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Airport information for Greater Peoria Airport Country: United States Location: Peoria Coordinates: 40.40.00N / 089.41.00W IATA Code: PIA Timezone: GMT -6 Direct flights form Greater Peoria Airport Direct flights to Greater Peoria Airport Find connecting flights to Greater Peoria Airport Find connecting flights from Greater Peoria Airport

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General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (IATA: PIA, ICAO: KPIA) is a public international airport turn up four land mile (six kilometre) southwestward of the town of Peoria, on the northwest border of Bartonville, near Bellevue, Illinois in Peoria County, Illinois, USA. It was once known as the Greater Peoria Regional Airport, and is bring up to as just Peoria International Airport by the airport dominance.

Facilities

Peoria International Airport covers 3,300 acres (13 km²) and has 2 landing track:

• Runway 13/31: 10,104 x 150 foot (3,080 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
• Runway 4/22: 8,003 x 150 foot (2,439 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

History

On May 19, 1932 the citizens of Peoria voted to have an airport. On 195 acres (0.8 km²), American Airways (currently American Airlines) and Chicago and Southern Airlines brought in airmail and rider service on four shale-surfaced landing track. The district was bought by 261 Peoria man of affairs who characteristic the Peoria Airport, Inc. It was turned over to the Peoria Park District in 1937, and then to newly-formed The Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria in 1950.

On April 25, 2007 the Greater Peoria Airport Authority denoted that a new nine entrance depot shall be constructed and the older depot shall be pulverised. On October 10, 2008, the airport was renamed "General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport" during a groundbreaking observance go to by Ross Perot, friend of the late Wayne A. Downing.

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