All 5 PWAK charts in one downloadEvery approach, departure, arrival and minimums page
for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 5 charts is roughly 31 sec of downloading — they queue one behind another.
Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same
document is shared by every airport in it.
PWAK airport information
Control tower
No
ARTCC
Oakland Oceanic Artcc Center
Flight service
Honolulu
NOTAM facility
HNL (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
6E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Yes
Segmented circle
Yes
Bottled oxygen
None
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
December 1952
Airport area
3 acres
Ownership
Privately owned
Sectional
Gnc 7
From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.
Runways
Runway layout at PWAK, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
Runway
Length
Width
Surface
Lighting
10/28
9,844 ft
150 ft
Asphalt
High intensity
10 102°T
PAPI (4-box) 3°
28 282°T
PAPI (4-box) 3°
Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR
28-day subscription.
Where PWAK is
Latitude, longitude19.2824940, 166.6366500
Elevation23 ft
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FAA remarks for PWAK
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.
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.
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.
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.
Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription.
Abbreviations are the FAA's own.
Common questions about PWAK
What charts are available for PWAK?
5 current FAA charts for Wake Island Airfield, including 4 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.
How long is the runway at PWAK?
Wake Island Airfield has 1 runway. The longest is 10/28 at 9,844 ft by 150 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.
Does PWAK have an ILS approach?
No ILS is published. In total PWAK has 4 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).
Where can I download the PWAK airport diagram?
The official FAA airport diagram for Wake Island Airfield is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.
Is PWAK a towered airport?
No — Wake Island Airfield has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.
Are these PWAK charts current?
They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.
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