Wake Island Airfield (IATA: AWK, ICAO: PWAK) is a military airstrip located on Wake Island, a remote coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean controlled by the United States. The airfield is operated under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Air Force and serves primarily military and government purposes, with no scheduled commercial passenger service. The island gained historical significance during World War II as the site of the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941, and the airfield has roots in that era. Today it functions mainly as a refueling and emergency diversion stop for transpacific flights, as well as supporting occasional U.S. military operations and scientific missions. Access to Wake Island is restricted; civilians require special authorization to visit. The island has no permanent civilian population, and the airfield infrastructure is maintained for operational readiness rather than commercial aviation.