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PWAK Wake Island Airfield
Wake Island, US Minor Islands


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: AWK
Lat/Long: 19-16-56.9800N 166-38-11.9400E
19-16.949667N 166-38.199000E
19.2824944,166.6366500
(estimated)
Elevation: 23 ft. / 7.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06E (2010)
Time zone: UTC +12 (year round; does not observe DST)

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 12/1952
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND OCEANIC ARTCC CENTER
FSS: HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HNL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: EXC HOL, ALL MON-SAT 2000Z-0400Z
(0800-1600L TUE-SAT)
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

  • 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.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AWK at fieldWAKE ISLAND VORTAC113.5006E

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 9844 x 150 ft. / 3000 x 46 m
900' CORAL OVERRUN.
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 90 /F/A/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 19-17.115167N19-16.784000N
Longitude: 166-37.360500E166-39.037333E
Elevation: 23.0 ft.20.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 096 magnetic, 102 true276 magnetic, 282 true
Markings: precision, in fair conditionprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Air Force
Owner: AIR FORCE
DETACHMENT 3, 13 AF,PACAF
Manager: WILLIAM K LUIKART
P O BOX 187
WAKE ISLAND 96898
Phone 808-424-2101/200
BASE OPNS - 808-424-2101/2000

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 49/day
98% military
2% transient general aviation
<1% local general aviation

Additional Remarks

E115 ARPT WILL BE CONSIDERED A JOINT USE ARPT OPEN TO CIVIL ACFT SUBJECT TO MIL REQRMNTS.
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.
BE ALERT TO OCEAN VESSELS WITH MAST APRX 125 FT PERIODICALLY LCTD AT MOORING BUOYS 3600 FT W OF THLD RY 10.
ARRESTING GEAR - (RWY 28) HOOK BAK 12B (4921').
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.
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 .
RSTD: VERY LIMITED OPERATIONS STATUS, AVBL FOR EMERG LDG AND MIN PRIORITY TFC.
TFC PAT: RGT BREAK RY 10 ALL ACFT, LEFT BREAK RY 28 ALL ACFT.
TRAN ALERT: SVCG FEES RQD. TRAN SVC HRS 2000-0400Z (0800L-1600L) TUE-SAT. CLSD SUN, MON, HOL.
FUEL: FLIGHT CREW REQUIRED TO ASSIST IN REFUELING. J5(MIL). FLUID - W, SP, PRESAIR.
MISC: ETOPS DIVERT LCTN. FIREFIGHTING SVCS REDUCED TO NFPA CAT 7, ARFF INDEX C.
CAUTION: AFLD HAS MIXTURE OF REGULAR AND LED OBST LGT. LED OBST LGTS MAY NOT BE VISIBLE TO SOME NVD.
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.
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.
SERVICE-TRAN ALERT: LAV SVC UNAVBL.
CTC WAKE ISLAND ARPT OPERATIONS ON 128.0/349.4.
SERVICE - FUEL: ACFT REFUELING AT PWAK: SITE ARR REQ MUST BE OBTAINED FROM 907-552-5781 AND SUBMITTED FOR APVL PRIOR TO ARR.
SERVICE-LGT: SEVERAL OBST LGT O/S: CONTROLLING OBST LGT TOWER 101 FT AGL APRX 1700 FT S OF RWY 28 THLD.
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.
BE ALERT TO BIRD HAZARD ON APCH TO RY 10 AND RY 28 DEP.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10   download (65KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28   download (68KB)
TACAN OR VOR/DME RWY 10   download (125KB)
TACAN OR VOR/DME RWY 28   download (121KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (197KB)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Apr-2024
 Local
(UTC+12)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1118:11
Sunrise06:3318:33
Sunset19:1207:12
Evening civil twilight19:3407:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Apr-2024 22:49:43
Local (UTC+12)  20-Apr-2024 10:49:43
 
METAR
PWAK 192221Z AUTO 06014KT 9SM SCT019 SCT029 28/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP165
TAF
PWAK 192200Z 1922/2104 08010KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2995INS TX30/2003Z TN25/2022Z FOR MIL USE ONLY
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