Central Illinois Regional Airport

Starting March 8, 2026, nonstop flights will depart Central Illinois Regional Airport at noon. That's in addition to Delta's two daily flights between Bloomington and Atlanta.

Allegiant said Tuesday that it’s adding a twice-weekly nonstop flight from CIRA to Mesa, Arizona, starting Feb. 13. The airport is located near Phoenix. The flights will run on Mondays and Fridays.

Airports in Bloomington and Peoria say there will be impacts to their facilities from a federally-ordered reduction in airline flights at key airports around the country.

With government funding run dry, Rep. Eric Sorensen is among a long list of Democrats and Republicans trying to quickly shape the narrative around the first government shutdown in more than six years.

The FAA awarded Central Illinois Regional Airport a $12.5 million grant for runway improvements.

Water and sewer are the most basic things a city typically provides. Through a complicated cluster of circumstances, neither of those services is dependable in a subdivision on the east side of Bloomington. And it's not at all clear how that will change.

Passengers and officials at Central Illinois Regional Airport report a positive reception of the abolishment of the TSA shoe removal policy.

Technical troubles at major airports can have trickle down effects in smaller facilities like the Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington. Airport Director Carl Olson said, for instance, cutting the number of flights at Newark because of limited staff capacity can increase ticket prices and suppress demand for travel down the chain.

The Central Illinois Regional Airport has about $70 million in infrastructure projects underway, or in a six-year pipeline. Some are moving faster than others.

28 Bloomington-Normal leaders head to Washington, D.C., this week, hoping to secure up to $22.75 million for four area infrastructure projects.