ETOPS Emergency Landing Airfield
ETOPS Emergency Landing Airfield is an airfield in Wake Island. ETOPS Emergency Landing Airfield is situated nearby to the locality Wake.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wake Island Airfield and Peale Island.
Wake Island Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: Hohum, Public domain.
Wake Island Airfield is a U.S 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.
Peale Island
Island
Photo: jafer24, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peale Island is one of three islands in the Wake Island atoll, which lies in the Pacific Ocean between Guam and Midway. The atoll was, from 1935, the site of a seaplane base and a hotel built by Pan-American, who started the first transpacific passenger service using a string of islands across the Pacific to fly between America and Asia in stages. Peale Island is situated 3½ km north of ETOPS Emergency Landing Airfield.
Wilkes Island
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Wilkes Island is a small islet that is part of the Wake Island, a remote atoll in the Pacific. The island is cut in half by a partially completed World War II submarine channel, and the eastern half is connected to Wake Island by a causeway. Wilkes Island is situated 3½ km northwest of ETOPS Emergency Landing Airfield.
ETOPS Emergency Landing Airfield
- Type: Airfield
- Category: transportation
- Location: Wake Island, Micronesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.28257° or 19° 16′ 57″ northLongitude
166.63588° or 166° 38′ 9″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
7VF87JMP+29GeoNames ID
7576611
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