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Chicago Executive Airport, Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States

Plan a trip involving Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) with airport location, runway references and nearby empty-leg listings. The direct carrier must confirm airport access and aircraft suitability for your itinerary.

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KPWK - Chicago Executive Airport, Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States

ICAO Code: KPWK · IATA Code: PWK

Identifier references: OurAirports · FAA NASR (September 3, 2026).

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Airport Classification

Medium airport

Scheduled passenger service is not listed in the source; this does not determine charter access.

Longest Published Runway

5,001 ft

Reference length only; usable runway and aircraft performance must be confirmed for the mission.

Field Elevation

647 ft

Published reference elevation; verify current airport and performance information before departure.

FBO, Handling & Access

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Current suitability, handling, parking, fuel, and permissions require direct-carrier confirmation.

Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) Private Jet Charter Planning

OurAirports identifies Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) as a medium airport in Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States, serving the Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling area. Its source identifiers are PWK, KPWK. The source does not mark scheduled passenger service, which does not determine private-charter access.

Runway and operating checks for KPWK

For preliminary comparison, the same source lists a longest published runway of 5,001 feet and a field elevation of 647 feet. Those values are reference fields, not an operating approval. Before a trip is proposed, the direct air carrier must confirm airport status and access, usable runway length and surface, aircraft performance, payload, weather, current notices, parking, fuel, customs when applicable, and handling for the requested date.

What to include in a charter request involving KPWK

For a useful review, provide the passenger count, baggage, pets, accessibility needs, preferred schedule, and exact ground destination. Jet Partners acts as a charter services arranger and does not operate aircraft; a licensed direct air carrier controls and operates the flight. Aircraft, airport suitability, availability, operator, payment, change, and cancellation terms are confirmed in writing for the specific trip.

Reference coordinates, classification, elevation, and published runway length shown on this page come from OurAirports open data for source ident KPWK. Reference fields can change and do not confirm airport status, charter access, or operator acceptance.

Planning references: the FAA Chart Supplement search and NOTAM Search. These are research starting points, not confirmation that KPWK accepts charter operations. Current access and mission suitability require direct-carrier confirmation.

Chicago Executive Airport at a glance

Figures come from the public data sources cited below.
  • Chicago Executive Airport is in Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States.
  • Longest runway: 5,001 feet.
  • PWK logged 31,246 business-jet movements in 2025, ranking #23 among the 500 U.S. airports in the source data.

Location and straight-line distance inputs: OurAirports open data. Runway-length input: OurAirports open data. Jet-traffic observation: NATA / FAA TFMSC / AvAdvisors, 2025. Route links open the matching route guide.

Nearby airport reference comparison

Compare KPWK with up to three nearby land-airport records in the same country, within 100 straight-line miles. These are geographic references; the carrier must confirm access and aircraft suitability.
AirportDistance from KPWKPublished runway
Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK)OurAirports record for KPWKRunway: OurAirports open dataThis airport5,001 ft
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD)OurAirports record for KORDRunway: OurAirports open data9.4 mi13,000 ft
Waukegan National Airport (KUGN)OurAirports record for KUGNRunway: OurAirports open data21.3 mi6,001 ft
Dupage Airport (KDPA)OurAirports record for KDPARunway: OurAirports open data22.8 mi7,571 ft

Distances use each row's cited airport coordinates, not driving distances or flight routes. Runway figures use each row's cited runway source and are not usable landing distances. View the KPWK primary coordinate source or the primary runway source or read the methodology and download airport reference data.

Cite this airport guide

For a destination guide, trip brief or article, reference this stable page and the underlying source. Include the date you accessed it.

Jet Partners. Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) airport planning reference. https://jetpartners.aero/airports/PWK#airport-reference. Reference data: OurAirports. Add your access date when citing.

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Planning beyond this airport? See the Chicago private jet charter guide for nearby airport choices and trip-planning factors.

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