Chicago Executive Airport

Chicago Executive Airport
USGS aerial image
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Prospect Heights and Village of Wheeling
ServesChicago
LocationWheeling, Illinois
Elevation AMSL647 ft / 197 m
Coordinates42°06′51″N 087°54′06″W / 42.11417°N 87.90167°W / 42.11417; -87.90167
Websitewww.chiexec.com
Map
PWK
Location of airport in Illinois
PWK
PWK (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
12/30 4,415 1,346 Asphalt
6/24 3,677 1,121 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending March 31, 2022)108,203
Based aircraft259
Source: FAA, airport website

Chicago Executive Airport (IATA: PWK, ICAO: KPWK, FAA LID: PWK), formerly Palwaukee Municipal Airport, is a public airport 18 miles (33 km) northwest of Chicago, in the village of Wheeling in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the City of Prospect Heights and the Village of Wheeling.

The airport logs over 77,000 take-offs and landings each year and is the fourth busiest airport in Illinois.