Peoria Air National Guard Base

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Peoria Air National Guard Base
Near Peoria, Illinois in the United States
U.S. Air Force C-130H3 Hercules aircraft with the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard prepare to park in Peoria, Ill., June 2, 2013 130602-Z-EU280-085.jpg
C-130H Hercules of the Illinois Air National Guard's 182nd Airlift Wing taxiing at Peoria Air National Guard Base during 2013.
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Site information
TypeAir National Guard base
Owner Department of Defense
Operator US Air Force (USAF)
Controlled by Illinois Air National Guard
ConditionOperational
Website www.182aw.ang.af.mil
Location
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Peoria
Location in the United States
Coordinates 40°39′31.7″N89°41′52.3″W / 40.658806°N 89.697861°W / 40.658806; -89.697861
Garrison information
Garrison 182nd Airlift Wing
Airfield information
Identifiers IATA: PIA, ICAO: KPIA, FAA LID: PIA, WMO: 725320
Elevation201.4 metres (661 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/313,079.6 metres (10,104 ft)  Concrete
4/222,439.6 metres (8,004 ft)  Asphalt
Airfield shared with General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1]

Peoria Air National Guard Base, located in Peoria County, Illinois, is the base of the 182d Airlift Wing (182 AW), an Air Mobility Command (AMC)-gained unit of the Illinois Air National Guard and "host" wing for the installation. Located at Peoria International Airport, at this joint civil-military airport.

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Overview

The 182d Airlift Wing air mobility mission is the ability to rapidly move personnel and equipment anywhere in the world when needed, and to sustain that force for as long as needed. This will include the strategic airlift of personnel and cargo, tactical airdrop of personnel, equipment and supplies and the transport of litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations when required.

The wing's C-130H3 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas.

Units

The 182d Airlift Wing consists of the following units: [2]

169th Airlift Squadron

Base Commander

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Airport Diagram – General Downing Peoria Intl (PIA))" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Peoria Air National Guard Base" . Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "182nd Airlift Wing". Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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