Tununak Airport (POKA), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Tununak Airport (POKA / TNK) is a small public-use gravel-strip field serving the community of Tununak, Alaska. It sees low volumes of business aviation traffic, with nearby Toksook Bay and Mekoryuk as the closest neighboring airfields.
Runways
Tununak Airport has one unpaved runway, 16/34, 3,300 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Tununak Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 237 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Tununak Airport recorded 112 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at Tununak Airport is concentrated mainly in the May through August period, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 26 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Tununak Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and environmental.
Runway condition is unmonitored; a visual inspection is recommended before use.
Heaves and dips are present along the full length of the runway.
Birds and wildlife are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Tununak Airport has two airfields within 33 NM. The closest is Toksook Bay (PAOO), 4.99 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at POKA
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at POKA.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there customs clearance at POKA?
Tununak Airport (POKA) has no onsite customs. The nearest customs facility is PAOM, located approximately 237 nautical miles away, so any international arrival must be coordinated through that airport instead.
What is the runway surface at TNK?
TNK, also known as Tununak Airport, has a single gravel runway, 16/34, measuring 3,300 feet long and 75 feet wide. There is no paved runway at this field.
Is Tununak Airport staffed or attended?
Tununak Airport is unattended, listed as UNATNDD in its schedule data. Pilots should not expect on-field personnel and should plan operations accordingly, including a visual inspection of runway condition before use given reported surface irregularities.