Akutan, Alaska

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  Only 90 people live in the Aleutian Island community of Akutan. But the village hosts one of the largest fish processing plants in the state.

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  The Alaska Congressional Delegation announced Friday several federal grants that were awarded to state programs.

• $60M airport for Aleutian Islands
  

  The Alaska Department of Transportation is seeking a design-build contractor for the new Akutan Airport on Akun Island, which is in the Aleutian Islands.

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  The new Akutan airport may mean fewer flights to Unalaska in the future. The airport is scheduled for completion in 2012 and will be built on Akun Island.

City Description

Akutan (ACK-oo-tan) (Achan-ingiiga in Aleut) is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 713 at the 2000 census. Akutan is located at 54°8′42″N 165°48′5″W / 54.145°N 165.80139°W / 54.145; -165.80139 (54.13556, 165.77306) (Sec. 11, T070S, R112W, Seward Meridian). Akutan is located in the Aleutian Islands Recording District. Akutan is located on Akutan Island in the eastern Aleutians, one of the Krenitzin Islands in the Fox Islands group. It is 35 miles (56 km) east of Unalaska, and 766 air miles (1,233 km) southwest of Anchorage. Akutan lies in the maritime climate zone, resulting in mild winters and cool summers. Mean temperatures range from 22 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit (-6 to 13 degrees Celsius), and precipitation averages 28 inches (71 cm) per year. High winds and storms are frequent in the winter, and fog is common in the summer. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.9 square miles (48.9 km²), of which, 14.0 square miles (36.3 km²) of it is land and 4.9 square miles (12.6 km²) of it (25.69%) is water. Akutan began in 1878 as a fur storage and trading port for the Western Fur & Trading Company. The company's

City Contained By:

• Alaska
• United States of America
• Aleutians East Borough

City Contains:

• St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel

Timezones:

• Alaska Time Zone

Size:

• 48.9507752854 km squared

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