AirportsWake Island Airfield is a medium-sized airport serving Wake Island, in United States Minor Outlying Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AWK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AWK
- ICAO code
- PWAK
- City
- Wake Island
- State or region
- Wake Island
- Country
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 19.2824° N, 166.6366° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (14 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AWK means Wake Island Airfield. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PWAK. ICAO codes that begin with P belong to the North Pacific, including Alaska and Hawaii. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 19.2824° N, 166.6366° E. It stands 4 metres (14 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Wake Island Airfield has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rongelap Island AirportRongelap Island, Marshall Islands | RNP | 904 km |
| Utirik AirportUtirik Island, Marshall Islands | UTK | 960 km |
| Eniwetok AirportEniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands | ENT | 996 km |
| Wotho Island AirportWotho Island, Marshall Islands | WTO | 1,015 km |
| Likiep AirportLikiep Island, Marshall Islands | LIK | 1,090 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,955 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,693 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,088 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,048 km | 15 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,893 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,471 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,095 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,191 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,141 km | 7 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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