Chicago Executive
PWK · KPWK · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois · Cook County · map
Chicago Executive is a public-use airport, 18 miles northwest of Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, 645 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 16/34, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 236 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 97,636 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1,132 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KPWK · observed 2:52 pm CDT (19:52 UTC), 15 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (270°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 11,000 feet
- Temperature 80°F (27°C), dew point 58°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.86 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued, and in English (METAR)
METAR KPWK 131952Z 27008KT 10SM SCT110 27/14 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP105 T02670144
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KPWK
- the station, KPWK
- 131952Z
- observed 2:52 pm CDT (19:52 UTC)
- 27008KT
- wind from the west at 8 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- SCT110
- scattered clouds at 11,000 feet
- 27/14
- temperature 27 °C (81 °F), dew point 14 °C (57 °F)
- A2986
- altimeter setting 29.86 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP105
- sea-level pressure 1010.5 hPa
- T02670144
- temperature 26.7 °C (80 °F), dew point 14.4 °C (58 °F)
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force over this field. 6 pilot reports of turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours: light chop turbulence, at 15,000 ft, 19 nm north, 2:22 pm CDT (19:22 UTC); light chop turbulence, at 21,000 ft, 21 nm south, 2:36 pm CDT (19:36 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported icing within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 14,000 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
9 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- B39M at 35,000 ft, 8 nm south, 12:16 pm CDT (17:16 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed, and in English
ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1716/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through ORD
- Where
- over ORD
- Time
- 17:16 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B39M
- Turbulence
- none
- CRJ7 at 15,000 ft, 19 nm north, 2:22 pm CDT (19:22 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb from 15,000 ft to 16,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
UGN UA /OV UGN/TM 1922/FL150/TP CRJ7/TB LGT CHOP/RM DURC 150-160
- Report
- a routine report filed through UGN
- Where
- over UGN
- Time
- 19:22 UTC
- Height
- at 15,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Turbulence
- light chop
- Remarks
- during the climb from 15,000 ft to 16,000 ft
- G280 at 21,000 ft, 21 nm south, 2:36 pm CDT (19:36 UTC): light chop turbulence.
as filed, and in English
MDW UA /OV MDW/TM 1936/FL210/TP G280/TB CONS LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through MDW
- Where
- over MDW
- Time
- 19:36 UTC
- Height
- at 21,000 ft
- Aircraft
- G280
- Turbulence
- continuous light chop
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (JOT, 38 nm south), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 270° at 19 kt; 6,000 ft: 260° at 28 kt, 19 °C; 9,000 ft: 260° at 31 kt, 12 °C; 12,000 ft: 260° at 39 kt, 4 °C; 18,000 ft: 280° at 55 kt, -9 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
14 notices to air missions in force at this field.
- closed Apron Hangar 7 Ramp closed except vehicles until Sun 31 Jan, 5:59 pm CST (23:59 UTC) · PWK 05/069
as issued
!PWK 05/069 PWK APRON HANGAR 7 RAMP CLSD EXC VEHICLES 2605201934-2701312359
- closed Taxiway C between C Ramp and approach end runway 24 closed until further notice · PWK 04/150
as issued
!PWK 04/150 PWK TWY C BTN C RAMP AND APCH END RWY 24 CLSD 2605011300-PERM
- closed Taxiway B between taxiway E and approach end runway 24 closed until further notice · PWK 04/153
as issued
!PWK 04/153 PWK TWY B BTN TWY E AND APCH END RWY 24 CLSD 2605011300-PERM
- closed Apron Hangar 13 Ramp closed until Sat 31 Oct, 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) · PWK 11/044
as issued
!PWK 11/044 PWK APRON HANGAR 13 RAMP CLSD 2511060358-2610312359
All 14 notices, grouped: the airport (1), taxiways (4), aprons and ramps (3), obstructions (6) →
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. The notices come from the FAA's notice service, the site's copy refreshed every few minutes (last checked a minute ago). The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices; the request for the full feed is with the FAA.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PWK · ICAO KPWK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 645 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm mon-fri and 7:00 am to 10:00 pm sat-sun
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 5,001 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 4,415 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, runway lead-in lights, pole 24 ft high 629 ft from the end
- Runway 34: PAPI, four lights on the left, road 13 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 12: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 295 ft, 3,785 ft available for landing, tree 42 ft high 491 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 432 ft, 3,725 ft available for landing, road 15 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.9 | Executive |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 124.2 | Executive |
| Clearance delivery When tower closed | 124.7 | Executive |
| Ground | 121.7 | Executive |
| Approach and departure | 120.55 | Executive |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 128.575 | Executive |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 847-465-0291.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Chicago O'Hare International (8 nm south), Schaumburg Regional (12 nm southwest), Waukegan Ntl Airport (19 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Illinois · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Airport estd prior to 1959. No objection for asp on runways 12L/30R and 16/34 only.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 16 and 34; rlls runway 16; high-intensity runway lights 16/34; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Customs user fee. MON-FRI 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) runway 16 departure end: 242.97 feet in length by 170.10 feet in width, setback 35 feet from runway end.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) runway 34 departure end: 230.82 feet in length by 170.10 feet in width, setback 304.18 feet from runway end.
