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Pilot information for Wake Island Airfield

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General information for Wake Island Airfield

Airport codes: AWK PWAK
Type: regional airport
Scheduled airline service: no
Serves: Wake Island, Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Latitude: 19.282101 | 19 16.926041 N | N19 16 55
Longitude: 166.636002 | 166 38.160095 E | E166 38 09
Field elevation: 14 ft/4 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 5.5°E

Radio communication frequencies for Wake Island Airfield

A/G: 128 MHz (OPS AAS)
RDO: 884.3 MHz (OAKLAND OCEANIC)

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Runways at Wake Island Airfield

10/28
9,843 x 150 ft (3,000 x 46 m) — paved — lighted

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Aviation weather for Wake Island Airfield

Current conditions (METAR) for Wake Island Airfield

Retrieved 2012/05/27 15:55: 

PWAK 271555Z 05012KT 3SM RA FEW016 SCT022 25/24 A2993 RMK AO2A

Forecast (TAF) for Wake Island Airfield

Closest forecast is Francisco C. Ada Saipan International Airport, 1193.06684578 nm (2,266.8 km) W. Retrieved 2012/05/27 12:27: 

TAF PGSN 271121Z 2712/2812 12009KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 SCT050 BKN140

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Wake Island Airfield

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM M0029/12: Wake Island Airfield (PWAK) 
M0029/12 NOTAMN
Q)  /QXXXX
A)  PWAK
B)  201205282000
C)  201205290500
E)  AERODROME CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY.  30-MINUTE NOTICE REQUIRED FOR
ETOPS/OTHER IFE/DIVERT.
CREATED: 25 May 2012 20:31:00 
SOURCE: PWAK
NOTAM M0023/12: Wake Island Airfield (PWAK) 
M0023/12 NOTAMN
Q)  /QXXXX
A)  PWAK
B)  201204170400
C)  201207150400
E)  OBSTRUCTION LIGHTING IS A MIXTURE OF LED AND INCANDESCENT. LED
LIGHTING MAY NOT BE VISIBLE TO SOME NIGHT VISION DEVICES OR NIGHT
VISION GOGGLES.
CREATED: 17 Apr 2012 03:43:00 
SOURCE: PWAK
NOTAM M0014/12: Wake Island Airfield (PWAK) 
M0014/12 NOTAMN
Q)  /QMRXX
A)  PWAK
B)  201203212100
C)  201206192100
E)  RUNWAY EDGE MARKINGS WORN/FADED.
CREATED: 21 Mar 2012 20:54:00 
SOURCE: PWAK
NOTAM M0012/12: Wake Island Airfield (PWAK) 
M0012/12 NOTAMN
Q)  /QLBAS
A)  PWAK
B)  201203090315
C)  201206070315
E)  AERODROME BEACON UNSERVICEABLE.
CREATED: 09 Mar 2012 03:18:00 
SOURCE: PWAK