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:
2026-10-06 19:55 UTC
Flight Cat
VFR
Temp
28.8°C
Wind
11kt
Visibility
14.5km
Ceiling
15,000ft
QNH
1009hPa
Raw METAR
METAR PWAK 061955Z AUTO 06011KT 9SM FEW017 BKN150 29/26 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP094 T02880256
Decoded
- Wind
- From 060° (ENE) at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 14.5 km
- Sky
- Few (1–2 oktas) at 1,700 ft (518 m) · Broken (5–7 oktas) at 15,000 ft (4,572 m)
- Temp / DP
- 28.8°C (84°F) · Dew point 25.6°C (78°F)
- QNH
- 1009 hPa · 29.80 inHg
- Sea level P
- 1009.4 hPa
TAF
Valid 6 Oct 19:00 UTC – 7 Oct 20:00 UTCRaw TAF
TAF AMD PWAK 061900Z 0619/0720 07015KT 9999 SCT020 SCT040 QNH2978INS TEMPO 0619/0702 11020G25KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN018CB BKN060 BECMG 0702/0703 11025G30KT 6000 -TSRA BR BKN015CB BKN040 QNH2974INS TX31/0702Z TN25/0622Z
VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER
19:0001:0007:0013:0019:00NOW
Wed 7 Oct
BECMG02:00 – 20:00 UTC
110° / 25 G30 kt6 kmLight Thunderstorm Rain, MistBKN 1,500ft CB · BKN 4,000ft
MVFRTue 6 Oct
TEMPO19:00 – 02:00 UTC
110° / 20 G25 kt8 kmLight Showers Rain, Vicinity ThunderstormBKN 1,800ft CB · BKN 6,000ft
MVFRBASE19:00 – 02:00 UTC
070° / 15 kt> 9.7 kmSCT 2,000ft · SCT 4,000ft
VFRForecast 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 | 35° | ↑ 9 kt | 6 kt L |
| 28 | 275° | 3,000 m | Asphalt | 145° | ↓ 9 kt | 6 kt R |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind
Sunrise & Sunset
—Sunrise18:44 UTC
Sunset06:39 UTC
Daylight:11h 55m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
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