# Dupage Airport (DPA)

> Chicago/West Chicago, US · IATA: DPA · ICAO: KDPA · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `DPA` |
| ICAO | `KDPA` |
| City | Chicago/West Chicago |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 231 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 41.90780, -88.24860 |

## Description

Business jets, not freighters, fill the ramp at DuPage Airport (DPA, ICAO KDPA) in West Chicago, even though its 7,571-foot runway is the longest in the Chicago area after O'Hare's. The DuPage County field is a reliever airport for general and business aviation, recording some 135,900 aircraft movements in 2022, with no scheduled airlines, no cargo terminal and no documented freight carriers or cargo handling agents. What it does offer is border formalities: a U.S. Customs and Border Protection user-fee facility opened in September 2022 inside the DuPage Flight Center FBO, allowing international arrivals to clear on site. Investment continues in that niche, with a new two-bay hangar of roughly 4,500 square metres opened by the DuPage Flight Center in July 2025 for large-cabin aircraft. Air freight for the western suburbs is tendered instead at Chicago O'Hare (ORD), a little over 30 kilometres east, or at cargo-focused Chicago Rockford (RFD) some 85 kilometres northwest, both reached via I-88 and I-355. An oddity on the property: the airport authority also runs an 18-hole golf course.

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