FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025
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: | MON-SAT 1900-0500Z, EXC HOL
(0700-1700L 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 |
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| AWK at field | | WAKE ISLAND VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 06E |
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: | 19-17.115167N | | 19-16.784000N |
| Longitude: | 166-37.360500E | | 166-39.037333E |
| Elevation: | 23.0 ft. | | 20.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 102 true | | 276 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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 |
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 1900-0500Z (0700L-1700L) TUE-SAT. CLSD SUN, MON, HOL. LAV SVC UNAVBL. |
| - | 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. |
| - | 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 04 September 2025 at 0901Z to 02 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (64KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (67KB) |
| VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 10 | |
download (120KB) |
| VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 28 | |
download (123KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (197KB) |
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Sep-2025
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(UTC+12) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 18:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:41 | | 18:41 |
| Sunset | | 19:00 | | 07:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:22 | | 07:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Sep-2025 03:29:06 |
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| Local (UTC+12) | 11-Sep-2025 15:29:06 |
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| METAR |
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| PWAK | 110255Z AUTO 07010KT 5SM HZ CLR 32/25 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP121 T03180254 57019
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| TAF |
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| PWAK | 102200Z 1022/1204 12015KT 9999 FEW020 SCT034 SCT065 QNH2987INS TX30/1103Z TN27/1117Z
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| NOTAMs |
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