PWAK· AWK· Wake Island
Wake Island Airfield
medium airport · elevation 14 ft (4 m)
18:46Z 06:37Z Day
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Current METARVFR
47 min ago·02:55ZPWAK 090255Z AUTO 07017KT 10SM CLR 32/25 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP097 60000 T03180249 57022
Wind
070° 17 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
32°C / 25°C
temp / dew
QNH
1009 hPa
29.81 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
PWAK
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1009.7 HPa 0 inches of precipitation fell in the last 6 hours hourly temperature of 31.8°C and dew point of 24.9°C Steady or unsteady decrease of 2.2 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
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 15 kt | XW 7 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 15 | 7 L | — |
Density altitude
2,172 ft
elevation 14 ft
ISA deviation
+17.0°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)PWAK
Wind15 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp32°C
QNH1012 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=59
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Wake Island Airfield
Diagram unavailable for Wake Island Airfield.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/10/08 22:09 UTC
09/00Z
09/06Z
09/12Z
09/18Z
10/00Z
BASEVFR
TEMPO MVFR
TEMPO MVFR
VFRBASE08/22Z → 10/04Z09015G20KT · ≥10 km · SCT020 BKN060
Wind: 09015G20KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT020 BKN060
TAF PWAK 082200Z 0822/1004 09015G20KT 9999 SCT020 BKN060 QNH2980INS
MVFRTEMPO08/22Z → 09/02Z8 km · -SHRA
Visibility: 8 km
Weather: -SHRA
TEMPO 0822/0902 8000 -SHRA
MVFRTEMPO09/22Z → 10/04Z8 km · -SHRA
Visibility: 8 km
Weather: -SHRA
TEMPO 0922/1004 8000 -SHRA TX31/0900Z TN26/0908Z
Raw TAF
TAF PWAK 082200Z 0822/1004 09015G20KT 9999 SCT020 BKN060 QNH2980INS TEMPO 0822/0902 8000 -SHRA TEMPO 0922/1004 8000 -SHRA TX31/0900Z TN26/0908Z