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PWK to SPI: distance & flight time
Chicago-Wheeling (Chicago Executive Airport) → Springfield (Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport)
182 mi
293 km · 158 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
182 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- PWK — Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago-Wheeling, United States
- SPI — Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · Springfield, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PWK
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport9 mi away
- UGN · Waukegan National Airport21 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport23 mi away
- CGX · Chicago Meigs Airport23 mi away
Near SPI
Frequently asked questions
How far is PWK from SPI?
The flight distance from Chicago-Wheeling (PWK) to Springfield (SPI) is 182 miles (293 km, 158 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PWK to SPI?
A nonstop flight takes about 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PWK to SPI?
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