Akun Island

The Krenitzin Islands lie to the south and southeast, across the Avatanak Strait.

[2] Akun Island is home to a small but significant population of cows.

It was replaced by a new $75.5m land-based airstrip six miles (9.7 km) across the water on Akun Island, named Akutan Airport.

The airport was connected to Akutan by an expensive hovercraft shuttle, which couldn't operate safely when winds were too strong or waves too high.

[4] The airport has a small hotel, which is used when a flight arrives and the hovercraft is unable to run.