AWK - Wake Island Airfield

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Location: Wake Island, QW

Elevation: 23ft

Sectional: Gnc Seven

Activation date: Dec 1952

Fuel: None

Runway 10/28: 9,844ft

Access: Private to everyone

This is a military facility.

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METAR

2026-09-14 19:55:00 +12

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	070° @ 12kt
Temperature:	84°F
Dewpoint:	73°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM

Raw: METAR PWAK 140755Z AUTO 07012KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02920231

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Fuel: flight crew required to assist in refueling. j5(mil). fluid - w, sp, presair.
Caution - bird haz on apch rwy 10 or rwy 28 dep. if takeoff and landing data permits, recommend conducting all flight operations to/from the east side of the rwy.
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.
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.
Service-tran alert: lav svc unavbl.
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.
Arpt will be considered a joint use arpt open to civil acft subject to mil reqrmnts.
(0700-1700l tue-sat)
Base opns - 808-424-2101/2000
900' coral overrun.

Comments

Ceiling:	4,000ft
Wind:	000° @ kt
Weather:	Light rain showers
Visbility:	5SM
Clouds:	Scattered @ 2,000ft, Broken @ 4,000ft

AWK - Wake Island Airfield

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