Commercial pilot flies closer to erupting volcano to give passengers a better look

The Pavlof Volcano in Alaska spontaneously erupted without warning early this morning Irish time.

By Cianan Brennan Monday 28 Mar 2016, 3:20 PM

Mar 28th 2016, 3:20 PM 41,388 Views 8 Comments

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Source: Colt Snapp/Twitter

A NORTH AMERICAN volcano erupted this morning prompting a passing commercial jet to move in for a closer look.

Passenger Colt Snapp took a truly impressive image of the erupting Pavlof Volcano on his flight from Dutch Harbor to the the city of Anchorage in the remote US state.

According to Snapp, the pilot of the PenAir flight did his best to move the plane closer to the eruption to give his passengers the best view possible.

The volcano, situated on Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, erupted at about 4pm local time yesterday. Eruptions on Pavlof are not uncommon – the mountain, situated about 600 miles southwest of Anchorage, was last active in November 2014.

@JenniferNewton1, nope no delays or problems, pilot made purpose to get as close as possible to let everyone get great look at it.
— Colt Snapp (@Colt_Snapp) March 28, 2016

Source: Colt Snapp/Twitter

Pavlof's eruption plume, 4:58 pm March 27, 2016. Photo courtesy of Nikita Robinson.
https://t.co/EFMcIK0rE7 pic.twitter.com/v8hh5TeJXv
— Alaska AVO (@alaska_avo) March 28, 2016

Source: Alaska AVO/Twitter

The nearest settlement to the volcano is a town called Cold Bay, located about 40 miles to the mountain’s south.

The US Geological Survey had raised the aviation colour code for the region to ‘red’ in the aftermath of the eruption. That has since been dialled down to ‘orange’.

“There are no reports of ash falling in nearby communities,” the Survey said in a statement.

geological Source: US Geological Survey

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Commercial pilot flies closer to erupting volcano to give passengers a better look

The Pavlof Volcano in Alaska spontaneously erupted without warning early this morning Irish time.

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