---
iata: PIA
name: General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport
city: Peoria
country: United States
lastUpdated: '2026-09-15'
officialWebsite: 'https://www.flypia.com/'
sources:
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/airlines/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/airlines/allegiant-air/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/airlines/united-airlines/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/airport/eat-drink-shop/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/airport/parking/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/airport/terminal/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/airport/directions/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/airport/accessibility/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/airport/statistics/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/services/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/services/premier/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/services/rentals/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/services/taxi-bus-services/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/contact/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/contact/faq/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/tsa-precheck-2/'
  - 'https://www.flypia.com/pia-enters-new-era-following-record-breaking-2025/'
  - >-
    https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/pia-airport.html
  - >-
    https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf
  - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KPIA'
  - 'https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KPIA'
  - >-
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Wayne_A._Downing_Peoria_International_Airport
  - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/pia'
  - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/airport/peoria-pia'
  - 'https://www.ridecitylink.org/route/route-7/'
  - 'https://www.ridecitylink.org/fares/'
  - >-
    https://www.ridecitylink.org/alerts/shuttle-service-for-the-airport-and-county-jail-during-detour-routes-7-john-gwynn-and-15-lincoln/
quickFacts:
  - >-
    Official leftover branding General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International
    Airport. Marketing leftover Peoria International Airport. AirNav leftover
    General Downing - Peoria International Airport. lib/airports.json leftover
    General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. Trust flypia.com.
  - >-
    Official leftover 22 Jan 2026 press 812,396 total passengers in 2025
    (+18.15% vs 2024; leftover December 70,672). FAA prelim CY 2025 leftover
    rank 156 / 400,503 enplanements (+16.73% vs 343,114). Official Statistics
    leftover still prints 689,416 in 2019 and has no 2025 cell. Do not mix those
    files.
  - >-
    One 2011 scheduled-pax hall. Official leftover 125,000 sq ft and leftover 14
    gates vs Statistics leftover 13 gates vs leftover terminal copy 12 gates —
    leftover vs leftover; trust the live Terminal card. Official leftover arrive
    2 hours. Ticket counters leftover close 45 minutes prior.
  - >-
    Official leftover three names: Allegiant, American, United. Airlines
    leftover 11 destinations vs homepage leftover 13 destinations — leftover vs
    leftover. Live 15 Sep 2026 FlightAware leftover American CLT/ORD/DFW, United
    ORD/DEN, Allegiant AZA/SFB.
  - >-
    Official leftover PIA Premier Lounge is a $125/year landside keycard room.
    Live Priority Pass leftover /en/airport/peoria-pia and
    /en/airport/peoria-international-pia are 404. American.com leftover clubs
    Not Available.
bentoTips:
  - label: Timing
    title: Official leftover arrive 2 hours
    detail: >-
      American.com leftover ticket counter Daily 3:30 a.m.–7 p.m., no cash or
      checks. Official leftover no everyday PreCheck enrollment interviews at
      PIA in 2026. American.com leftover PreCheck Available. CLEAR unpublished.
      ConfirmID unpublished on flypia pages.
    summary: >-
      Official passenger-services leftover says airline officials recommend at
      least 2 hours, and leftover ticket counters close 45 minutes before
      departure.
    category: timing
  - label: Layout
    title: One 2011 hall — do not hunt a second terminal
    detail: >-
      Do not treat Mt. Hawley (3MY), Byerly Aviation, or the 182d Air National
      Guard campus as this TSA. Do not invent a KPIA second page.
    summary: >-
      Official leftover ticket counters, bag claim, and rental desks share one
      floor in the main concourse.
    category: terminal
  - label: Food
    title: The Junction is the named kitchen
    detail: >-
      Official leftover gift shop is near Gate 6. Official leftover landside
      vending sits in the alcove next to the landside restaurant; leftover
      airside vending is near Gates 8 and 14. Official pages do not print hours
      or a bottle tariff.
    summary: >-
      Official leftover The Junction sells food and drink before and after the
      single TSA.
    category: food
  - label: Live board
    title: Trust FlightAware over leftover dest counts
    detail: >-
      Official leftover still prints Allegiant Destin / Punta Gorda / Las Vegas
      / Sarasota / St. Petersburg. Those cities were not on that Tuesday
      FlightAware board. Wikipedia leftover Fort Lauderdale and Nashville are
      leftover vs the official Airlines card.
    summary: >-
      Official leftover three airlines. Live 15 Sep 2026 leftover American
      CLT/ORD/DFW, United ORD/DEN, Allegiant AZA/SFB.
    category: status
lounges:
  - name: PIA Premier Lounge
    zone: Landside
    access:
      - >-
        PIA Premier Lounge annual keycard — official leftover $125/year,
        shareable with colleagues or family
      - >-
        PIA Premier Lot annual pass — official leftover $600/year, also allows
        lounge entrance; leftover waitlist as of 2025
    bestFor:
      - >-
        Local travelers who already hold the $125 keycard or the $600 Premier
        Lot pass
    summary: >-
      Official leftover landside membership room with complimentary water or
      coffee. Official leftover $125/year keycard, shareable. Official leftover
      Premier Lot $600/year also opens the door and is waitlisted as of 2025.
      Official pages do not print hours or a day-pass tariff.
    verdict: depends
    terminal: Passenger Terminal
    amenities:
      - Complimentary water or coffee
      - Leather seats
      - Semi-private work stations
      - TV
      - In-room flight-status monitors
waterOptions:
  - kind: refill
    name: Unpublished drinking fountains
    zone: airside
    summary: >-
      Official leftover Accessibility names drinking fountains. Official
      leftover Eat/Drink/Shop does not print a bottle-filler pin. Confirm on the
      day.
    location: >-
      Landside hall and airside concourse; official leftover ADA page names
      drinking fountains, no filler map
    terminal: Passenger Terminal
    isBestValue: true
  - kind: purchase
    name: The Junction
    zone: airside
    price: >-
      posted concession price (confirm at the register; official pages do not
      print a bottle tariff)
    summary: >-
      Official leftover The Junction sells food and drink after security.
      Official pages do not print hours.
    location: >-
      Airside after the single TSA, the second Junction location in the boarding
      hall
    terminal: Passenger Terminal
    isBestQuality: true
  - kind: purchase
    name: Landside The Junction / Gate 6 gift shop
    zone: landside
    price: >-
      posted concession price (confirm at the register; official pages do not
      print a bottle tariff)
    summary: >-
      Official leftover The Junction also sits before screening. Official
      leftover gift-shop proceeds benefit Moonlight Coalition for Adult
      Learning. Premier Lounge leftover complimentary water is members-only.
    location: >-
      Landside restaurant before TSA, plus leftover gift shop near Gate 6 after
      TSA
    terminal: Passenger Terminal
airportistScore: 7.5
slug: pia
region: North America
---
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# General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)
Peoria, United States · North America
A one-hall leftover Central Illinois field with free general parking, The Junction on both sides of TSA, and a $125/year landside Premier Lounge — not a Priority Pass pin.
## Airportist Score

