See: General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport for civil airport information

Peoria Air National Guard Base is the home base of the Illinois Air National Guard

Illinois Air National Guard

The Illinois Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is, along with the Illinois Army National Guard, an element of the Illinois National Guard...

 182d Airlift Wing

182d Airlift Wing

The 182d Airlift Wing is an Air National Guard unit, part of the United States Air Force. It is located at General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport in Illinois.-History:...

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Overview

The 182d Airlift Wing (AW) of the Illinois Air National Guard occupies 339 acres (1.4 km²) of leased land, separated into two parcels of 334 and 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) respectively. All utility systems on the 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) parcel are already privatized. Both parcels of leased land are on the Greater Peoria Regional Airport, located approximately six miles southwest of Peoria, in north central Illinois.

The mission of the 182d AW is to provide air transportation of personnel and equipment to deployed locations. The unit currently flies the C-130E Hercules. The 182nd AW occupies five administrative and 30 industrial buildings, totaling approximately 413406 square feet (38,406.7 m²) with 238 full-time personnel. A unit training drill is conducted once a month and results in a surge of up to a total of 1200 personnel.

BRAC 2005 realigned the 182d from a refueling wing to a C-130 airlift wing.