Tununak Airport
Airport
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Tununak Airport (IATA: TNK, FAA LID: 4KA) is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Tununak, in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tununak, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 14 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°34′32″N 165°16′18″W | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 1,809 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 9.6% from the 2,001 enplanements in 2007.[2] Tununak Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[3]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned 4KA by the FAA and TNK by the IATA.[4]
Facilities
Tununak Airport has one runway designated 8/26 with a gravel surface measuring 1,778 by 30 feet (542 x 9 m). The airport is unattended.[1]
Remarks:[1]
- Surface has dips, soft spots, rocks 4-8 inches length of runway.
- 08/26 reflective markers on runway edge.
- Activate MIRL runway 08/26 - CTAF.
- Caution: runway condition not monitored; recommend visual inspection prior to using.
- Road 600' long used for landings and takeoff during strong crosswinds.
- Pilots are requested to self-announce on CTAF prior to taxiing on runway for departure; leaving the runway and within 10 NM of the airport when approaching to land.
- Windsock unreliable.
