| Peoria Air National Guard Base | |
| Nearest Town: | Peoria, Illinois |
| Country: | the United States |
| Type: | Air National Guard base |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Label: | Peoria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Ownership: | Department of Defense |
| Operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
| Controlledby: | Illinois Air National Guard |
| Condition: | Operational |
| Garrison: | 182nd Airlift Wing |
| Iata: | PIA |
| Icao: | KPIA |
| Faa: | PIA |
| Wmo: | 725320 |
| Elevation: | 201.4m (660.8feet) |
| R1-Number: | 13/31 |
| R1-Length: | 3079.6m (10,103.7feet) |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
| R2-Number: | 4/22 |
| R2-Length: | 2439.6m (8,003.9feet) |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Footnotes: | 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.
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.
The 182d Airlift Wing consists of the following units:[2]