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 and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives).
Weather right now KPIA · observed 4:54 pm CDT (21:54 UTC), 11 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (220°) at 13 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 75°F (24°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 29.95 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:32 pm CDT (17:32 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPIA 062154Z 22013KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02390078
TAF KPIA 061732Z 0618/0718 19011G19KT P6SM SKC FM062300 21006KT P6SM FEW050 FM071400 26008KT P6SM SCT250
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.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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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, never named. All aircraft registered in Illinois.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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 5, 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.