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Peoria airport sees sixth month of record-setting numbers

The Peoria International Airport is seeing its six consecutive month for record high passenger numbers this year. August saw nearly 56,000 travelers pass through the airport. That’s a seven-percent increase from the same month last year. June of this year saw the highest passenger count in the Peoria airport’s history. So far this year more than 429,000 people have passed through the terminal. The airport also added it’s eleventh non-stop destination to Orlando, Florida last mont