# Distance from Austin (AUS) to Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling (PWK)

> 1,586 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,586 km / 986 mi / 856 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: Domestic (United States)
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 13:39 in Austin, it's 13:39 in Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling)
- **Elevation difference**: 106 ft (PWK is higher than AUS)

## Airports

### [Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aus-austin-austin-bergstrom-international-airport/1ef266df-0f36-6446-a422-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Austin, United States
- ICAO: KAUS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.190000, -97.670000
- Elevation: 542 ft

### [Chicago Executive Airport (PWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pwk-chicagoprospect-heightswheeling-chicago-executive-airport/1ef266df-342a-66c6-8204-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, United States
- ICAO: KPWK
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 42.100000, -87.900000
- Elevation: 647 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

## Related

- [Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aus-austin-austin-bergstrom-international-airport/1ef266df-0f36-6446-a422-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chicago Executive Airport (PWK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pwk-chicagoprospect-heightswheeling-chicago-executive-airport/1ef266df-342a-66c6-8204-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)