How many runways does Wake Island Airfield have?

It has 1 runway. The longest is 3,000 metres.

Wake Island Airfield is in Wake Island, UM, 4 metres above sea level.

What is the code for Wake Island Airfield?

Its IATA code is AWK and its ICAO code is PWAK.

Wake Island Airfield (AWK/PWAK) — runways, data and routes

The diagram

Drawn to scale from the real coordinates of each runway end. Runways without coordinates are not drawn.

Data

Codes: AWK · PWAK
City: Wake Island
Country: UM
Coordinates: 19.2824, 166.6366
Elevation: 4 m · 14 ft
Time zone: Pacific/Wake
Local time now: 01:16
Airspace: Oakland Oceanic

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Runways (1)

Runway	Length	Surface	Headings
10/28	3,000 m · 9,843 ft	asphalt	95° · 275°

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