KPWK · PWK

Chicago Executive Airport

Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK / PWK) is a general-aviation airfield serving Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois. The field lies at 647 ft (197 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 5,001 ft (1,524 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), 8 nm S.

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Location

Elevation
647 ft (197 m)
Coordinates
42.1142, -87.9015
Serving
Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling
Region
Illinois
Time zone
America/Chicago

Runways2 · longest 5,001 ft

Surveyed positions · north up

Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
16/345,001 ft1,524 m150 ftAsphaltLit
12/304,415 ft1,346 m75 ftAsphaltLit

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
ORDChicago O'Hare International Airport · 8 nm S
Airfields within 25 nm
15

Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.