Wake Island Airfield

Wake Island Airfield is a U.S military air base located on , which is known for the Battle of Wake Island during World War II. It is owned by the U.S.
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  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 7 metres (23 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code AWK
  • …has the ICAO airport code PWAK
  • …is operated by American Navy
  • …opened in 1939
  • Description: airport in United States Minor Outlying Islands, United States of America
  • Also known as
    “AWK”
    “PWAK”
    “Wake Island Airport”

Places of Interest

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Wake Island Airfield

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Latitude
19.28337° or 19° 17′ 0″ north
Longitude
166.63645° or 166° 38′ 11″ east
UN/LOCODE
UM AWK
Open location code
7VF87JMP+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 530870251
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
4041686
Wiki­data ID
Q7960943

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Tajik—“Wake Island Airfield” goes by many names.
Aeródromu de la Islla WakeAsturian
Wake Island AirfieldCebuano
威克岛机场Chinese
威克島機場Chinese
威克島飛行場Chinese
Letiště Wake IslandCzech
مطار جزيره ويكEgyptian Arabic
Aérodrome de Wake IslandFrench
AWKFrench
Flugplatz Wake IslandGerman
AWKIndonesian
PWAKIndonesian
ウェーク・アイランド飛行場Japanese
ウェーク島飛行場Japanese
Veika salas lidlauksLatvian
Lapangan Terbang Wake IMalay
AWKPersian
PWAKPersian
فرودگاه ویک ایلندPersian
Port lotniczy WakePolish
Aeródromo de la Isla WakeSpanish
Фурудгоҳи ваяк оилндTajik

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Explore places such as United States of America (Minor Outlying Islands), Wake Island (Disputed area USA-MARSHALL ISLANDS).

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