Airports / Illinois / PIA
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport
KPIA / PIAPeoria, IllinoisELEV 660 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
37 nm
To the nearest alternate
Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport, listed as KPIA / PIA, is a mid-sized airport in Peoria, Illinois. Field elevation is 660 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list PIA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI, 37 nm), Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI, 49 nm), and Quad City International Airport (MLI, 60 nm).
Trip costs from PIA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Peoria International Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PIA to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
5/5 reviews“The parking lot is large and has shuttle service, which is a nice feature, especially for disabled passengers.”
Jonathan Reyman5★ on Google
Staff & service
5/5 reviews“The parking lot is large and has shuttle service, which is a nice feature, especially for disabled passengers.”
Jonathan Reyman5★ on Google
Easy in & out
4/5 reviews“We live in Springfield, ans our airport has limited flights in and out, and limited places one can fly to direct.”
Jonathan Reyman5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KPIA
IATA
PIA
FAA / Local
PIA
Elevation
660 ft
Coordinates
40.6638° N · 89.6926° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs IL fields
state range 321–871 ft
At 660 ft, PIA sits higher than 60% of the 42 Illinois fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 37nmBMICentral Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-NormalBloomington/Normal
- 49nmSPIAbraham Lincoln Capital AirportSpringfield
- 60nmMLIQuad City International AirportMoline
- 63nmDECDecatur AirportDecatur
- 66nmBRLSoutheast Iowa Regional AirportBurlington
- 75nmCMIUniversity of Illinois Willard AirportSavoy
Location
Open the full mapKPIA · General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport · Peoria, IL
From the ramp
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