Airports / United States Minor Outlying Islands / AWK
Wake Island Airfield
PWAK / AWKWake Island, United States Minor Outlying IslandsELEV 14 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
637 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bucholz Army Air Field (KWA).
Overview
Wake Island Airfield, listed as PWAK / AWK, is a mid-sized airport in Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands. The field lies at an elevation of 14 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
AWK has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Bucholz Army Air Field (KWA, 637 nm), Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ, 782 nm), and Kosrae International Airport (KSA, 863 nm).
Quotes for flights out of AWK vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from AWK, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
PWAK
IATA
AWK
FAA / Local
AWK
Elevation
14 ft
Coordinates
19.2824° N · 166.6366° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 637nmKWABucholz Army Air FieldKwajalein
- 782nmMAJMarshall Islands International AirportMajuro Atoll
- 863nmKSAKosrae International AirportOkat
- 887nmPNIPohnpei International AirportPohnpei Island
- 1027nmMDYHenderson FieldSand Island
- 1117nmTKKChuuk International AirportWeno Island
Location
Open the full mapPWAK · Wake Island Airfield · Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands