Wake Island Airfield

Wake Island Airfield
Wake Island in United States Minor Outlying Islands
A C-17A Globemaster III of the 15th Wing sits on the flight line at Wake Island Airfield in January 2008.
Wake Island Location in the Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	19°16′57″N 166°38′12″E / 19.28250°N 166.63667°E / 19.28250; 166.63667
Type	Military (United States Air Force) airfield
Area	2,600 acres (1,100 ha)
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Air Force
Controlled by	Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)
Condition	Operational
Site history
Built	1935 (1935)
In use	1935 – present
Battles/wars	Battle of Wake Island (1941)
Garrison information
Garrison	Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: AWK, ICAO: PWAK, FAA LID: AWK, WMO: 91246
Elevation	7 metres (23 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 10/28 3,000.4 metres (9,844 ft) Asphalt

Wake Island Airfield (IATA: AWK, ICAO: PWAK, FAA LID: AWK) is a military air base located on Wake Island, which is known for the Battle of Wake Island during World War II. It is owned by the U.S. Air Force and operated by the 611th Air Support Group. The runway can be used for emergency landings by commercial jetliners flying transpacific routes and has been used in the past by airlines operating jet, turboprop, and prop aircraft on scheduled flights.