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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
SPECI PWAK 252343Z AUTO 01004KT 3SM RA BR BKN030 OVC036 28/26 A2986 RMK AO2 RAE2255RAB00E19RAB23 SLP114
- Wind
- from 010° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 3,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 26 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,647 ft · pressure altitude 83 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 010° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | — | 4 kt from the right |
| 10 | — | 4 kt from the left |
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 252200Z 2522/2704 13009KT 9999 FEW018 SCT045 QNH2981INS TEMPO 2612/2621 8000 -SHRA BKN018 BECMG 2621/2622 10012G20KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN018CB QNH2979INS TX32/2602Z TN27/2615Z
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 19.28249, 166.63665
- Elevation
- 23 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1843Z / 0647Z
- 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.