AirportsGeneral Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Peoria, in Illinois, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PIA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PIA
- ICAO code
- KPIA
- City
- Peoria
- State or region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.6638° N, 89.6926° W
- Elevation
- 201 m (660 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,080 m (10,104 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PIA means General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KPIA. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.6638° N, 89.6926° W. It stands 201 metres (660 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,080 metres (10,104 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 84.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,080 m 10,104 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 04/22 | 2,440 m 8,004 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-NormalBloomington/Normal | BMI | 69 km |
| Abraham Lincoln Capital AirportSpringfield | SPI | 91 km |
| Quad City International AirportMoline | MLI | 111 km |
| Decatur AirportDecatur | DEC | 116 km |
| Southeast Iowa Regional AirportBurlington | BRL | 121 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,198 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,130 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,845 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,553 km | 8 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,341 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,634 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,142 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,149 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,687 km | 18 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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