# Tuntutuliak Airport (WTL / PAAJ)

**Tuntutuliak Airport** (IATA: WTL, ICAO: PAAJ) is a small airport in Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1974. It has one runway, 3,005 ft (916 m) long, gravel. In 2025 it handled 10 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/a61

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WTL / PAAJ
- FAA: A61
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1974
- Elevation: 16 ft / 5 m
- Coordinates: 60.3512, -162.6545
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,005 ft / 916 m
- Passengers: 9,587 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuntutuliak_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4451314
- Ident: A61

## Timeline

- Aug 1974: Tuntutuliak Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,005 ft / 916 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 12,170 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 12,872 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 10,588 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 11,820 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 13,293 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 4,883 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 5,296 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 7,698 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 7,479 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 8,294 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 9,587 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 40 mi / 65 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from WTL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 10K (2025) | #2,711 of 3,974 | #662 in North America | #465 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,005 ft / 916 m | =15,786 of 29,858 | =6,399 in North America | =5,406 in US |
| Elevation | 16 ft / 5 m | =41,727 of 43,403 | =18,822 in North America | =15,400 in US |
| Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =5,099 in North America | =5,006 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [EEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paee.md) Eek Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [KKH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pady.md) Kongiganak Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [WNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pana.md) Napakiak Airport · 33 mi / 53 km
- [KUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfka.md) Kasigluk Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [KWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagg.md) Kwigillingok Airport · 37 mi / 60 km
- [ATT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4a2.md) Atmautluak Airport · 38 mi / 61 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Tuntutuliak Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tuntutuliak_Airport&oldid=1363084182), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/a61/data