Aircraft Disinsection in Peoria, IL: General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)

About General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport

Serious pavement for downstate Illinois, the 10,104-ft runway at PIA is shared by airline flights, cargo aircraft, and the C-130s of the Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing. Caterpillar’s long history in Peoria left the region with a dense network of manufacturers and suppliers whose business spans the globe. Farm country stretches in every direction, tying the airport to the agricultural economy as well. International trips staged here avoid the congestion of the Chicago fields.

On the field at PIA

PIA lies 4 miles west of Peoria, Illinois, 661 feet above sea level. Its longest runway, 13/31, measures 10,104 by 150 feet, concrete; the field has 2 runways in all. The field has an FAA control tower and a Part 139 airport operating certificate. International arrivals clear Customs at PIA by prior arrangement; it holds landing rights status. Byerly Aviation operate FBOs here, and we come to the aircraft at any of them. We time the treatment to your PIA departure so the aircraft is ventilated and ready before boarding.

Where the aircraft disinsection requirement comes from

Think of it from the arrival end: the destination expects a treated aircraft and a certificate. Pre-embarkation gives it both, provided the treatment happens at the last port before that country. Non-stop from PIA, that is PIA; with a stop en route, the plan changes and we tell you how.

Operators leaving PIA meet the disinsection requirement on routes in several directions: transatlantic to Italy, south to Barbados and Chile, and, on ultra-long-range aircraft, east to India. Greece, India, Egypt are typical from Peoria. Whatever the destination, an aircraft leaving General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport is expected to arrive treated, with a certificate, and pre-embarkation at the last US port is how we deliver that.

The aircraft disinsection process on the PIA ramp

At General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport the treatment fits into the normal departure sequence. Catering and cleaning finish, the cabin is confirmed empty, and our technician applies the WHO pre-embarkation treatment through cabin, flight deck and holds. The aircraft rests, ventilates for the required wait, and is released for boarding with the certificate aboard and the treatment details in the crew’s hands for the General Declaration.

PIA at a glance

Countries that require disinsection, served from PIA

From PIA: Italy, Greece, India, Egypt, and the rest of the destinations we serve. The full table of aircraft disinsection requirements by country covers every destination we have verified for PIA departures. Australia and New Zealand carry operator paperwork we help with; if either is on a Peoria itinerary, start early.