Ash from Pavlof Volcano covering 400 miles of Alaska

The Pavlof Volcano in Alaska is still spewing out ash one day after it erupted, with the plume now 37,000 feet high and extending 400 miles to the northeast over interior Alaska.

Since the volcano erupted Sunday afternoon, several flights have been canceled; pilot Fen Kinneen told KTVA that airlines handle volcanic activity in a way similar to when there is a blizzard or storm. The volcano is about seven miles in diameter, and located along the Aleutian chain, northeast of Cold Bay and King Cove. It has had 40 recorded eruptions, and Sunday's was the first since 2014. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says the volcano has previously sent ash plumes up as high as 49,000 feet.

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