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KPWK Chicago Executive Airport
Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, USA

GOING TO CHICAGO/PROSPECT HEIGHTS/WHEELING?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 OCTOBER 2019

Location

FAA Identifier: PWK
Lat/Long: 42-06-51.4000N 087-54-05.5000W
42-06.856667N 087-54.091667W
42.1142778,-87.9015278
(estimated)
Elevation: 646.8 ft. / 197.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (2000)
From city: 18 miles NW of central business district of the associated city
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 60090

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1944
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PWK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 16, 34; HIRL RWY 16/34; MIRL RWY 06/24, RWY 12/30; RLLS LGTS RWY 16 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
International operations: customs landing rights airport
US CUST USER FEE ARPT. FOR CUST CLNC 2 HR MIN ADVN
NOTICE RQRD MON-FRI 1100-1900. CTC CUST AT
847-894-7292.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 119.9
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 124.2
WX ASOS: PHONE 847-465-0291
EXECUTIVE GROUND: 121.7 [0600-2200 MON-FRI & 0700-2200 SAT-SUN]
EXECUTIVE TOWER: 119.9 [0600-2200 MON-FRI & 0700-2200 SAT-SUN]
CHICAGO APPROACH: 120.55 125.0
CHICAGO DEPARTURE: 120.55 125.0
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 124.7 124.7 ;WHEN TWR CLSD
WX ASOS at ORD (8 nm S): PHONE 773-462-0118
WX AWOS-3 at 06C (12 nm SW): 128.275 ((847) 895-2887)
WX ASOS at UGN (19 nm N): PHONE 847-782-0876
WX ASOS at DPA (20 nm SW): PHONE 630-584-2728
  • CLEARANCE DELIVERY PRVDD BY CHICAGO APCH CTL (C90) ON FREQ 124.7 OR 847-289-0926 WHEN CHICAGO EXECUTIVE ARPT (PWK) ATCT IS CLSD.
  • CHICAGO APCH (C90) PRVDD'S CD THIS FREQ OR 847-289-0926 WHEN PWK TWR CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OBKr163/6.8NORTHBROOK VOR/DME113.0002W
DPAr054/24.1DUPAGE VOR/DME108.4002E
JOTr027/38.8JOLIET VOR/DME112.3002E
CGTr336/39.1CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC114.2002E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 39 /F/D/X/T
Single wheel: 72.0
Double wheel: 98.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 42-07.399742N42-06.633180N
Longitude: 087-54.427642W087-54.024260W
Elevation: 642.8 ft.644.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 161 magnetic, 159 true341 magnetic, 339 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 16 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT & 9 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.		4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 34 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
Approach lights: RLLS
RLLS NSTD DUE TO SPACING.
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 24 ft. pole, lighted, 629 ft. from runway, 417 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear13 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 325 ft. left of centerline

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 4415 x 75 ft. / 1346 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 39 /F/D/X/T
Single wheel: 18.0
Double wheel: 28.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 42-06.923582N42-06.582697N
Longitude: 087-54.430207W087-53.568062W
Elevation: 645.0 ft.639.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 120 magnetic, 118 true300 magnetic, 298 true
Displaced threshold: 295 ft.432 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 41 ft. tree, 491 ft. from runway, 26 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
RWY 12 15 FT ROAD & 6 FT FENCE.		15 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway
RY 30 +6 FT FENCE 0 FT FM THLD +20 FT TREES 0 FT AND 50 FT FM THLD & 15 FT ROAD.

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 3677 x 50 ft. / 1121 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Double wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 42-06.628602N42-06.899598N
Longitude: 087-54.386487W087-53.659497W
Elevation: 646.7 ft.638.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 065 magnetic, 063 true245 magnetic, 243 true
Displaced threshold: 372 ft.1249 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 23 ft. pole, marked, 320 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
RWY 06 APCH RATIO 22:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.		74 ft. tree, 268 ft. from runway, 104 ft. right of centerline
RY 24 14 FT ROAD AND + 40 FT TREES 150 FT & 50 FT L 6 FT FENCE.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITIES OF WHEELING & PROSPECT HGTS
1020 S. PLANT ROAD
WHEELING, IL 60090
Phone 847-537-2580
Manager: JAMIE ABBOTT
1020 S. PLANT ROAD
WHEELING, IL 60090
Phone 847-537-2580

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 176
Single engine airplanes: 95
Multi engine airplanes: 21
Jet airplanes: 57
Helicopters: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 212/day *
58% transient general aviation
25% local general aviation
17% air taxi
<1% military
<1% commercial
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2017

Additional Remarks

E60-34 ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) RY 34 DEP END: 230.82 FT IN LENGTH BY 170.10 FT IN WIDTH, SETBACK 304.18 FT FROM RY END.
E60-16 ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) RY 16 DEP END: 242.97 FT IN LENGTH BY 170.10 FT IN WIDTH, SETBACK 35 FT FROM RY END.
- NOISE SENSITIVE AREA N AND S OF ARPT.
- CONDS NOT RPRTD; MON FM 0000-0700, MON THRU FRI BTWN 1530-0700, FRI BTWN 1530-0700 ON MON. CONDS NOT RPRTD SAT AND SUN ALL DAY.
- NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS: WHEN HLDG RWY 16 HOLD PAD; ALIGN ACFT AT 315 DEG. FOR RWY 34 PAD ALIGN ACFT AT 190 DEG WHILE WAITING TKOF.
- NO TURBINE ENG RUNS BTWN 2200L AND 0700L ALL WEEK.
- NO EDGE LGTS ON TWY F, P, Q, T - REFLECTORS ONLY.
- AREA 2 TENANT PRKG ONLY.
- ACFT TRANSVERSING NE HNGRS, ENTER ON QUEBEC, EXIT ON PAPA.
- HOT SPOT 1: NO RWY GUARD LGTS AT THIS LOCATION.
- NMRS CRANES INVOF ARPT.
- COYOTES, BIRDS, MIGRATORY BIRDS, SKUNKS AND OTR WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT. PYROTECHNICS IN USE FOR BIRD CTL.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 10 October 2019 at 0901Z to 7 November 2019 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 16   download (257KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16   download (265KB)
VOR RWY 16   download (236KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (18KB)
 
