PWAK· AWK· Wake Island
Wake Island Airfield
medium airport · elevation 14 ft (4 m)
18:37Z 07:17Z Day
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Current METARVFR
19 min ago·18:55ZPWAK 231855Z AUTO 07011KT 8SM FEW017 28/26 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02830255
Wind
070° 11 kt
Visibility
8 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
28°C / 26°C
temp / dew
QNH
1010 hPa
29.84 inHg
Clouds
FEW 1,700ft
Weather
—
Station
PWAK
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1010.7 HPa hourly temperature of 28.3°C and dew point of 25.5°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 10 kt | XW 5 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 10 | 5 L | — |
Density altitude
1,665 ft
elevation 14 ft
ISA deviation
+13.0°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