Tununak Airport
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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 / 60.57556°N 165.27167°W | ||||||||||
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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]
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
[edit]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.
Airlines and destinations
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (January 2022) |
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Grant Aviation | Bethel[5] |
| Ryan Air | Bethel[6] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 4KA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 27 Aug 2009.
- ^ a b CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data (Preliminary). Federal Aviation Administration. Published 15 July 2009.
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 Oct 2008.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: TNK - Tununak, Alaska. Retrieved 2 Sep 2009.
- ^ "Destinations". (retrieved December 20, 2020)
- ^ "Passenger Schedules". Ryan Air Services. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
External links
[edit]- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 4KA
- AirNav airport information for 4KA
- ASN accident history for TNK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 4KA
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