Chicago Executive Airport –PWK Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago Executive Airport is a public airport northwest of Chicago, Illinois. It was once called the Palwaukee Municipal Airport thus its IATA code is PWK. It is conveniently located near the interstate highway so it is the fourth busiest airport in Illinois and serves as a gateway to travelers headed to downtown Chicago or the north or west suburbs.The airport registers over 77,000 take-offs and landings annually. It was founded in 1925 as Gauthier's Flying Field.
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The Chicago Executive Airport serves as base to 325 aircraft including 57 corporate jet aircraft. There are three active runways and spans an area of more than 412 acres. The airport operates 24/7. PWK Airport is primarily used by private airplane owners, flight schools, and major national corporations. It is currently working on modernization projects to make it at par with federal standards including an improvement on its runways and construction of taxiways and apron. Some of the cities surrounding the PWK Airport are Calumet City, Elgin, Prospect Heights and Hickory Hills.
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There are many PWK Chicago Airport hotels to choose from. The nearest ones are less than 10 minutes away and these are the Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Chicago North Shore, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Northbrook Wheeling and the nearby The Westin Chicago North Shore.
One of the busiest airports in the city is the O’Hare International Airport (ORD) which serves the Chicago Metropolitan area and it is only 13.7 miles away from the Chicago Executive Airport.
