Wake Island Airfield Airport

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Wake Island Weather

METAR: PWAK 182355Z AUTO 08015KT 7SM CLR 29/22 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02920222 10292 20244

TAF: TAF PWAK 182200Z 1822/2004 09012KT 9999 FEW020 SCT050 QNH2996INS TX30/1903Z TN25/1822Z FOR MIL USE ONLY

Reporting Station: PWAK (0.8 NM at True Heading of 289)
Visibility: 7SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1015.3
Temperature: 29.2 C (84.56 F)
Dewpoint: 22.2 C (71.96 F)

Location

Latitude: 
19-16-56.9800N (19.282494)
Longitude: 
166-38-11.9400E (166.63665)
Elevation: 
23.0 feet MSL (7 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
5.3 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC +12.0 (Standard Time)
UTC +12.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
00 N.M. N of Wake Island, Wake Island
Found On: 
Gnc 7 Chart
FAA Region: 
AWP

Contacts

Manager: 
Air Force owned: 
WILLIAM K LUIKART
P O BOX 187
WAKE ISLAND 96898
808-424-2101/200
AIR FORCE
DETACHMENT 3, 13 AF,PACAF

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
12/1952
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-SAT/2000Z-0400Z
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZAK (Oakland Oceanic Artcc)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZAK (Oakland Oceanic Artcc)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1023 feet (312 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
HNL
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Total Operations:  17893
GA Local:  106 0.6%
GA Itinerant:  273 1.5%
Military Aircraft:  17514 97.9%

Communications

AWOS-3P: 

  • AAS AND ATC CLEARANCE AVBL THRU WAKE OPNS.
  • COMM/WEATHER: WAKE OPERATIONS MONITORS 121.5 243.0.
  • INBD ACFT SHOULD EXP DESCENT AND APCH CLNC FR OAKLAND ARTCC THRU SAN FRANCISCO RADIO. WAKE OPNS MONITORS 121.5 AND 243.0. INBND ACFT CTC WAKE OPNS 100NM OUT FOR AAS & ADZ SVCG RQRMTS. MAKE ALL DEP RPT TO ARTCC VIA HF. NO ATC AVBL TO OVFT.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 428

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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Honolulu(HNL)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near AWK

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

List ALL PWAK NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of PWAK

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of PWAK

Remarks

A110-10 RSTD: NO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AVBL. TAXIWAY LINE RESTRICTION LOCATED AT INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY ECHO AND DELTA. CONTINUES (WEST) ONTO THE WARM-UP PAD DOES NOT PROVIDE WINGTIP CLEARANCE TO AIRCRAFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 60 FEET.
A110-13 BE ALERT TO OCEAN VESSELS WITH MAST APRX 125 FT PERIODICALLY LCTD AT MOORING BUOYS 3600 FT W OF THLD RY 10.
A110-21 ARRESTING GEAR - (RWY 28) HOOK BAK 12B (4921').
A110-23 MISC: REMOTE WX BRIEFINGS AVBL H24 FR 17 OWS AT DSN 315-449-8333/7950 OR 448-3809, 2HR NTC RQR FOR TIMELY BRIEF. WHEN NML SATCOM O/S, IMARSAT IS AVBL. SPACE AVBL PAX ARE NA TO RON.
A110-24 RSTD: PPR FOR ALL ACFT AT LEAST 24 HR IN ADVANCE. PPR PHONE ONLY DSN 424-2101, C808-424-2101, FAX DSN 315-424-2165, C808-424-2165, OR E-MAIL: BASEOPS@WAKEISLAND.NET .
A110-26 RSTD: VERY LIMITED OPERATIONS STATUS, AVBL FOR EMERG LDG AND MIN PRIORITY TFC.
A110-27 TFC PAT: RGT BREAK RY 10 ALL ACFT, LEFT BREAK RY 28 ALL ACFT.
A110-29 TRAN ALERT: SVCG FEES RQD. TRAN SVC HRS 2000-0400Z (0800L-1600L) TUE-SAT. CLSD SUN, MON, HOL.
A110-3 FUEL: FLIGHT CREW REQUIRED TO ASSIST IN REFUELING. J5(MIL). FLUID - W, SP, PRESAIR.
A110-30 MISC: ETOPS DIVERT LCTN. FIREFIGHTING SVCS REDUCED TO NFPA CAT 7, ARFF INDEX C.
A110-32 CAUTION: AFLD HAS MIXTURE OF REGULAR AND LED OBST LGT. LED OBST LGTS MAY NOT BE VISIBLE TO SOME NVD.
A110-34 EMAIL FOR PPR REQ FORM: PRSCDET1.AIRFIELD.MANAGEMENT@US.AF.MIL. AFTER PPR APVL, PWAK ETA/ETD DEVIATIONS BYD 2 HR RQR REAPPROVAL. BASE OPS FONE DSN 315-424-2101, C808-424-2101, FAX DSN 315-424-2165.
A110-35 RSTD: EMERG DIVERT ACFT OUTSIDE PUBL AFLD HRS, CTC FAA CONTROLLER AT OAKLAND ARTCC TO ARRANGE BASE OPS/ATC SPECIALIST PERSONNEL RECALL VIA WAKE FIRE DISPATCH AT FONE 808-424-2911 PRI OR 808-424-2232 SEC.
A110-36 SERVICE-TRAN ALERT: LAV SVC UNAVBL.
A110-37 CTC WAKE ISLAND ARPT OPERATIONS ON 128.0/349.4.
A110-39 SERVICE - FUEL: ACFT REFUELING AT PWAK: SITE ARR REQ MUST BE OBTAINED FROM 907-552-5781 AND SUBMITTED FOR APVL PRIOR TO ARR.
A110-40 SERVICE-LGT: SEVERAL OBST LGT O/S: CONTROLLING OBST LGT TOWER 101 FT AGL APRX 1700 FT S OF RWY 28 THLD.
A110-41 RWY - CAUTION: 4 FT X 8 FT AREA OF GRADUAL PAVEMENT RISE (HUMP) OF APRX 2 INCHES LCTD 2300 FT E OF APCH END RWY 10, 40 FT RGT OF CNTLN.
A110-6 BE ALERT TO BIRD HAZARD ON APCH TO RY 10 AND RY 28 DEP.
A16 BASE OPNS - 808-424-2101/2000
A17 (0800-1600L TUE-SAT)
A31-10/28 900' CORAL OVERRUN.
E115 ARPT WILL BE CONSIDERED A JOINT USE ARPT OPEN TO CIVIL ACFT SUBJECT TO MIL REQRMNTS.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 10/28
Longest Runway: 10/28 is 9844 ft (3000 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

AWK Airport Runway Details

Runway 10/28  9844 ft x 150 ft (3000 m x 46 m)
Runway Length Source:  MILITARY as of 06/08/2009
Surface:  Asphalt - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:  90 /F/A/W/T
Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

Runway 10

Runway 28

Elevation: 
23.0 20.2
Latitude: 
19-17-06.9100N 19-16-47.0400N
Longitude: 
166-37-21.6300E 166-39-02.2400E
Runway True Alignment: 
102 282
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Precision Instrument Precision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair Fair
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
No No
Centerline Lights: 
No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
76 77

Services

Airframe Repair: 
None
Powerplant Repair: 
None
Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Landing Fees: 
No

Maps & Diagrams

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