Chicago Executive Airport (PWK)

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Location and general information

IATA code: PWK
ICAO code: KPWK
FAA site number: 04508.1*A
City / state: Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL
County: Cook
Time zone: America/Chicago
Reference point: 42°06'53.58" N
87°54'07.17" W
Elevation: 644.9 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 2° W (2000)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, Cities of Wheeling & Prospect Hgts
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 411 acres
From downtown: 18 NM northwest
Sectional chart: Chicago
Activated: 02/1944

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 0600-2200 MON-FRI & 0700-2200 SAT-SUN local
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A-1+
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled high/low, bulk high/low
Transient storage: Hangar, tie-downs
Other services: Charter, flight instruction, aircraft rental
ARTCC: Chicago (ZAU)
Flight service: Kankakee (IKK)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: PWK
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: Yes
Landing fee: No
Customs: User fee airport
Airport manager: Jeff Miller
847-537-2580
Last FAA inspection: 09/16/2026

FAA remarks

Birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport. Pyrotechnics, wildlife laser bird control in use, plastic coyote effigies in the vicinity of a/p.
Noise sensitive area N and S.
Conditions not rprtd MON, thu and FRI 2100-0630; tue, wed and weekend 1530-0630.
Noise abatement procedures: runway 34 hold pad preferred turbine run up area; align 190 degrees for takeoff or run up. Runway 16 hold pad align 315 degrees.
Taxiway P, Q and T edge light NA; reflectors only.
Hangar 5 and 6 apron, NE T quarant, SW T hangars permitted tenant aircraft parking only. No transient aircraft permitted.
NE hangar transverse operations enter taxiway Q; exit taxiway P.
Runway guard lights not available at all runway and taxiway intersections.
For CD when control tower closed, and if una on frequency, contact Chicago approach at 847-289-0926.
Maintenance run up area: txy C abm control tower; exhaust facing TWD center of airport. Runway 16 hold pad maintenance run NA. Turbine eng run 2200- 0700 NA. Control tower Radio contact required.
Taxilane P; tower view prly obstd by hngrs and trees. Taxilane Q and NE hngrs; tower view prly obstd by buildings and trees. Taxiway T and SW hngrs; tower view prly obstd by hngrs. Charlie hold pad; tower view obstd by hangar 22.
Cust clearance 2 hour prior permission required - 847-894-7292. Transient utilize FBO after CLR cust. FBO CBP user fee.
Arrival alert notice publd landing NW runway 34 and runway 30. Visit FAA.GOV/airports/runway_safety/hotspots/aan/pwk-arrival-alert-notice.PDF.
Pre-paid ARFF sdby SER available W/72 hour notice visit www.chiexec.com or https://chiexec.jotform.com/252055531962052.
Runway safety areas used for emergency take off and landing only.
When snow and/or ice removal operations NOTAM active, full stop taxi backs and touch and goes not permitted.
Taxiway F closed except vehicles permantley.
Area 2 closed perm.
Runway 06/24 closed permly.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: PWK
ICAO code: KPWK
Location: Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL, United States
Elevation: 644.9 ft
Time zone: America/Chicago
Coordinates: 42.11422, -87.90149

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
16 / 34	5,001 × 150 ft	Asphalt, good, grooved
12 / 30	4,415 × 75 ft	Asphalt, good, grooved

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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