PWAK· AWK· Wake Island
Wake Island Airfield
medium airport · elevation 14 ft (4 m)
18:16Z 07:31Z Day
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Current METARMVFR
24 min ago·04:55ZPWAK 090455Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM BKN022 OVC027 31/24 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP121 T03070241
Wind
050° 5 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
2,200 ft
Temperature
31°C / 24°C
temp / dew
QNH
1012 hPa
29.88 inHg
Clouds
BKN 2,200ft, OVC 2,700ft
Weather
—
Station
PWAK
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1012.1 HPa hourly temperature of 30.7°C and dew point of 24.1°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
10/283000 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 10/28 | HW 4 kt | XW 4 kt L |
19.2824°, 166.6366°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 10/28 (use 10) | Preferred | HW 4 | 4 L | — |
Density altitude
1,971 ft
elevation 14 ft
ISA deviation
+16.0°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)PWAK
- A/GOPS AAS128.000
- RDOOAKLAND OCEANIC884.300
Navaids near airportassoc. PWAK
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWK | VORTAC | 113.50 MHz | HIGH |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 10/289,843 ft (3,000 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Wake Island Airfield
Diagram unavailable for Wake Island Airfield.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/08 22:24 UTC
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BASEVFR
VFRBASE08/22Z → 10/04ZVRB6KT · ≥10 km · FEW020
Wind: VRB6KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: FEW020
TAF PWAK 082200Z 0822/1004 VRB06KT 9999 FEW020 QNH2985INS TX29/0900Z TN26/0915Z
Raw TAF
TAF PWAK 082200Z 0822/1004 VRB06KT 9999 FEW020 QNH2985INS TX29/0900Z TN26/0915Z