RAF Ascension Island

RAF Ascension Island
RAF Ascension Island
Wideawake Airfield ; Ascension Island Auxiliary Field
Near Georgetown in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
	A Royal Air Force TriStar at RAF Ascension Island
	Auxilium trans mare; (Latin for 'Support across the Sea')
Site information
Type	Permanent Joint Operating Base
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force and US Space Force
Controlled by	British Forces South Atlantic Islands
Condition	Operational
Website	Official website
Location
	RAF Ascension Island Location on Ascension Island RAF Ascension Island RAF Ascension Island (South Atlantic) RAF Ascension Island RAF Ascension Island (Atlantic Ocean)
Coordinates	07°58′10″S 014°23′38″W / 7.96944°S 14.39389°W
Area	55 hectares (135.9 acres)
Site history
Built	1939
In use	1939–present
Garrison information
Current; commander	Wing Commander Alan Huyton
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: ASI, ICAO: FHAW, WMO: 61902
Elevation	78.6 metres (258 ft) AMSL
Runways
13/31	3,054 metres (10,020 ft) Asphalt
	Source: UK MIL AIP – FHAW Ascension / Wideawake

RAF Ascension Island (IATA: ASI, ICAO: FHAW), also known as Wideawake Airfield or Ascension Island Auxiliary Field, is a military airfield and facility located on Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean. The airfield is jointly operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Space Force (USSF). Under the terms of an international agreement between the UK and US governments, only state aircraft (e.g. military and diplomatic flights) are authorised to land at Ascension, with the sole exception being civil aviation between Ascension and Saint Helena.

The facility is home to a U.S. Space Force ground tracking station in support of the Eastern Range and rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.