**7.5 / 10**
Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge).
- Ease of use (25%): 8.6 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
- Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.6 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
- Food & retail (15%): 7.0 — Food and retail quality and variety.
- Ground access (15%): 8.6 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
- Reliability (15%): 7.2 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
- Lounges (10%): 4.0 — Worth-it density and access quality.

## At a glance

- Passengers: 812,396
- Terminals: 1 scheduled-pax hall
- Typical security: 12 min
- On-time: 81%
- Disruption: moderate

## Best for

- Central Illinois travelers who would otherwise drive ORD, BMI, or SPI
- Overnight parking at leftover $0 in the named general lots
- American CLT/ORD/DFW, United ORD/DEN, and Allegiant leisure banks without a second terminal

## Watch out for

- Live Priority Pass leftover /en/airport/peoria-pia is 404 — Premier Lounge is a $125/year landside keycard
- Official leftover homepage 13 destinations vs Airlines leftover 11 destinations
- Official leftover Statistics still prints 2019 passengers and a wrong lat/lon cell
- Official leftover does not print Uber/Lyft; CityLink leftover 2026 Harmon Highway shuttle

## More intel

- [Lounge directory](/airports/pia/lounges.md) (free)
- [Getting there](/airports/pia/getting-there.md) (free)
- [Amenities](/airports/pia/amenities.md)
- [Traveler tips](/airports/pia/tips.md)
- [Water](/airports/pia/water.md)
- [Full guide](/airports/pia/guide.md)
- [Disruptions](/airports/pia/disruptions.md)
- [Reviews](/airports/pia/reviews.md) (free)

