Saint Paul Island Entities Send Urgent Request to the US Secretary of Transportation
Today, the City of Saint Paul, Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government, Tanadgusix Corporation, and Central Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association sent a joint letter to the US Secretary of Transportation, Governor Dunleavy, the Alaska Congressional Delegation, FAA, and others urgently requesting that emergency authorities address the complete loss of scheduled commercial air service […]
Saint Paul Island Entities Submit Additional Comments on EAS
The City of Saint Paul, Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government, Tanadgusix Corporation, and Central Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association submitted supplemental comments to the US Department of Transportation’ Essential Air Service. Specially, this joint letter highlighted concerns with awarding the EAS contract to Kenai Aviation LLC and therefore withdrawing support in order to […]
City Declares Economic and Social Emergency Due To Loss of Air Carrier
Today, the City of Saint Paul Council passed a resolution declaring an economic and social emergency for Saint Paul Island, Alaska due to the temporary absence and loss of an air carrier to provide regularly scheduled passenger service. In April 2025, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) requested proposals from air carriers interested in providing […]
Charter Flights available through Security Aviation
Ravn Airlines, the airline that has served Saint Paul Island for several years, has terminated subsidized scheduled air service between Anchorage and Saint Paul as well as other rural Alaskan communities. Temporarily filling the gap, Security Aviation will be providing scheduled service between Anchorage and Saint Paul between now and August 15th. Book your flights […]
St. Paul faces a gap in air service as just 1 airline applies to take over the route
KUCB | By Theo GreenlyOriginally published July 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM AKDT on KUCB St. Paul may have found a temporary fix for its air travel woes, but the clock is ticking. The island’s main airline, Ravn Alaska, had originally planned to end its St. Paul route in October. But the carrier is moving […]
‘Like Christmas’: After more than a month, food shipments have finally landed in St. Paul
Food has finally arrived on St. Paul Island after 20,000 pounds of groceries meant for the Pribilof Islands community spent weeks stuck in Anchorage due to weather delays. Marissa Merculieff, an executive with the tribal government, the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, says the island’s only store held special hours after the food came […]
Shelves are bare on St. Paul Island as 10 tons of food sit stranded in Anchorage
It’s been more than a month since St. Paul Island had a full shipment of groceries. Foggy weather and a lack of reliable transportation have left the Bering Sea community waiting on thousands of pounds of food from Anchorage. “It’s been over a month now since we’ve had milk and eggs,” City Manager Phillip Zavadil […]
Saint Paul 2024 Annual Water Report Now Available
The City of Saint Paul Water Utility’s annual Consumer Confidence Report for 2024 is now available. This report is a snapshot of last year’s water quality, and is required by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). It is designed to provide details about where your water comes from, what it contains, and how it compares […]
Get Ready for This Year’s June/July Festival – July 3-6, 2025
There are always many things to get done for a fun June-July. Get ready and get ahead of the game! Stop by the City Clerk’s office M-F, 8AM to 5PM, before the 4th to pre-register for the bike race, mini-marathon and/or grease pole. Registration for the Grease pole is required. Forms are at the store […]
Islanders greet F-16 pilots with crab, kindness after emergency landing
Residents of St. Paul Island, Alaska, pose with F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrew following an emergency landing there on May 19, 2025. (U.S. Air Force) Read more at: Stars and Stripes