# General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)

> Peoria, US · IATA: PIA · ICAO: KPIA · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `PIA` |
| ICAO | `KPIA` |
| City | Peoria |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 201 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 40.66420, -89.69330 |

## Description

UPS Airlines is the name behind the freight at General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA / KPIA), running daily feeder services from central Illinois to its hubs. Around 6,800 tonnes (14.9 million pounds) of air cargo moved through the field in 2024, mostly express and general goods — modest by US standards but a genuine operation. On the passenger side the airport, named after a hometown four-star general, set a record of 812,396 travellers in 2025, served by American, United and Allegiant. Caterpillar's machines, built at plants and engineering centres that anchor the Illinois River valley economy, leave instead by rail, truck and barge along the Illinois Waterway, navigable to the Gulf of Mexico. Time-critical oversized shipments truck in from Chicago O'Hare (ORD) or St. Louis (STL). The Air National Guard's 182nd Airlift Wing flies C-130s from the same field.

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