Peoria
PIA · KPIAGeneral Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport
Passengers a year
793.3K
#157 busiest in the U.S.
12
nonstop destinations
11
airlines
17
departures a day
74.7%
arrivals on time
3.2%
flights cancelled
82.4%
load factor
Airlines
Allegiant Air is the largest carrier at Peoria, with 41% of all passengers. 11 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Allegiant Air holds 41% of the airport — the 102nd most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is SHV at 42%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4 Allegiant85% full | 41.3% | 328K | 9 | 83.2% | -9.3% |
AA | 35.5% | 281.6K | 3 | — | +35.4% |
UA | 22.8% | 181.2K | 2 | — | +5.5% |
SY Sun Country45% full | 0.3% | 2K | — | — | — |
37Q Eastern Air Express31% full | 0.1% | 428 | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
12 nonstop destinations from Peoria, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
United Airlines · American Airlines
61.5K61,515 departing · 83% full
American Airlines
American Airlines
33.1K33,145 departing · 86% full
Allegiant Air
Allegiant Air
United Airlines · Allegiant Air
24.7K24,703 departing · 87% full
Allegiant Air
Allegiant Air
Allegiant Air
14.9K14,931 departing · 85% full
Allegiant Air
All nonstop destinations
12 nonstop · 3 airlines · 12 domestic / 0 intl
American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines
United Express · operated by GoJet Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Peoria.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
1,198 departures · 78% full
19.8%
- Regional
1,118 departures · 71% full
18.5%
- Regional
865 departures · 66% full
14.3%
Bombardier CRJ-550
726 departures · 77% full
12.0%
- Regional
686 departures · 83% full
11.3%
- Narrowbody
673 departures · 85% full
11.1%
- Regional
334 departures · 81% full
5.5%
- Narrowbody
271 departures · 86% full
4.5%
- Narrowbody
98 departures · 81% full
1.6%
- Narrowbody
63 departures · 93% full
1.0%
When Peoria is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Departures a month · peak May 2026
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 247,005
- 1991
- 277,023
- 1992
- 391,168
- 1993
- 393,700
- 1994
- 365,932
- 1995
- 303,265
- 1996
- 318,707
- 1997
- 460,394
- 1998
- 463,686
- 1999
- 463,221
- 2000
- 379,832
- 2001
- 392,709
- 2002
- 400,070
- 2003
- 370,862
- 2004
- 447,982
- 2005
- 512,410
- 2006
- 485,497
- 2007
- 540,908
- 2008
- 560,024
- 2009
- 486,989
- 2010
- 501,454
- 2011
- 500,773
- 2012
- 575,705
- 2013
- 586,798
- 2014
- 646,475
- 2015
- 634,745
- 2016
- 614,094
- 2017
- 626,275
- 2018
- 660,644
- 2019
- 679,962
- 2020
- 323,753
- 2021
- 474,188
- 2022
- 567,898
- 2023
- 630,442
- 2024
- 683,402
- 2025
- 805,391
- 2026
- 465,138 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Peoria, 75 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 22 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
19 min
average delay
175
flights cancelled
5.3K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Allegiant Air 83.2%
Least reliable here
SkyWest Airlines 67.5%
Among US airports
#157
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 67%–80.4%
The weak spot is March 2026, when 67% of arrivals landed on time — 7.7 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 80.4%.
Frequently asked
How busy is General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)?
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport handled about 793.3K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #157 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 17 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)?
Allegiant Air is the largest carrier at Peoria (PIA), flying about 41% of its passengers. 11 airlines serve Peoria in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)?
Peoria (PIA) has 12 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)?
About 74.7% of flights arriving at Peoria (PIA) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 3.2% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)?
The Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures from Peoria (PIA), about 20% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Peoria. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).