Wake Island Airfield METAR PWAK
VFRMedium AirportElev. 4 m (14 ft)Wake Island Airfield is situated in Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands. The ICAO code of Wake Island Airfield is PWAK and the IATA code is AWK.
It has one Asphalt runway 10/28 with a length of 3,000 m.
The elevation is 4 m (14 ft). Its coordinates are:
2026-08-22 14:05 UTC
Flight Cat
VFR
Temp
27°C
Wind
9kt
Visibility
12.9km
Ceiling
3,200ft
QNH
1010hPa
Raw METAR
SPECI PWAK 221405Z AUTO 08009KT 8SM -RA FEW007 SCT013 OVC032 27/26 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP101
Decoded
- Wind
- From 080° (E) at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 12.9 km
- Weather
- Light Rain
- Sky
- Few (1–2 oktas) at 700 ft (213 m) · Scattered (3–4 oktas) at 1,300 ft (396 m) · Overcast (8 oktas) at 3,200 ft (975 m)
- Temp / DP
- 27°C (81°F) · Dew point 26°C (79°F)
- QNH
- 1010 hPa · 29.83 inHg
- Sea level P
- 1010.1 hPa
TAF
Valid 22 Aug 14:00 UTC – 23 Aug 20:00 UTCRaw TAF
TAF PWAK 221400Z 2214/2320 10015KT 9999 BKN015 BKN030 OVC080 QNH2980INS TEMPO 2214/2220 09015G22KT 3000 +SHRA BR BKN007 OVC012 BECMG 2302/2303 06015KT 9999 BKN020 BKN040 OVC080 QNH2978INS TX32/2303Z TN26/2216Z
VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER
14:0020:0002:0008:0014:0020:00NOW
Sat 22 Aug
BASE14:00 – 02:00 UTC
100° / 15 kt> 9.7 kmBKN 1,500ft · BKN 3,000ft · OVC 8,000ft
MVFRTEMPO14:00 – 20:00 UTC
090° / 15 G22 kt3 kmHeavy Showers Rain, MistBKN 700ft · OVC 1,200ft
IFRSun 23 Aug
BECMG02:00 – 20:00 UTC
060° / 15 kt> 9.7 kmBKN 2,000ft · BKN 4,000ft · OVC 8,000ft
MVFRForecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Runways
Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed
| Runway | Heading | Length | Surface | Wind Offset | Headwind | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 ★ best | 95° | 3,000 m | Asphalt | 15° | ↑ 9 kt | 2 kt L |
| 28 | 275° | 3,000 m | Asphalt | 165° | ↓ 9 kt | 2 kt R |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind