PWAK· AWK· Wake Island
Wake Island Airfield
medium airport · elevation 14 ft (4 m)
18:37Z 07:17Z Night
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Current METARVFR
59 min ago·14:55ZPWAK 231455Z AUTO 05010KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02850247 57013
Wind
050° 10 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
29°C / 25°C
temp / dew
QNH
1010 hPa
29.84 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
PWAK
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1010.7 HPa hourly temperature of 28.5°C and dew point of 24.7°C Steady or unsteady decrease of 1.3 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 7 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 7 | 7 L | — |
Density altitude
1,785 ft
elevation 14 ft
ISA deviation
+14.0°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
Wind7 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp31°C
QNH1012 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=69
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 2026/08/23 14:45 UTC
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
BASEVFR
VFRBASE23/14Z → 24/20Z06012KT · ≥10 km · SCT020
Wind: 06012KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT020
TAF PWAK 231439Z 2314/2420 06012KT 9999 SCT020 A2979 TX33/2408Z TN26/2400Z
Raw TAF
TAF PWAK 231439Z 2314/2420 06012KT 9999 SCT020 A2979 TX33/2408Z TN26/2400Z