Pulusuk

Pulusuk or Houk Island is a village and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.^[1]

Pulusuk
Village
Sentinel-2 picture of Pulusuk
Pulusuk Location of Pulusuk in the Federated States of Micronesia
Coordinates: 6.6898°N 149.3021°E / 6.6898; 149.3021
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State	Chuuk

It is a small island that lies at the end of a 55 km (34 mi) long submerged atoll. Pulusuk is part of the Pattiw group, located 244 km (152 mi) to the west of Chuuk.^[2]

The first recorded sighting by Europeans was by Spanish naval officer Juan Antonio de Ibargoitia commanding the vessel Filipino in 1799. He charted it as Bartolomé.^[3][4][5]

Name

The name of the island goes back to Proto-Chuukic *t'ouka or *t'ouke.^[6]

Houk Airfield

Houk Airfield
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government
Operator	Civil Government
Serves	Pulusuk
Coordinates	6.6749°N 149.2988°E / 6.6749; 149.2988
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 044 1,350 410 Concrete

Houk Airfield consists of a paved 1,350 feet (410 m) runway that cuts through the forested south end of the island.^[7] The rudimentary airport is not serviced (no passenger terminal, no hangars or no fuel). Caroline Islands Air has chartered flights to the airfield.