Airports near Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL
18 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois — 8 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Chicago Executive (KPWK), 0.0 nm N. Closest public fuel: KPWK (100LL,A1+), 0.0 nm. Longest runway: 13,000 ft at KORD.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPWK | Chicago Executive Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling · Airport | 0.0 nm N | Public | 5,001 ft | 100LL,A1+ | Tower 119.9 · CTAF 119.9 |
| KORD | Chicago O'hare International Chicago · Airport | 8.3 nm S | Public | 13,000 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 120.75 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| 06C | Schaumburg Regional Chicago/Schaumburg · Airport | 11.7 nm SW | Public | 3,800 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.0 |
| C81 | Campbell Grayslake · Airport | 14.7 nm NW | Public | 3,573 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.7 |
| IS23 | Turner South Elgin · Seaplane base | 18.3 nm W | Private | water | — | — |
| KUGN | Waukegan Ntl Chicago/Waukegan · Airport | 18.5 nm N | Public | 6,001 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 120.05 · CTAF 120.05 |
| 3CK | Lake In The Hills Chicago/Lake In The Hills · Airport | 19.5 nm W | Public | 3,800 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.05 |
| KDPA | Dupage Chicago/West Chicago · Airport | 19.9 nm SW | Public | 7,571 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 120.9 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| KMDW | Chicago Midway International Chicago · Airport | 20.8 nm S | Public | 6,522 ft | 100LL,A1+ | Tower 135.2 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| 7IS5 | Koppie Gilberts · Airport | 21.2 nm W | Private | 2,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IS79 | Jackson Crystal Lake · Seaplane base | 21.4 nm W | Private | water | — | — |
| IL02 | Ravenwood Zion · Airport | 21.4 nm N | Private | 2,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IL11 | Donald Alfred Gade Antioch · Airport | 21.9 nm N | Private | 1,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 82IS | Landings Condominium Huntley · Airport | 22.4 nm W | Private | 3,141 ft | — | — |
| LL22 | Brookeridge Air Park Downers Grove · Airport | 23.3 nm S | Private | 2,813 ft | — | — |
| 41IL | Great Lakes Antioch · Seaplane base | 23.5 nm NW | Private | water | — | — |
| 6IL2 | Phyllis Field Huntley · Airport | 23.8 nm W | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 3LL4 | Pillow Hill Spring Grove · Airport | 24.0 nm NW | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.