Peoria airport reports passenger traffic up 2 percent last year
PEORIA — Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport on Wednesday reported a 2 percent increase in 2017 over 2016 in overall passenger traffic, the third busiest year ever at the airport.The airport had 635,003 passengers, up from 623,134 in 2016, according to a news release. The airport also reported a 26 percent increase in total freight operations.“We didn’t expect t...