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Tununak Airport (4KA) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 12:56 PM AKDT, Oct 28, 4KA is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 17 knots gusting 24, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Tununak Airport in Tununak, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Tununak Airport (4KA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tununak, AK at a field elevation of 62 ft. 4KA reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,300 ft.

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VFR
Observed 2056Z (12:56 PM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
200° 17 kt
gusting 24 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.81"
Temp / Dew
41°F / 5°C
feels like 32°F

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 17 kt, gusting 24 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 1,900 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.81 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR POKA 282056Z AUTO 20017G24KT 10SM FEW019 05/02 A2981 RMK AO2 RAB1958E12 SLP098 6//// T00500022 51039 PNO $

What changed at 4KA?

Since the 2031Z (12:31 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 4,100 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
  • Pressure rising: altimeter 29.79 → 29.81 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 4KA

4KA is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 17 knots gusting 24, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately -1,000 ft (field elevation 62 ft). 4KA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 101 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16FAV14 kt head9 kt right (g13)
3414 kt tail9 kt left (g13)

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

4KA runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 16/34
    3,300 × 75 ft · GRAVEL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 4KA
    Wind
    16
    14 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
    34
    14 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0224421Z07Z20Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 20→17 kt, ceiling 3,900 ft → unlimited.

4KA weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 4KA

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2113Z (1:13 PM AKDT) · 66 NM NE of 4KA · 4,000 ft MSL · C208
light mx 040 icing
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KSM UA /OV KSM200040/TM 2113/FL040/TP C208/TA UNKN/IC LGT MX 040/RM /ZAN
KSM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSM200040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2113Reported at 21:13 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT MX 040Icing: light mx 040.
RM /ZANRemarks.
PIREP2110Z (1:10 PM AKDT) · 59 NM N of 4KA · 1,500 ft MSL · C208
light blo 020 turbulence
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VAK UA /OV VAK/TM 2110/FL015/TP C208/SK BASE015/WX FV10SM/TA M02/TB LGT BLO 020/RM /ZAN
VAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VAKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2110Reported at 21:10 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA M02Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT BLO 020Turbulence: light blo 020.
RM /ZANRemarks.
PIREP1818Z (10:18 AM AKDT) · 50 NM SE of 4KA · 30,000 ft MSL · B77L
light chop turbulence
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BET UA /OV BET224069/TM 1818/FL300/TP B77L/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZAN
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BET224069Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1818Reported at 18:18 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B77LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZANRemarks.
PIREP1730Z (9:30 AM AKDT) · 85 NM E of 4KA · 4,000 ft MSL · C208
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16A UA /OV 16A /TM 1730 /FL040 /TP C208 /WX RASN /TA 00 /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM AKFSS
16A UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 16ALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1730Reported at 17:30 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
WX RASNWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM AKFSSRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 4KA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, 4KA reported mostly marginal VFR across 45 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 38 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 16%MVFR 69%IFR 16%
Wind avg/max: 22/30 kt
Max gust: 38 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 38%MVFR 50%IFR 10%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 20/41 kt
Max gust: 53 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 41

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

16
50%
34
50%

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Live 4KA Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by 4KA's own weather station.

N163417 kt
Headwind
14 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
9 kt
Headwind in gusts
20 kt
Crosswind in gusts
13 kt

Wind is 32° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

Gravel · 3,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Tununak Airport (4KA) with runway 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
POKA
IATA
TNK
FAA LID
4KA
City
Tununak
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
62 ft
Coordinates
60.5696, -165.2466
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,300 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest PABE
Time zone
America/Nome
Sunset in
5h 44m

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Pilot PIREPs for Tununak Airport (4KA)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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