Ports: none; because of the reefs, there are only two offshore anchorages for large ships

Airports: 1 with permanent-surface runways 2,987 m

Telecommunications: underwater cables to Guam and through Midway to Honolulu; AFRTS radio and television service provided by satellite; stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV

Note: formerly an important commercial aviation base, now used only by US military and some commercial cargo planes

NOTE: The information regarding Wake Island on this page is re-published from the 1990 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Wake Island Communications 1990 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Wake Island Communications 1990 should be addressed to the CIA.