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

GOING TO CHICAGO/PROSPECT HEIGHTS/WHEELING?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: PWK
Lat/Long: 42-06-51.4060N 087-54-05.5470W
42-06.856767N 087-54.092450W
42.1142794,-87.9015408
(estimated)
Elevation: 647 ft. / 197.2 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; RLLS RWY 16; HIRL RWY 06/24; 16/34; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
International operations: CUST USER FEE. MON-FRI 1100-1900.

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 630-587-3668

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OBKr163/6.8NORTHBROOK VOR/DME113.0002W
DPAr054/24.1DUPAGE VOR/DME114.5502E
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: 42-07.399733N42-06.633105N
Longitude: 087-54.427585W087-54.024297W
Elevation: 642.8 ft.644.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
CTN: WHEN CRCG E FOR R TFC RWY 34 VFY ALNMT; DO NOT MISALIGN WITH RWY 30.
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)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT & 9 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.		4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
Approach lights: RLLS
NSTD SPACING.
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 24 ft. pole, lighted, 629 ft. from runway, 417 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLP.		13 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 325 ft. left of centerline

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 4415 x 75 ft. / 1346 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good 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: 42-06.923542N42-06.582675N
Longitude: 087-54.430120W087-53.568047W
Elevation: 644.9 ft.639.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 120 magnetic, 118 true300 magnetic, 298 true
Displaced threshold: 295 ft.432 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:4415 TODA:4415 ASDA:4079 LDA:3785TORA:4415 TODA:4415 ASDA:4157 LDA:3725
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good 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: 42 ft. tree, 491 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear
15 FT ROAD & 6 FT FENCE.		15 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway
+6 FT FENCE 0 FT FM THR; +20 FT TREES 0 FT & 50 FT FM THR; 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: high intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 42-06.628463N42-06.899615N
Longitude: 087-54.386465W087-53.659605W
Elevation: 646.7 ft.637.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 065 magnetic, 063 true245 magnetic, 243 true
Displaced threshold: 373 ft.1248 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair 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
APCH RATIO 22:1 AT DTHR.		74 ft. tree, 382 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
14 FT ROAD & +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: JEFF MILLER
1020 S. PLANT ROAD
WHEELING, IL 60090
Phone 847-537-2580

Additional Remarks

E60-34 ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) RWY 34 DEP END: 230.82 FT IN LENGTH BY 170.10 FT IN WIDTH, SETBACK 304.18 FT FROM RWY END.
E60-16 ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) RWY 16 DEP END: 242.97 FT IN LENGTH BY 170.10 FT IN WIDTH, SETBACK 35 FT FROM RWY END.
- NOISE SENSITIVE AREA N & S.
- CONDS NOT RPRTD MON, THU & FRI 2100-0630; TUE, WED & WKEND 1530-0630.
- NOISE ABATEMENT PROC: RWY 34 HOLD PAD PREFERRED TURBINE RUN UP AREA; ALIGN 190 DEG FOR TKOF OR RUN UP. RWY 16 HOLD PAD ALIGN 315 DEG.
- TWY F, P, Q & T EDGE LGT NA; REFLECTORS ONLY.
- AREA 3 CLSD. AREA 2, HNGR 5 & 6 APRON, NE & SW T HNGRS PMT PRKG ONLY.
- NE HNGR TRANSVERSE OPS ENTER TWY Q; EXIT TWY P.
- RWY GUARD LGTS NOT AVBL AT ALL RWY & TWY INTS.
- FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD, AND IF UNA ON FREQ, CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.
- MAINT RUN UP AREA: TXY C ABM ATCT; EXHAUST FACING TWD CNTR OF ARPT. RWY 16 HOLD PAD MAINT RUN NA. TURBINE ENG RUN 2200- 0700 NA. ATCT RADIO CTC RQRD.
- TAXILANE P; TWR VIEW PRLY OBSTD BY HNGRS & TREES. TAXILANE Q AND NE HNGRS; TWR VIEW PRLY OBSTD BY BLDGS & TREES. TWY T AND SW HNGRS; TWR VIEW PRLY OBSTD BY HNGRS.
- TWY B BTN RWY 24 APCH END & AREA 2 RAMP & TWY F CLSD TO WINGSPAN GTR THAN 40 FT.
- CUST CLNC 2 HR PPR - 847-894-7292. TSNT UTILIZE FBO AFT CLR CUST. FBO CBP USER FEE.
- ARR ALERT NOTICE PUBLD LNDG NW RWY 34 & RWY 30. VISIT FAA.GOV/AIRPORTS/RUNWAY_SAFETY/HOTSPOTS/AAN/PWK-ARRIVAL-ALERT-NOTICE.PDF
- PREPAID ARFF SDBY SVC 72 HR PPR - AMGR.
- BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT. PYROTECHNICS, WILDLIFE LASER BIRD CTL IN USE, PLASTIC COYOTE EFFIGIES INVOF A/P.

