ROBERT B. KARNS 

105 Main Street 

(701) 278-3747 

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VPGM BELCOURT, ND 58316 

Dennis J. DeVany, Chief 

EAS & Domestic Analysis Division, X-53 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Re: Proposal to Provide Essential Air Service at: 

IRON MOUNTAIN/KINGSFORD, MICHIGAN 

BRAINERD, MINNESOTA 

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA 

RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN 

Dear Mr. DeVany:· 

DOT-OST-1999-5175 v 

DOT-OST-2011-0135 v 

DOT-OST-2009-0304 v 

DOT -OST -2011-0109 v 

COMMUNITY AIRLINE 

DEVELOPMENT 

This proposal is to provide basic air service required by order 2012-6-9. As you will promptly see we are 

almost there. 

Sincerely, 

/}2Ji;n~ ROBERT B. KARNS 

VPGM 

Sovereign Air Inc. 

763-535-4198 

MINNEAPOLIS 

5701 KENTUCKY AVE. N 

Suite 153 

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55428-3302 

(763) 535-4198 

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Departures: 

Mileage stm: INL-MSP 

Mileage stm: BRD-MSP 

Block Hours: 

Aircraft Passenger SEATS: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: , 

Available Seat Miles: 

Revenue: 

Passengers 

Outher Revenue 

Total Revenues: 

Expenses: 

Direct 

Indirect 

Total Expenses: 

Loss: 

Profit:. 

Compensation Annual Required: 

Passengers Per Departure: 

Load Factor 

SOVEREIGN AIR lNG 

Compensation Annual Requirements for Essential Air service at 

DOCKET DOT-OST-2009..{)304 

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA 

Four Round Trips- 29 seat Aircraft Jetstream 41 

With One Stop in Brainerd Minnesota 

97% completion Rate 

Minneapolis Hub 

Proposal # 1 

INL 29,000 at $90 

$55 

$2,610,000 

$1,760,000 

$4,370,000 

BRD 32,000 at 

2% Passengen Revenue 

At Per Block Hour 

5.0% Total Expenses 

INL 

BRD 

TOTAL 

11.5 

12.9 

24.4 

0.84% 

$1,950 

$87,400 

$4,867,200 

$779,936 

NOTE: By using BRD passengers to MSP you could within a 6 MONTHS be operating a Oornier 328 30 seat Jet 

at the same EAS funding 

2,496 

268 

115 

2,496 

29 

11,452,000 

20,067,840 

$4,457,400 

$5,647,136 

$1,189,736 

$282,357 

$1,472,093 
Departures: 

Mileage stm: BRD-ORD 

Mileage stm: STC-ORD 

Block Hours: 

Aircraft Passenger SEATS: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

Available Seat Miles: 

Revenue: 

Passengers 

Outher Revenue 

Total Revenues: 

Expenses: 

Direct 

Indirect 

Total Expenses: 

Loss: 

Profit: 

Compensation Annual Required: 

,Passengers Per Departure: 

load Factor 

SOVEREIGN AIR lNG 

CompensatiOn Annual Requirement:> for Es~ntlal Afr Service at 

DOCKET DOT-OST-2011-0135 

BRAINERD, MINNESOTA 

Three Round Trips - 30 seat Aircraft DORNIER 328 JET 

With One Stop in St Cloud Minnesota 

97% completion Rate 

Chicago Hub 

Proposal # 1 

BRD 14,500 at 

STC 32,000 at 

2% Passengen Revenue 

At Per Block Hour 

5.0% Total Expenses 

BRD 

STC 

TOTAL 

7.7 

17.1 

24.8 

0.86% 

$115 

$95 

$2,689 

$1,667,500 

$3,040,000 

$4,707,500 

$94,150 

$5,033,808 

$779,936 

1,872 

452 

393 

1,872 

29 

14,500 

25,384,320 

$4,801,650 

$5,813,744 

$1,012,D94 

$290,687 

$1,302,781 

NOTE: If Eplanememts per day stay the same or grow extra flights will be added as long as load factor stays above 55% 
SOV_EREI~N _AIR _lNG 

Compensation Annual RequirementS for (ssentfat Air Service at 

DOCKET DOT-OST-1999-5175 and DOT-OST-2011-0109 

IRON MOUNTAIN/KINGSFORD, MICHIGAN; and RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN 

FIVE Round Trips- 30 seat Aircraft DORNIER 328 JET 

Departures: 

Mileage stm: IMT-ORD 

Mileage stm: RHI-ORD 

Block Hours: 

Aircraft Passenger SEATS: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

Available Seat Miles: 

Revenue: 

Passeo.gers 

Outher Revenue 

Total Revenues: 

Expenses: 

Direct 

Indirect 

Total Expenses: 

Loss: 

Profit: 

Compensation Annual Required: 

Passengers Per Departure: 

Load Factor 

With One Stop in RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN 

97% completion Rate 

Chicago Hub 

Proposal # 1 

IMT 20,533 at 

RHI 62,475 at 

2% Passengen Revenue 

At Per Block Hour 

5.0% Total Expenses 

IMT 

RHI 

TOTAL 

6.6 

19.9 

26.5 

0.91% 

$99 

$75 

$3,100 

$2,032,767 

$4,685,625 

$6,718,392 

$134,368 

$7,613,600 

$779,936 

·. 

3,120 

329 

263 

2,456 

30 

23,186,282 

30,794,400 

$6,852,760 

$8,393,536 

$1,540,776 

$419,677 

$1,960,453 

NOTE: If Eplanememts per day stay the same or grow extra flights will be added as long as load factor stays above 55%