FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AWK |
| Lat/Long: | 19-16-56.9650N / 166-38-11.9800E
19-16.949417N / 166-38.199667E
19.2824903 / 166.6366611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 23 ft. / 7.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1985) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | GNC 7 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HONOLULU CONTROL FACILITY CENTER |
| FSS: | HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PWAK (NOTAM-D service not available) |
| Attendance: | EXC HOL, ALL MON-SAT 1930-0530Z
OPR: SEE FLIP AP/3 RTE AND AREA RSTD. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| EMERG: | 121.5 |
| OPNS: | 128.0 349.4 |
- AAS AND ATC CLEARANCE AVBL THRU WAKE OPNS.
- INBND ACFT EXPECT DESCENT & APCH CLNC FM OAKLAND ARTCC THRU HONOLULU ARINC.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AWK at field | | WAKE ISLAND VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 07E |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 19-17.115000N | | 19-16.783833N |
| Longitude: | 166-37.361333E | | 166-39.038000E |
| Elevation: | 22.9 ft. | | 20.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 102 true | | 275 magnetic, 282 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | tree, 700 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear | | none |
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. NEW 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. |
| - | CAUTION: OCEAN VESSELS WITH MAST APRX 125 FT PERIODICALLY LCTD AT MOORING BUOYS 3600 FT W OF THLD RY 10. |
| - | RSTD: WAKE ISLAND CLSD TO FOREIGN ACFT. |
| - | ARRESTING GEAR - (RWY 28) HOOK BAK 12B (4921'). |
| - | MISC - DD175. 1 WX BRIEFING/FCST AVBI VIA DSN 449-8335 C808 449-8335. WHEN NML SATCOM O/S, IMARSAT IS AVBL. SPACE AVBL PAX ARE NA TO RON ON ISLANDS UNLESS PRIOR APVL HAS BEEN OBTAINED. |
| - | RSTD: PPR FOR ALL ACFT AT LEAST 24 HR IN ADVANCE. PPR VIA PHONE ONLY, DSN 424-2101 C(808) 424-2101. |
| - | TFC PAT: RGT BREAK RWY 10 FOR FTR ACFT. |
| - | RSTD: VERY LIMITED OPERATIONS STATUS, AVBL FOR EMERG LDG AND MIN PRIORITY TFC. |
| - | FUEL: FLIGHT CREW REQUIRED TO ASSIST IN REFUELING. J5. FLUID - W, SP, PRESAIR. |
| - | MISC: INBD ACFT SHOULD EXP DESCENT AND APCH CLNC FR OAKLAND ARTCC THRU SAN FRANCISCO ARINC. WAKE OPS WILL MONITOR 128.0 349.4. 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. |
| - | CAUTION: BIRD HAZARD ON APCH TO RY 10 AND RY 28 DEP. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at PWAK.
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
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(UTC+12) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:03 | | 19:03 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 19:26 |
| Sunset | | 18:50 | | 06:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:12 | | 07:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 22:17:07 |
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| Local (UTC+12) | 10-Feb-2010 10:17:07 |
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| METAR |
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| PWAK | 092056Z 06021G24KT 7SM HZ BKN039 BKN047 23/15 A3026 RMK AO2A
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