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PWAK — Wake Island Airfield
Wake Island, QW · field elevation 23 ft · NON-ATCT
PWAK current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR PWAK 100255Z AUTO 05018KT 5SM HZ FEW023 SCT044 30/24 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP141 60000 T03030237 57019
- Wind
- from 050° at 18 kt
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 30 °C / dewpoint 24 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,821 ft · pressure altitude 3 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 050° at 18 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11 kt head | 14 kt from the left |
| 28 | 11 kt tail | 14 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PWAK 092200Z 0922/1104 07018KT 9999 SCT024 BKN035 QNH2995INS BECMG 1017/1018 09012G28KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS SCT019CB BKN027 OVC045 QNH2997INS TX30/1005Z TN26/1013Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 19.28249, 166.63665
- Elevation
- 23 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1858Z / 0616Z
- Magnetic variation
- 6°E (2010)
- Sectional
- Gnc 7
- County
- Wake Island, QW
Airport diagram
Everything else PWAK publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 9,844 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PWAK airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Wake Island airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.