- Non-standard spacing.
- 15 feet road and 6 feet fence.
- +6 feet fence 0 feet from threshold; +20 feet trees 0 feet and 50 feet from threshold; 15 feet road.
- Ctn: when crcg east for R traffic runway 34 vfy alnmt; do not misalign with runway 30.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degrees left and 9 degrees right of centerline.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degrees left and right of centerline.
- Approach ratio 20:1 at dthr.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 115 departures from PWK in those twelve months, carrying 288 passengers in 1,290 seats (22% filled), to 58 destinations (8 abroad) on 9 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Executive → Teterboro PWK–TEB | 17 | 30 | Jet Aviation Flight..., Air Alsie A/S, Air Hamburg... and 1 more |
| Chicago Executive → Waukegan Ntl PWK–UGN | 9 | 0 | Jet Aviation Flight... |
| Chicago Executive → Dupage PWK–DPA | 6 | 3 | Jet Aviation Flight... |
| Chicago Executive → Chicago Midway International PWK–MDW | 6 | 0 | Jet Aviation Flight..., CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Chicago Executive → Westchester County PWK–HPN | 4 | 10 | Jet Aviation Flight..., CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Chicago Executive → Toronto PWK–YYZ | 4 | 6 | Jet Aviation Flight..., Chartright Air Inc. |
| Chicago Executive → University Of Illinois/Willard PWK–CMI | 3 | 6 | Jet Aviation Flight... |
| Chicago Executive → Columbia Regional PWK–COU | 3 | 13 | Air Hamburg... |
All 58 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 128 |
| multi-engine | 18 |
| jets | 86 |
| helicopters | 4 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 97,636, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 16 |
| air taxi and commuter | 20,513 |
| general aviation, travelling | 43,411 |
| general aviation, local | 33,572 |
| military | 124 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
25 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 24 for private pilot, 20 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 15 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 4 for type ratings; 23 for airplanes, 11 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters, 1 for gliders, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 4 sport aviation examiners, 36 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 6 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 4 training center examiners, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- John Peter Boos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · ATP Flight School - Wheeling IL · Wheeling, IL (1 nm) · (847) 219-1189 · johnboos88@gmail.com
- Michael Biewenga private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Arlington Heights, IL (3 nm) · (847) 208-6785 · mike.biewenga@gmail.com
- Alan Wayne Zielinski private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, balloons · Niles, IL (7 nm) · (630) 370-7071 · alanwzee@aol.com
- Adam Milnes private pilot; airplanes · Greater Chicago FSDO · Des Plaines, IL (8 nm) · (708) 819-5040 · adamkmilnes@gmail.com
- Devin John Macdonald private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Chicago, IL (8 nm) · (847) 778-0130 · devin_macdonald@hotmail.com
- Gerry F Ventrella private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, helicopters · Chicago, IL (8 nm) · (773) 294-2726 · gventrella@aol.com
- Gail Sue Lapook private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Wauconda, IL (14 nm) · (708) 601-6219 · flygailnow@aol.com
- Alexander Quinn Waterloo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Forest Park, IL (15 nm) · (708) 224-5021 · awaterloo@gmail.com
All 94 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 74 since 1982, 6 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 74 since 1982 · 6 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,117 since 1982 · 251 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Illinois 103 landing places
- Illinois 8,039 aircraft registered
- Teterboro (TEB) 17 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc., Air Alsie A/S
- Waukegan Ntl (UGN) 9 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc.
- Dupage (DPA) 6 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc.
- Chicago Midway International (MDW) 6 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc., CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Westchester County (HPN) 4 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc., CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Toronto (YYZ) 4 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc., Chartright Air Inc.
- University Of Illinois/Willard (CMI) 3 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc.
- Columbia Regional (COU) 3 flights in twelve months · Air Hamburg Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PWK.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 12, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.