Pulusuk

Pulusuk
Village
Sentinel-2 picture of Pulusuk
Pulusuk Location of Pulusuk in the Federated States of Micronesia
Coordinates: 6°41′23″N149°18′08″E / 6.6898°N 149.3021°E / 6.6898; 149.3021
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State	Chuuk

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

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]}

Houk Airfield

Houk Airfield
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government
Operator	Civil Government
Serves	Pulusuk
Coordinates	6°40′30″N149°17′56″E / 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. ^[6] The rudimentary airport is not serviced (no passenger terminal, no hangars or no fuel). Caroline Islands Air has chartered flights to the airfield.

References

1. Statoids.com, retrieved December 8, 2010
2. "Oceandots - Houk". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
3. Robson, R.W. The Pacific Islands Handbook New York 1946. p.142
4. Sharp, Andrew The discovery of the Pacific Islands Oxford, 1960, p.183.
5. Brand, Donald D. The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations The American Geographical Society, New York, 1967, p.141.
6. "Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Division of Civil Aviation | Houk (Pulusuk) Civil Airfield, Houk Island, Micronesia".