FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PWK |
| Lat/Long: | 42-06-53.5780N 087-54-07.1730W
42-06.892967N 087-54.119550W
42.1148828,-87.9019925
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 644.9 ft. / 196.6 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 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: | 120.55 128.575 |
| CHICAGO DEPARTURE: | 120.55 128.575 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 124.7 124.7 ;WHEN TWR CLSD |
| WX ASOS at ORD (8 nm S): | PHONE 773-800-0035 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 06C (12 nm SW): | 128.275 ((847) 895-2887) |
| WX ASOS at UGN (18 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 |
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| OBKr163/6.8 | | NORTHBROOK VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 02W |
| DPAr054/24.1 | | DUPAGE VOR/DME | | 114.55 | | 02E |
| JOTr027/38.9 | | JOLIET VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 02E |
| CGTr336/39.2 | | CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 02E |
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 PCN/39 /F/D/X/T | | Single wheel: | 72.0 | | Double wheel: | 98.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 42-07.399733N | | 42-06.633105N |
| Longitude: | 087-54.427585W | | 087-54.024297W |
| Elevation: | 642.8 ft. | | 644.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left
CTN: WHEN CRCG E FOR R TFC RWY 34 VFY ALNMT; DO NOT MISALIGN WITH RWY 30. |
| Runway heading: | 161 magnetic, 159 true | | 341 magnetic, 339 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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 PCN/39 /F/D/X/T | | Single wheel: | 18.0 | | Double wheel: | 28.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 42-06.923542N | | 42-06.582675N |
| Longitude: | 087-54.430120W | | 087-53.568047W |
| Elevation: | 644.9 ft. | | 639.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 118 true | | 300 magnetic, 298 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 295 ft. | | 432 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4415 TODA:4415 ASDA:4079 LDA:3785 | | TORA:4415 TODA:4415 ASDA:4157 LDA:3725 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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. |
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. |
| - | HANGAR 5 & 6 APRON, NE T QUARANT, SW T HANGARS PERMITTED TENANT ACFT PRKG ONLY. NO TRANSIENT ACFT PERMITTED. |
| - | 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. CHARLIE HOLD PAD; TWR VIEW OBSTD BY HNGR 22. |
| - | 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 |
| - | PRE-PAID ARFF SDBY SER AVBL W/72 HOUR NOTICE VISIT WWW.CHIEXEC.COM OR HTTPS://CHIEXEC.JOTFORM.COM/252055531962052 |
| - | RWY SAFETY AREAS USED FOR EMERGENCY TAKE OFF AND LANDING ONLY. |
| - | WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE REMOVAL OPS NOTAM ACTIVE, FULL STOP TAXI BACKS AND TOUCH AND GOES NOT PERMITTED. |
| - | BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT. PYROTECHNICS, WILDLIFE LASER BIRD CTL IN USE, PLASTIC COYOTE EFFIGIES INVOF A/P. |
| - | TWY F CLSD EXC VEHICLES PERMANTLEY. |
| - | AREA 2 CLSD PERM. |
| - | RWY 06/24 CLSD PERMLY. |
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 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| GOPAC THREE (RNAV) | |
download (237KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 16 **CHANGED** | |
download (225KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 **CHANGED** | |
download (213KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (202KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (162KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| JORJO FIVE (RNAV) **CHANGED** | |
download (273KB) |
| MONKZ FIVE (RNAV) **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (383KB) |
| PAL-WAUKEE SEVEN **CHANGED** | |
download (211KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (482KB) |
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 (18 nm N)
3CK - Lake in the Hills Airport (20 nm W)
KDPA - DuPage Airport (20 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
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Photo taken 20-Nov-2014
looking northwest.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Sep-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunset | | 18:35 | | 23:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:03 | | 00:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Oct-2026 03:20:15 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Sep-2026 22:20:15 |
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| METAR |
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| KPWK | 010252Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM FEW026 BKN036 OVC060 18/17 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 60002 T01830167 53002
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KORD
8nm S | 010251Z 00000KT 10SM FEW023 SCT060 OVC100 18/17 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP116 60002 T01780167 51003
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K06C
12nm SW | 010255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC023 18/17 A2989 RMK AO2 60002 T01760171
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KUGN
18nm N | 010251Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM OVC021 18/17 A2987 RMK AO2 RAE02 SLP111 P0000 60002 T01780172 53004
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KDPA
20nm SW | 010252Z 00000KT 10SM SCT060 SCT075 BKN100 OVC130 17/17 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 60002 T01720167 52001
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KORD
8nm S | 302050Z 3021/0124 20010KT 6SM -SHRA BKN008 OVC050 TEMPO 3021/3023 3SM -RA FM010100 21007KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 OVC100 FM011500 22007KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT018 OVC030 TEMPO 0116/0119 2SM RA BR OVC018 FM011900 36010KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008 TEMPO 0119/0122 1 1/2SM +RA BR OVC006
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KDPA
20nm SW | 302049Z 3021/0118 20010KT 6SM -SHRA BKN008 BKN025 OVC050 FM010100 21007KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 OVC100 FM011500 22007KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT018 OVC030 TEMPO 0116/0118 2SM RA BR OVC018
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