Some may wonder how it can be called Peoria International Airport when it doesn’t have regularly scheduled or chartered international flights. It is designated a “port of entry” because the U.S. Customs and Border Protection maintains an office at the cargo facility on Smithville Road. Shipments from foreign origin can legally enter the country here, but the airport had enjoyed this status for more than two decades before inserting the word “international” into its title. The change, though, is more about marketing. “International” carries more stature than “regional.”  [FULL STORY]