Gene Olson

The General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport is almost finished rebounding from the pandemic. Director of Airports Gene Olson says passenger counts in April were “pretty much normal” and a number of projects are moving along.

The process of replacing the aging air traffic control tower at Peoria International Airport with a more modern facility is moving along gradually.

Gene Olsen thinks the Peoria International Airport resolved “an existential issue” on Thursday with the announcement of a $15 million federal grant to build a new air traffic control tower.

As Peoria International Airport marked the 11th anniversary of its terminal on Tuesday, airport director Gene Olson said plans for a new air traffic control tower are moving forward.

Peoria International Airport director Gene Olson was the assistant airport manager at Evansville Regional Airport in Indiana on Sept. 11, 2001.

Delta Airlines is suspending service to Peoria International Airport as part of a larger scaling-back of operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those…

The General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport is celebrating 2017 passenger numbers. More than 635,000 people flew through PIA last year,…

The Peoria International Airport is preparing to make the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office operational in the new international terminal. The…

February was another record month for the Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. 47,385 passengers traveled through Peoria’s airport last…

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Ridership at Peoria's airport has declined for the first time in four years.Officials at Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International…