Airport Runways

Professional and recreational pilots alike appreciate PWK’s convenient location and professional atmosphere located just north of Chicago O’Hare’s congested airspace. Chicago Executive is within minutes of the prestigious north shore and a short drive on the Interstate to downtown Chicago.

KPWK – Open to the public 24 hours a day with three runway options

Runway 16/34 — 5,001-foot long by 150 foot wide precision runway served by an ILS to runway 16. Both ends of the runway are served by a four-light PAPI visual slope indicator and an Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS), 243 feet long by 170 feet wide at each end of the hard surface.

Runway 12/30 – 4,415 feet long by 75 feet wide served by a four-light PAPI visual slope indicator on both ends. The threshold of runway 12 is displaced 295 feet, while the runway 30 threshold is displaced 432 feet.

Runway 6/24 – 3,677 feet long by 50 feet wide. Only runway 6 includes a PAPI visual approach indicator. The threshold on runway 6 is displaced 372 feet, while the threshold on runway 24 is displaced 1,249 feet.

Arrival Alert Notice

To address wrong surface events where an aircraft lines up to or lands on the incorrect runway, taxiway, or airport, the FAA released Arrival Alert Notices (AAN) at various airports with a history of misalignment risk. Please visit the following link for the Arrival Alert Notice for PWK. https://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/hotspots/aan/PWK-Arrival-Alert-Notice.pdf

Engineered Materials Arrestor System (EMAS)

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