Byerly Aviation

Byerly Aviation is an FBO and maintenance company at General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (KPIA), 6100 E.M. Dirksen Parkway, Peoria, Illinois. Millard Byerly started the business near Peoria in the 1930s.

About the company

Millard Byerly was an early barnstormer who added flight instruction and later aircraft sales. In the 1950s the company expanded into Twin Commander sales and service, and it is a Twin Commander Factory Authorized Service Center. His grandson Bruce still handles aircraft sales. President Tim McKune holds a Certified Repair Station Certificate with the FAA Chicago FSDO, and Director of Maintenance Ryan Grenhoff holds A&P certificates with inspection authorization.

Services

• Twin Commander inspections, upgrades and factory service bulletins
• Maintenance on light jets (from Citations to the Cirrus SF50), turboprops, Mooney and piston aircraft
• Certified Vision Jet Line Service Center, with an online Cirrus parts catalog
• Avionics panel design, fabrication and installation, plus repair and inspections; brands include Garmin, Bendix/King, Aspen, Avidyne, L3, Trig and JP Instruments
• Paint with Sherwin Williams, DuPont and AkzoNobel products, and interior refurbishment
• Charter services and aircraft sales

FBO and facilities

The FBO sells Jet A and 100LL and accepts contract fuel through AvFuel, Colt and others. It has two 20,000-square-foot hangars for aircraft up to a Gulfstream GIV, plus deicing, lav service, ground power, catering and charter handling.

Cirrus services

Cirrus Aircraft Authorized Service Center.

• Maintenance for Cirrus SR20, SR22 and SR22T aircraft
• Line maintenance for the Cirrus Vision Jet (SF50)
• Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) overhaul
• Full avionics shop
• Garmin avionics service
• Garmin dealer
• Avidyne avionics service
• Ice protection system maintenance
• Composite and paint repair
• Oxygen system service
• Air conditioning service
• Cirrus parts
• Aircraft pickup and delivery

Source: Cirrus Aircraft service center locator (October 2026) and the company’s website.