Chicago Executive Airport
PWK · KPWK · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL · Towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 08:38 PM
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:16 AM | 10:16Z |
| Sunrise | 05:48 AM | 10:48Z |
| Sunset | 08:07 PM | 01:07Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:38 PM | 01:38Z |
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Density altitude today projected curve · departure window · takeoff roll
Winds aloft NOAA forecast · 3,000 to 53,000 ft
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Runways
RWY 12LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 120° mag · 118° true
- Dimensions
- 4,415 × 75 ft
- TPA
- 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Lights
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Displaced thr
- 295 ft
- CTAF
- 119.9
More details — RWY 12
- Threshold elev
- 645 ft
- Markings
- nonprecision
- Approach obstacle
- Tree, 42 ft, 491 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline — 6:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
- Threshold crossing height
- 42 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 645 ft
- Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA
- 4,415 / 4,415 / 4,079 / 3,785 ft
- End lights
- REIL
Pattern side + displaced threshold: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: schematic (headings + lengths)
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,677 ft | |
| 12/30 | 4,415 ft | |
| 16/34 | 5,001 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Before taxi
“Executive”Taxi & takeoff
“Executive”Departure & arrival
“Chicago”Also
ATC assigns the exact frequency (in your clearance or on handoff) — which one depends on your SID (departing) or STAR (arriving).
By procedure & sector (1 frequencies)
| Frequency | Used by |
|---|---|
| 306.925 | APCH/P DEP/P |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Instrument landing systems
RWY 16
| Runway | ILS |
|---|---|
| RWY 16 | ILS/DME · CAT I · LOC 109.75 (PWK) · GS 3.00° |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
OBK 113.00 · DPA 114.55 · JOT 112.30 · +1
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBK · Northbrook | VOR/DME | 113.00 · 77X | High | r163° / 6.8 NM |
| DPA · Dupage | VOR/DME | 114.55 · 92Y | Low | r054° / 24.1 NM |
| JOT · Joliet | VOR/DME | 112.30 · 70X | High | r027° / 38.9 NM |
| CGT · Chicago Heights | VORTAC | 114.20 · 89X | Low | r336° / 39.2 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Lowest minimums here: ILS with vertical guidance · VFR sectional →
Airport info
From the field
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Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KPWK / PWK
- Coordinates
- 42.1142, -87.9015
- Elevation
- 647 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- Sectional chart
- CHICAGO
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- Tower hours
- 0600-2200 MON-FRI & 0700-2200 SAT-SUN
- Airspace
- Class D · CLASS D SVC 0600-2200 MON-FRI, 0700-2200 SAT-SUN; OTHER TIMES CLASS E
- Weather station
- ASOS · 124.2 · ☎ 847-465-0291
- ARTCC
- CHICAGO (ZAU)
- Flight service (FSS)
- KANKAKEE · 122.2 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- PWK
- Attendance
- ALL ALL
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1944/02
- Distance from city
- 18 NW
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- ACTVT REIL RWY 16 & 34; RLLS RWY 16; HIRL RWY 06/24; 16/34; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF. on 119.9 — Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 12: 4-light PAPI (left) · 30: 4-light PAPI (left) · 16: 4-light PAPI (left) + RLLS · 34: 4-light PAPI (left).
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Fuel available
- 100LL, Jet A-1 (additive)
- Bottled oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
- Other services
- Charter, Instruction, Rental
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 28 notes
General
- BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT. PYROTECHNICS, WILDLIFE LASER BIRD CTL IN USE, PLASTIC COYOTE EFFIGIES INVOF A/P.
- 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.
- TWY F CLSD EXC VEHICLES PERMANTLEY.
- AREA 2 CLSD PERM.
Runways
- CTN: WHEN CRCG E FOR R TFC RWY 34 VFY ALNMT; DO NOT MISALIGN WITH RWY 30.
- PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT & 9 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
- PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
Lighting
- ACTVT REIL RWY 16 & 34; RLLS RWY 16; HIRL RWY 06/24; 16/34; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF.
- NSTD SPACING.
Obstructions
- 15 FT ROAD & 6 FT FENCE.
- +6 FT FENCE 0 FT FM THR; +20 FT TREES 0 FT & 50 FT FM THR; 15 FT ROAD.
- APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DTHR.
- CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLP.
- APCH RATIO 21:1 AT DTHR.
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About KPWK
Chicago Executive Airport (PWK · KPWK) is an airport in Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL, at 647 ft MSL. It has 3 runways, the longest 5,001 ft, with a control tower. This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for KPWK, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does KPWK have a control tower?
Yes. Chicago Executive Airport has an operating FAA control tower. See the Comms & NavAids section for tower and ground frequencies.
What is the longest runway at KPWK?
Chicago Executive Airport has 3 runways; the longest is 5,001 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is KPWK?
Chicago Executive Airport is in Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL, at an elevation of 647 ft MSL. Coordinates: 42.1142, -87.9015.
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