Chicago Executive Airport is a public-use airport in Wheeling, Illinois, north of Oak Lawn. It primarily serves corporate travelers and recreational flyers, so confirm your pickup point with the person or organization you are meeting before setting out.
- Location: 1020 South Plant Road, Wheeling, Illinois.
- Airport identifier: KPWK.
- Access: The airport describes itself as open to the public 24 hours a day; administration-office hours are separate.
Where is Chicago Executive Airport?
Chicago Executive Airport is in Wheeling, north of Chicago, near Interstate 94. The airport is operated through an intergovernmental cooperative agreement between the City of Prospect Heights and the Village of Wheeling.
Chicago Executive Airport describes KPWK as serving corporate travelers and recreational flyers headed to downtown Chicago or the north and west suburbs. It has two runways: 16/34 is 5,001 feet long and 150 feet wide, while 12/30 is 4,415 feet long and 75 feet wide.
The airport says it has grown alongside the communities it serves for a century. Its administration office is at 1020 South Plant Road, but that address is not a passenger embarkation or disembarkation point.
How do passenger pickups work at Chicago Executive Airport?
Confirm your pickup location directly with your client before you travel; the airport advises passengers not to use the Administration and Maintenance Facility as a pickup or drop-off point.
The airport map identifies three common pickup locations: Ascension at 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Atlantic at 1011 S Wolf Rd, and Signature Aviation at 1100 S Milwaukee Ave. These are locations to verify with your client, not a guarantee that any one is your assigned meeting point.
For questions, the airport lists 847-537-2580 as its phone number and 847-388-9154 for Operations/Maintenance. Its published administration-office hours are 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; those hours differ from the airport’s stated 24-hour public access.
What should you know about driving to Oak Lawn?
Chicago Executive Airport says it is near Interstate 94, but it does not give a travel time to Oak Lawn. Plan your drive around your confirmed pickup point and check road conditions before departure, since weather, traffic and roadway conditions can change.
The Illinois Department of Transportation provides a road-closures map and the Getting Around Illinois mapping site, which covers winter road conditions, construction and traveler information. The Illinois Tollway’s travel-information map includes traffic cameras, lane closures, construction and toll rates by plaza. Check the official site before you go.
For a broader look at the destination, the Oak Lawn area guide covers the community beyond airport logistics.
How does Chicago Executive Airport compare with Midway and O’Hare?
Chicago Executive Airport is a different airport option from the two larger Chicago airports. It is about 49 minutes by car from O Miami; Chicago O’Hare International Airport is about 42 minutes by car, while Chicago Midway International Airport is about 19 minutes by car.
For Midway-specific ground-transport details, see how to get from Midway to Oak Lawn.
Those times are from the hotel, not airport-to-airport comparisons. The airport describes KPWK as just north of O’Hare’s congested airspace, but it does not publish a travel-time comparison with O’Hare or Midway.
For the O’Hare route, see how to get from O’Hare to Oak Lawn.
What should you check before travelling?
Confirm the airport pickup point with your client, then check road conditions and any toll-road information that applies to your route. For airport questions, use the contact details published by Chicago Executive Airport; for changing road conditions, consult IDOT or the Illinois Tollway.
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FAQs
Is Chicago Executive Airport open around the clock?
The airport describes itself as open to the public 24 hours a day. Its administration office has separate published hours of 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Can passengers use 1020 South Plant Road for pickup?
No. The airport’s passenger map says the Administration and Maintenance Facility at that address is not a passenger embarkation or disembarkation location.
Which pickup locations does the airport map identify?
The map names Ascension, Atlantic and Signature Aviation as common pickup locations. Confirm the specific location directly with your client.