Peoria
PIA · KPIAGeneral Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport
Passengers a year
804.4K
#156 busiest in the U.S.
12
nonstop destinations
12
airlines
17
departures a day
73.8%
arrivals on time
3.2%
flights cancelled
82.4%
load factor
Airlines
Allegiant Air is the largest carrier at Peoria, with 42% of all passengers. 12 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Allegiant Air holds 42% of the airport — the 100th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is KLG at 42%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4 Allegiant85% full | 41.8% | 335.9K | 9 | 82.9% | -4% |
AA | 35.6% | 286.7K | 3 | — | +50.7% |
UA | 22.3% | 179.4K | 2 | — | +14.3% |
SY Sun Country45% full | 0.2% | 1.9K | — | — | — |
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
62.2K62,205 departing · 84% full
American Airlines
American Airlines
Allegiant Air
32.7K32,696 departing · 86% full
Allegiant Air
United Airlines · Allegiant Air
24.7K24,714 departing · 85% full
Allegiant Air
Allegiant Air
Allegiant Air
15.1K15,109 departing · 85% full
Allegiant Air
All nonstop destinations
12 nonstop · 3 airlines · 12 domestic / 0 intl
American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
United Express · operated by GoJet Airlines, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Peoria.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
1,197 departures · 79% full
19.9%
- Regional
1,120 departures · 73% full
18.6%
- Regional
878 departures · 68% full
14.6%
- Regional
730 departures · 84% full
12.1%
- Narrowbody
683 departures · 85% full
11.3%
Bombardier CRJ-550
590 departures · 77% full
9.8%
- Regional
338 departures · 81% full
5.6%
- Narrowbody
312 departures · 87% full
5.2%
- Narrowbody
140 departures · 81% full
2.3%
- Narrowbody
16 departures · 45% full
0.3%
When Peoria is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Jul
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Sep
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Dec
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Feb
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May
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
- 316,420 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Peoria, 74 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 23 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
20 min
average delay
179
flights cancelled
5.4K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Allegiant Air 82.9%
Least reliable here
SkyWest Airlines 65.6%
Among US airports
#156
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 64.6%–80.4%
The weak spot is July 2025, when 64.6% of arrivals landed on time — 9.2 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 804.4K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #156 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 42% of its passengers. 12 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 73.8% 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 June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).