# Chicago Executive Airport (PWK / KPWK)

**Chicago Executive Airport** (IATA: PWK, ICAO: KPWK) is a medium airport in Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States. It opened in Feb 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,001 ft (1,524 m). In 2025 it handled 411 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwk

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PWK / KPWK
- FAA: PWK
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States
- Opened: Feb 1944
- Elevation: 645 ft / 197 m
- Coordinates: 42.1142, -87.9015
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,001 ft / 1,524 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 3 departures, 1 arrival
- Passengers: 411 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.chiexec.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Executive_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1708320
- Weather station: KPWK
- Ident: KPWK

## Timeline

- Feb 1944: Chicago Executive Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 5,001 ft / 1,524 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 159° / 339° | yes |
| 12/30 | 4,415 ft / 1,346 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 118° / 298° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05028AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 250 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 313 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 373 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 671 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 441 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 341 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 581 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 411 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 411 (2025) | #3,454 of 3,974 | #912 in North America | #667 in US |
| Longest runway | 5,001 ft / 1,524 m | =6,505 of 29,858 | =2,345 in North America | =1,936 in US |
| Elevation | 645 ft / 197 m | =24,512 of 43,403 | =11,761 in North America | =9,787 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | CHICAGO APP/DEP | 120.550 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.200 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 124.700 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 119.900 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.900 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 9.4 mi / 15 km
- [DPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdpa.md) Dupage Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [ENW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kenw.md) Kenosha Regional Airport · 33 mi / 54 km
- [GYY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgyy.md) Gary/Chicago International Airport · 43 mi / 68 km
- [MKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmke.md) General Mitchell International Airport · 58 mi / 93 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwk/data