Maintenance Run-Up Restrictions KPWK local VFR procedures
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local ops Airport sponsor published verified 2026-08-28 (42 d ago)
Published by the airport sponsor; voluntary unless ATC assigns it. If ATC assigns this route to you in Class B, C or D airspace, that assignment is an ATC instruction and compliance is required (14 CFR 91.123) — and “unable” remains available to the pilot in command.
No turbine engine runs 2200-0700; run-ups in the runway 16 hold pad and surrounding area are strictly prohibited.
The route
- No turbine engine runs between 2200 and 0700 local, all week
- Maintenance runs in the runway 16 hold pad and the surrounding area are strictly prohibited
- Preferred maintenance run areas: Taxiway Charlie abeam the tower with exhaust facing the center of the airport, and the runway 34 hold pad with the aircraft aligned to 190°
When it applies
- Runway 16 or 34 — ground operations "Runway 16 Hold Pad and surrounding area are strictly prohibited"; "Runway 34 Hold Pad" is a preferred run-up area
Source text, verbatim
Maintenance Runs No turbine engine runs between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. local time all week. Maintenance runs in the Runway 16 Hold Pad and surrounding area are strictly prohibited. If you are awaiting take off, please align aircraft at 315 degrees while waiting for clearance. Preferred maintenance run areas: 1. Taxiway Charlie: Abeam the tower: exhaust facing toward the center of the Airport. 2. Runway 34 Hold Pad: Please align aircraft at 190 degrees while waiting for takeoff or conducting engine run ups.
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- Chicago Executive Airport — Noise Abatement Chicago Executive Airport · retrieved 2026-08-28