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RAF Ascension Island

RAF Ascension Island, also known as Wideawake Airfield or Ascension Island Auxiliary Field, is a military airfield and facility located on in the Atlantic Ocean.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: Royal Air Force airbase on Ascension Island
  • Also known as: “Ascension Island Base”, “ASI”, “FHAW”, “RAF Ascension”, “Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island”, “Wide Awake Field Ascension Island”, and “Wideawake Airfield”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Two Boats and Georgetown.

Village
Photo: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0.
, also known as Village, is a village at the foot of on . Founded in the early 19th century, it was a originally a resting point for sailors who sought to ascend the mountain.

Town
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is the capital and chief settlement of , in the British Overseas Territory of , situated on the west coast of the island.

RAF Ascension Island

Latitude
-7.97706° or 7° 58′ 37″ south
Longitude
-14.39455° or 14° 23′ 40″ west
Elevation
276 feet (84 metres)
Operator
Serco Group plc
IATA airport code
ASI
ICAO airport code
FHAW
Open location code
6C472JF4+55
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1280523935
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6296983
Wiki­data ID
Q1968916
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Satellite Map

Discover RAF Ascension Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Tajik—“RAF Ascension Island” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “ASI”
  • Asturian: “Base Aérea de la Isla Ascensión”
  • Asturian: “Base Aérea de la Islla Ascensión”
  • Asturian: “FHAW”
  • Asturian: “Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island”
  • Cebuano: “RAF Ascension Island”
  • Cebuano: “Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island”
  • Chinese: “怀德瓦克机场”
  • Chinese: “阿森松岛机场”
  • Chinese: “阿森松島機場”
  • Chinese: “阿森松島皇家空軍基地”
  • Dutch: “Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island”
  • French: “RAF Ascension Island”
  • French: “Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island”
  • German: “ASI”
  • German: “FHAW”
  • German: “Flugfeld Wideawake”
  • German: “Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס ויידאווייק”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר המלכותי אסנשן”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האויר הבריטי אסנשיין”
  • Indonesian: “ASI”
  • Indonesian: “FHAW”
  • Indonesian: “Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island”
  • Italian: “RAF Ascension Island”
  • Italian: “Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island”
  • Japanese: “アセンション島空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Pangkalan Udara Sokongan Ascension”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Sokongan Ascension”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “RAF Ascension Island”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Royal Air Force Station Ascension”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wideawake Airfield”
  • Norwegian: “Wideawake Field”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی جزیره اسنشن”
  • Polish: “Baza lotnicza RAF Wideawake”
  • Polish: “Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island”
  • Spanish: “Base Aerea de la Isla Ascension”
  • Spanish: “RAF Ascension Island”
  • Spanish: “Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате ҷазира осншн”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wideawake Fairs and Cable and Wireless Earth Station.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South Gannet Hill and Cotar Hill.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “RAF Ascension Island”. Photo: Pauline and John Grimshaw, CC BY 2.0.