-2901 · [email protected]
- Dennis Dwain Taft private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Springfield, IL (49 nm) · (217) 553-6154 · [email protected]
All 14 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 15 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Peoria 60 aircraft · 35 piston singles, 8 turboprops, 7 helicopters
- Pia Avcenter LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Osf Aviation LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Lakehouse Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Bradley Flying Association 2 aircraft in town
- Osf Aviation LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Bradley Flying Association 2 aircraft · flying club
- Central Illinois Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Straight Tail Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Byerly Aviation INC · repair station
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 2,853 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 1,005 flights in twelve months · PSA Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 689 flights in twelve months · PSA Airlines Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 426 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Allegiant Air
- Louisville Muhammad Ali International (SDF) 255 flights in twelve months · United Parcel Service
- Punta Gorda (PGD) 216 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Phoenix (AZA) 213 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- St. Pete-Clearwater International (PIE) 158 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 15 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,117 since 1982 · 251 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Illinois 103 landing places
- Illinois 8,050 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PIA.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 21, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.