Departure Procedures
JORJO FIVE (RNAV)   download (247KB)
MONKZ FIVE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (331KB)
PAL-WAUKEE FIVE   download (254KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (346KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KORD - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (8 nm S)
C81 - Campbell Airport (15 nm NW)
KUGN - Waukegan National Airport (19 nm N)
3CK - Lake in the Hills Airport (20 nm W)
KDPA - DuPage Airport (20 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Oct-2019
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4611:46
Sunrise07:1512:15
Sunset17:5722:57
Evening civil twilight18:2623:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Oct-2019 21:32:32
Local (UTC-5)  23-Oct-2019 16:32:32
 
METAR
KPWK 232052Z 19009KT 10SM CLR 14/03 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01440033 55007
KORD 
8nm S 		232051Z 21010KT 10SM FEW065 FEW090 SCT120 BKN250 14/04 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01440039 55008
K06C 
12nm SW 		232115Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 14/04 A2990 RMK AO2 T01360042
KUGN 
18nm N 		232055Z 20005KT 10SM FEW070 13/03 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP124 T01330028 55009
KDPA 
20nm SW 		232052Z 17010KT 10SM CLR 15/04 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01500044 55012
TAF
KORD 
8nm S 		231730Z 2318/2424 22009KT P6SM BKN080 TEMPO 2320/2323 -SHRA FM232300 02005KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 WS015/22040KT FM240500 35013G19KT P6SM SCT015 BKN020 FM241000 33009KT P6SM SCT015 OVC020 FM241400 32008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250
KDPA 
20nm SW 		231730Z 2318/2418 21009KT P6SM BKN080 TEMPO 2320/2324 20015G25KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 OVC080 FM240000 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 WS015/22040KT FM240500 35013G19KT P6SM SCT015 BKN020 FM241000 33009KT P6SM SCT015 OVC020 FM241400 32008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Signature Flight Support ASRI 129.95
847-537-1200
[web site]
[email]

Like us on facebook Follow us on twitter 		Chicago and its suburbs feature a thriving economy, parks, storied architecture and friendly people. Located a 30-minute drive from the city's key business centers and residential areas, Chicago Executive Airport is the top reliever airport for the city of Chicago. Chicago Executive Airport is convenient for anyone residing in or conducting business in the Loop, Northwestern Chicago or the surrounding suburbs. Let the first-class team at Signature's Chicago Executive Airport facility help you make the most of your time in the windy city. And remember, "please fly quietly".
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Signature TailWins®   Signature Weekend Takeoff   U.S. Customs Service   National Car Rental   Wireless Internet Access (WiFi)  
 
independent
100LL Jet A
FS $6.57 $5.81 
GUARANTEED
  
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Hawthorne Global Aviation Services ASRI 129.90
847-325-0566
[web site]
[email]		 Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, a Chicago Executive Airport full service FBO. Concierge service and line service available 7 days a week 0500-0000. We would be happy to help with your crew and passenger needs.
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Shell
100LL Jet A
FS $6.79 $5.79 
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Atlantic Aviation ASRI 130.325
847-808-0812
[web site]
[email]		 Industry-leading FBO offering executive flight services in our recently remodeled terminal. Conveniently located within minutes of major expressways serving the Chicago metropolitan area.
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independent
100LL Jet A
FS $6.29 $5.74 
 Updated 23-Oct-2019
  
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Alternatives at nearby airports
IMPORTANT: Note that the FBOs below are NOT at KPWK but at other nearby airports. Do not expect services from these FBOs to be available at KPWK.
Located at KGYY
B. Coleman Aviation		 ASRI 130.35
219-750-1508
[web site]
[email]		 At KGYY (Gary/Chicago International Airport), 37 miles SE

B. Coleman Aviation's state of the art facility offers private aircraft handling, full FBO services and now a brand new state-of-art General Aviation U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility. Just 25 miles from downtown Chicago, Gary is the perfect alternative to the major Chicago airports. We feature a ramp-side canopy, conference room, a theater/pilots' lounge, fitness room. You will experience our passion for service, receive exceptional support and expertise each and every time you arrive.

We are also proud to earn the title of Northern
Indiana's one and only CAA preferred FBO!
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Located at KGYY
Shell
100LL Jet A
FS $4.90 $4.29 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Distance		 
Comments		  
AM Air Service LLC 847-602-1888
[web site]
[email]

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12 miles  
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Other Pages about Chicago Executive Airport

www.palwaukee.org
vi.wheeling.il.us/...
www.avchicago.com/pwkpilots
www.carmachicago.com/palwa.htm
Chicago Executive Airport Association
 
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