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Wake Island Airfield

airport in United States Minor Outlying Islands, United States of America
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Wake Island Airfield
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Wake Island Airfield

Summary

Wake Island Airfield is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wake Island Airfield is located in Wake Island[3].
  • Wake Island Airfield is in the country of United States[4].
  • Wake Island Airfield's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Wake Island Airfield is operated by United States Air Force[6].
  • Wake Island Airfield's IATA airport code is recorded as AWK[7].
  • Wake Island Airfield's ICAO airport code is recorded as PWAK[8].
  • Wake Island Airfield's FAA airport code is recorded as AWK[9].
  • Wake Island Airfield's Commons category is recorded as Wake Island Airfield[10].
  • Wake Island Airfield's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific/Wake[11].
  • Wake Island Airfield's runway is recorded as 10/28[12].
  • Wake Island Airfield's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 19.2825, 'lon': 166.63666666667}[13].
  • Wake Island Airfield's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Wake Island[14].
  • Wake Island Airfield's described at URL is recorded as https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34404/big-airfield-expansion-on-wake-island-seen-by-satellite-as-u-s-preps-for-pacific-fight[15].
  • Wake Island Airfield sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7'}[16].
  • Wake Island Airfield's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 19.28249, 'lon': 166.63665}[17].
  • Wake Island Airfield's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1312'}[18].
  • Wake Island Airfield's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1744'}[19].
  • Wake Island Airfield's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1364'}[20].
  • Wake Island Airfield's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1006'}[21].

Body

Geography

Wake Island Airfield is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Wake Island[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wake Island Airfield sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7'}[16].

Designation and Status

Wake Island Airfield's instance of is recorded as airport[5].

Why It Matters

Wake Island Airfield ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . faa.gov. faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . nfdc.faa.gov. nfdc.faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . nfdc.faa.gov. nfdc.faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . faa.gov. faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . faa.gov. faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . faa.gov. faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . faa.gov. faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 27d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Wake Island
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 19.2825, 'lon': 166.63666666667}
    Located in time zone → Pacific/Wake
    Located in/on physical feature → Wake Island
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "PWAK"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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