Waukegan National Airport Map Print (UGN)

- Museum-quality, 330 gsm cotton paper with pigment inks for rich color and fine detail. Ready for your own frame.
- Chicago/Waukegan's runways and taxiways, composed as art for anyone who has spent time at the field.
- Seven colorways to suit the room. A considered gift for pilots, crew, and frequent flyers.
Description
A runway diagram map print of Waukegan National Airport (UGN), made from the airport's own layout for the place it holds in your life. Choose your colorway and your format: a fine art giclée print on cotton paper, a framed fine art print, a glossy metal print or a digital download.
Your fine art print is made to order with pigment inks on heavyweight, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, a 330 gsm sheet with a high color gamut and deep black density. The acid-free, archival-grade paper has a smooth matte surface. Supplied unframed, ready for your own frame.
Shipping and Returns
Physical prints are made to order in 2 to 3 business days; shipping time is added on top and varies by your location and the method you choose. Standard shipping is free across the US. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat, though paper may retain a slight curl; orders with framed or metal pieces ship in separate boxes. Digital downloads are delivered by email, so there is nothing to ship.
The Digital Download is a JPEG at 300 dpi, sized for 24 by 30 inches. The digital add-on matches the selected physical print size at 300 dpi. Download links arrive by email and stay active for 30 days; save the file within that time and keep it for personal, non-commercial use. No physical item is shipped.
Physical products have a 30-day money-back guarantee. Contact us within 30 days of delivery to request a refund; we may require a return before issuing it.
Digital downloads are non-refundable once delivered, except where required by law or where AirportPrints determines that a delivery failure or technical issue was caused by AirportPrints.
Materials
Fine Art Print: pigment giclée printing on heavyweight 330 gsm (17 mil), 100% cotton Hot Press paper, on regularly calibrated giclée printers. The paper is acid-free and archival-grade, with a smooth matte surface and the high color gamut and black density that let a dark ground and fine linework keep their depth. Supplied unframed, with no added white margin, ready for your own frame.
Framed Fine Art Print: the same cotton fine art paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame. A white, acid-free, 4-ply mat with a 45-degree bevel and optical-grade, shatter-resistant clear acrylic (safer to ship than glass) are included. The print is mounted to foam core for a flat presentation, with a kraft paper dust cover and installed hanging wire on the back.
Glossy Metal Print: the image is transferred by dye sublimation into polymer-coated aluminum with a glossy white base. The 1.14 mm panel has a scratch- and water-resistant surface, with a hidden inset mount that positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall. Display indoors, away from direct sunlight.
Digital Download: a high-resolution JPEG for personal, non-commercial use. No physical paper, frame, or metal panel is included.
Dimensions
Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches.
Framed Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches, measured across the mat and acrylic area inside the frame. The mat sits within that area, so the visible image is about 6 x 8, 12 x 16, or 18 x 24 inches. The outside frame is larger than the listed size.
Glossy Metal Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches. During sublimation, 1/8 to 1/4 inch of the artwork may be cropped, so the printed edge can differ slightly from the preview.
Digital Download: a 7200 x 9000 pixel JPEG at 300 dpi for 24 x 30 inch printing. A digital add-on instead matches the selected physical size: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, or 24 x 30 inches at 300 dpi.
Made like something you keep.
The field itself
This is Chicago/Waukegan's own layout, the way its runways run and the taxiways thread between them, composed into a print you will want to look at every day. Not a stock template with a new name on it.
Museum-quality cotton paper
Heavyweight 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, acid-free and archival-grade. Its high color gamut and black density give the runways real depth, and pigment inks keep the fine detail crisp on a smooth matte surface.
Solid wood framing or glossy metal
Frame it in 1.25 inch solid wood, black, white or natural oak, with the white beveled mat, optical-grade clear acrylic and hanging wire included. Or choose glossy metal: dye sublimation into aluminum, floated about 3/4 inch off the wall on a hidden mount.
Waukegan National
Field elevation 728 ft
Composed from published airport information and available field depictions as original wall art. Learn how AirportPrints maps take shape.
Waukegan National Airport Runway Diagram Print
Waukegan National (UGN) prints as a broad X. Runway 5/23 runs southwest to northeast across the full sheet at 6,001 feet long and 150 feet wide, and runway 14/32 cuts northwest to southeast at 3,750 feet by 75 feet. Both surfaces are asphalt. The crossing sits above and left of center, which pushes the taxiway ladder, the ramps and the hangar blocks into the lower right of the sheet where they read as texture rather than clutter.
The field is a public airport in Waukegan, in Lake County, about 40 miles north of Chicago, and it has been operated by the Waukegan Port District since 1956. It covers 600 acres. The name was Waukegan Memorial before the airport was renamed Waukegan National in 2014, and runway upgrades began in 2022. In 2020 a US president flew into Waukegan on the way to assess damage in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
On a wall the geometry carries it. Two strips of unequal weight, the long one nearly twice the length of the short one and twice its width, meet at an angle that keeps every corner of the frame in play. The margin holds the identifier, the coordinates and the field elevation of 728 feet, set small so the runways stay the subject. Whatever colorway you choose, the pair of crossing strips is what a viewer sees from across the room, with the taxiway and apron detail waiting for a closer look.
Chicago/Waukegan (UGN) print, common questions
How many runways does Waukegan National have, and how are they drawn on the print?
Two, and both appear on the print crossing in an X: 5/23 running southwest to northeast, and 14/32 running northwest to southeast.
How long is the longest runway at UGN?
Runway 5/23 is 6,001 feet long and 150 feet wide, asphalt. The second runway, 14/32, is 3,750 feet long and 75 feet wide.
Where is UGN, and what is the field elevation?
Chicago/Waukegan, Illinois, at roughly 42.4221 degrees north and 87.8679 degrees west, with a field elevation of 728 feet. The article for this airport places it about 40 miles north of Chicago, in Lake County.
What does UGN mean?
UGN is the three-letter identifier for Waukegan National, and it is the code set in large type in the lower margin of the print, above the city, state, coordinates and elevation.
How accurate is the layout on the print?
It is plotted from published airport information for this field, so runway designators, relative lengths and the angle between 5/23 and 14/32 follow the published runway data. It is wall art, not a navigation document: fine details may be simplified or omitted, including markings, lighting, signage and smaller pavement edges.
Does this work as a gift for someone connected to Waukegan?
It tends to, especially for pilots who have flown the pattern here, hangar tenants and Lake County locals. Sizes run from desk scale up to statement pieces, printed to order in the colorway you choose, so it can be matched to the room it is going into.
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