Peoria International Airport

The General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport remains on a streak of breaking monthly passenger count records. The airport says nearly 79,000 passengers came through the facility in June, an increase of 20% from the same month in 2024.

The General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport broke an all-time travel record in March.

The General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport closed out 2024 with its highest December passenger count on record.

United Airlines announced it will offer daily nonstop flights between Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport and its Denver International Airport hub, beginning in late March.

Construction on the new air traffic control tower will begin with the base building and the foundations for the tower.

Gen. Wayne A Downing Peoria International Airport is on a run for setting monthly passenger records as it celebrates an Airport of the Year designation from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Gene Olson, director of Airports for the Metropolitan Airport Authority, says funding holds the key to the complex project to replace the current air traffic control tower that dates back to 1959.

Summer travel figures at Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport are approaching record totals, and the administration is looking at more ways to keep passenger numbers on the rise.

An 8-year-old Missouri girl who died after the plane she was on made an emergency landing in Peoria had several infections that led to her death, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood.

It may seem obvious that a Taser or a pocket knife aren't items you can bring with you in your carry-on bag, but a big snow globe or tub of cheese spread might get you stopped, too.