Before the United States Department of Transportation 

Washington, DC 

Essential Air Service at 

LARAMIE, WYOMING 

WORLAND, WYOMING 

under 49 U.S.C. 41731 et.seq. 

June 16, 2010 

Docket OST-1997-2958 

Docket OST-1997-2981 

This document contains Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.'s. response to Order Requesting 

Proposals 2010-5-14. 

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. is pleased to submit these proposals, on a stand alone basis, 

to provide essential air transportation at these points in Wyoming. 

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Great Lakes' proposals contemplate conveniently timed connecting services to our code-share 

partners (United and Frontier) at our Denver Hub. In addition, Great Lakes maintains interline 

ticketing and baggage agreements with the majority of the other carriers serving Denver, 

including interline e-ticketing agreements with U.S. Airways and Continental Airlines. All of 

which will offer passengers maxium access to the domestic and international air transportation 

system. 

Laramie service will be non-stop to the Denver Hub with no upline restrcitions. Worland service 

will be one-stop over either Laramie or Cheyenne; or at Great Lakes discretion, we would 

provide non-stop service to Denver provided we have no upline restrictions. 

All proposals contemplate the use of 19 seat Beechcraft 19000 airliner equipment. 

Questions and comments may be referred to: 

Michael O. Matthews 

Chief Financial Officer 

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

1022 Airport Parkway 

Cheyenne, VVY 82001 

(307) 432-7000 
Table of Contents: 

Subsidy Passengers Average 

Bid Service Point(s) Hub(s) Served Round Trips Equipment Requirement Forecast Fare 

1 Laramie Denver 3 19000 $1,181,572 18,750 $95.01 

2 Worland Denver 2 19000 $1,770,336 7,500 $124.72 

Each bid is a stand alone bid 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Laramie, Wyoming 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

Available Seat Miles: 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: LAR-DEN 18,750 psgrs at 

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) 

Total Operating Revenues: 

Operating Expenses: 

Direct: Aircraft and Hull Insurance 

Fuel and Oil 

Flying Operations 

Maintenance 

Total Direct Expenses: 

Total Indirect Expenses: 

Total Operating Expenses: 

Operating Loss 

Profit Element (5.0% of Total Operating Expenses) 

Annual Compensation Requirement: 

Representative/Current Schedule 

TO DENVER, CO 

DEP ARR FLT# STOP 

802 845 5014 0 

825 908 5014 0 

1125 1208 5143 0 

1125 1208 5143 0 

1647 1730 5182 0 

FROM DENVER, CO 

DEP ARR FLT# STOP 

1030 1115 5143 0 

1552 1637 5182 0 

1600 1645 5182 0 

1915 2000 5023 0 

$95.01 $1,781,438 

FRQ 

X67 

6 

X7 

7 

X6 

FRQ 

X7 

X6 

6 

X6 

EQP 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

EQP 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

$11,045 

$338,710 

$752,194 

$223,736 

$430,452 

Laramie Service will Non-Stop to Denver with no upline restrctions 

1,840 

1,362 

2,137,500 

3,985,440 

$1,792,482 

$1,745,092 

$1,087,341 

$2,832,433 

($1,039,951) 

$141,622 

$1,181,572 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Worland, Wyoming 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: WRL-DEN 7,500 psgrs at 

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) 

Total Operating Revenues: 

Operating Expenses: 

Direct: Aircraft and Hull Insurance 

Fuel and Oil 

Flying Operations 

Maintenance 

Total Direct Expenses: 

Total Indirect Expenses: 

Total Operating Expenses: 

Operating Loss 

Profit Element (5.0% of Total Operating Expenses) 

Annual Compensation Requirement: 

Representative/Current Schedule 

TO DENVER, CO 

DEP ARR FLT# STOP 

650 845 5014 1/LAR 

713 908 5014 1/LAR 

1013 1208 5143 1/LAR 

1346 1538 5174 1/CYS 

FROM DENVER, CO 

DEP ARR FLT# STOP 

1133 1326 5181 1/CYS 

1600 1757 5182 1/LAR 

1915 2112 5023 1/LAR 

$124.72 

FRQ 

X67 

6 

7 

X67 

FRQ 

X67 

6 

X6 

EQP 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

EQP 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

Worland Service will be One-Stop to Denver over either CheyennE 

or Laramie. At Great Lakes discretion, Non-Stop to Denver woulc 

provided so long as there are no upline restrictions. 

$935,400 

$5,799 

$183,032 

$975,679 

$201,559 

$328,397 

1,227 

1,227 

$941,199 

$1,688,667 

$893,748 

$2,582,415 

($1.641,216) 

$129,121 

$1,770,336