PWAK· AWK· Wake Island
Wake Island Airfield
medium airport · elevation 14 ft (4 m)
18:30Z 07:14Z Day
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Current METARVFR
45 min ago·19:10ZPWAK 241910Z AUTO 06013KT 10SM SCT015 OVC038 26/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP162
Wind
060° 13 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
3,800 ft
Temperature
26°C / 23°C
temp / dew
QNH
1016 hPa
30.00 inHg
Clouds
SCT 1,500ft, OVC 3,800ft
Weather
—
Station
PWAK
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1016.2 HPa
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 11 kt | XW 8 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 11 | 8 L | — |
Density altitude
1,263 ft
elevation 14 ft
ISA deviation
+11.0°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
Wind13 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp29°C
QNH1017 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=50
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Wake Island Airfield
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 14:06 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
TEMPO MVFR
VFRBASE24/14Z → 25/20Z06012G22KT · ≥10 km · FEW020 SCT030 BKN040
Wind: 06012G22KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: FEW020 SCT030 BKN040
TAF PWAK 241400Z 2414/2520 06012G22KT 9999 FEW020 SCT030 BKN040 QNH2994INS
MVFRTEMPO24/14Z → 24/20ZBKN020
Clouds: BKN020
TEMPO 2414/2420 BKN020 TX32/2503Z TN28/2512Z
Raw TAF
TAF PWAK 241400Z 2414/2520 06012G22KT 9999 FEW020 SCT030 BKN040 QNH2994INS TEMPO 2414/2420 BKN020 TX32/2503Z TN28/2512Z