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 07 August 2025 at 0901Z to 04 September 2025 at 0900z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
GOPAC THREE (RNAV)   download (233KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 16   download (248KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16   download (246KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30   download (227KB)
VOR RWY 16   download (260KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (162KB)
 
Departure Procedures
JORJO FIVE (RNAV)   download (269KB)
MONKZ FIVE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (373KB)
PAL-WAUKEE SEVEN **NEW**   download (207KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (482KB)

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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 21-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3710:37
Sunrise06:0611:06
Sunset19:4300:43
Evening civil twilight20:1301:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Aug-2025 15:57:49
Local (UTC-5)  21-Aug-2025 10:57:49
 
METAR
KPWK 211552Z 06008KT 10SM BKN025 BKN030 24/17 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP202 T02390172
KORD 
8nm S 		211551Z 05012KT 10SM SCT027 BKN033 23/17 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP197 T02280167
K06C 
12nm SW 		211535Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM BKN027 24/16 A3013 RMK AO2 T02350164
KUGN 
18nm N 		211551Z 05007KT 10SM BKN023 BKN030 23/17 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02330167
KDPA 
20nm SW 		211552Z 05012KT 10SM SCT031 24/17 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02390167
TAF
KORD 
8nm S 		211138Z 2112/2218 36006KT P6SM FEW025 SCT040 FM211300 04009KT P6SM FEW025 SCT040 TEMPO 2114/2118 BKN025 FM220600 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250
KDPA 
20nm SW 		211138Z 2112/2212 02007KT P6SM FEW030 SCT040 TEMPO 2115/2118 BKN030 FM220700 VRB03KT 3SM BR FEW250 TEMPO 2208/2212 1SM BR SCT002
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Atlantic Aviation ASRI 130.325
847-808-0812
[web site]
[email]		 Atlantic Aviation is your premier aviation service provider with more than 100 locations in North America, including Hawaii and the Caribbean. We provide standard ground services you'd expect, with a detailed focus on ensuring an unforgettable customer experience.
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U.S. Customs Service   Hertz  
 
independent
100LL Jet A
FS $8.82 $7.88 
 Updated 21-Aug-2025
  
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Signature Aviation 847-537-1200
[web site]
[email]		 Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft charters, Aircraft maintenance, ...
 
Go Rentals  
 
More info about Signature Aviation
independent
100LL Jet A
FS $7.71 $7.83 
 Updated 21-Aug-2025
  
   1 read write
Ascension FBO Network 847-325-0566
[web site]
[email]		 Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, ...
 
CAA Preferred FBO  
 
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Titan
100LL Jet A
FS $8.99 $7.49 
 Updated 19-Aug-2025
  
   5 read write
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 the closest CAA preferred FBO to downtown Chicago!
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Located at KGYY
World Fuel Services
100LL Jet A
FS $6.19 $4.59 
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