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Before the United States Department of Transportation iSPORTATlOM 

Washington, DC 

Januarys, 2011 

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Essential Air Service at 

KINGMAN, ARIZONA 

PAGE, ARIZONA 

PRESCOTT, ARIZONA 

SHOW LOW, ARIZONA 

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

DOCKET-DOT-OST-1996-1899 

DOCKET-DOT-OST-1997-2694 

DOCKET-DOT-OST-1996-1899 

DOCKET-DOT-OST-1998-4409 

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

2010-11-17. 

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. is pleased to submit these proposals to provide essential air 

transportation at these points in Arizona. 

Per the instructions in the Order, these proposals represent Great Lakes final and only proposals. 

Great Lakes has provided multiple hub options for service to each of these Essential Air Service 

points. Community hub service options can be exercised at the same subsidy per departure rate. 

Modifications in schedule patterns utilizing a different hub option, will be coordinated with each 

affected community. 

These proposals are being submitted on a stand alone basis for each community. 

All proposals contemplate the use of 19 seat Beech 1900D Airliner equipment. 

Questions and comments may be referred to: 

Michael O. Matthews 

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

1022 Airport Parkway 

Cheyenne, WY 82001 

(307) 432-7000 
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Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Page, Arizona 

1936 Departures Annually as currently supported per DOT Order 2009-8-5 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 1,936 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: PGA 12,500 psgrsat $128.24 $1,603,000 

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) 

Total Operating Revenues: 

$9,939 

$1,612,939 

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: 

$338,710 

$1,140,941 

$376,690 

$576,056 

$2,432,397 

$588,693 

$3,021,090 

($1,408,151) 

$151,054 

$1,559,206 

Current published schedules should be used as sample service levels 

Phoenix ( non stop), Denver (one stop) and/or Las Vegas (non stop) will utilized for Hub Service 

Service routings operated one stop to Denver and/or Non stop to Las Vegas would remain 

subsidy eligible as per authorities existing in DOT Order 2009-8-5 

At Great Lakes discretion the company would operate four peak day round trip departures 

with a reduced service to two round trips per day in off peak seasonal periods 

No less than 1,936 Annual departures would be operated assuming a 98% completion factor 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Page, Arizona 

1936 Departures Annually as currently supported per DOT Order 2009-8-5 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 1,835 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: PGA 11,500 psgrsat $128.24 $1,474,760 

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) 

Total Operating Revenues: 

$9,144 

$1,483,904 

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: 

$338,710 

$1,082,045 

$356,954 

$545,937 

$2,323,645 

$512,838 

$2,836,483 

($1,352,580) 

$141,824 

$1,494,404 

Current published schedules should be used as sample service levels 

Phoenix ( non stop), Denver (one stop) and/or Las Vegas (non stop) will utilized for Hub Service 

Service routings operated one stop to Denver and/or Non stop to Las Vegas would remain 

subsidy eligible as per authorities existing in DOT Order 2009-8-5 

At Great Lakes discretion the company would operate four peak day round trip departures 

with a reduced service to two round trips per day in off peak seasonal periods 

No less than 1,936 Annual departures would be operated assuming a 98% completion factor 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Prescott, Arizona 

Three Round Trips - B1900 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 1,835 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: PRO 14,000 psgrsat $111.47 $1,560,580 

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) 

Total Operating Revenues: 

$9,676 

$1,570,256 

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: 

$338,710 

$1,224,602 

$431,815 

$605,411 

$2,600,539 

$639,927 

$3,240,466 

($1,670,210) 

$162,023 

$1,832,233 

Current published schedules should be used as sample service levels 

Ontario or Los Angeles (non stop), and/or Denver (one stop) will be utilized for Hub Services 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Show Low, Arizona 

1427 Departures Annually as currently supported per DOT Order 2009-8-5 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 1,427 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: SOW 7,000 psgrsat $88.15 $617,050 

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) 

Total Operating Revenues: 

$3,826 

$620,876 

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: 

$338,710 

$585,924 

$186,133 

$351,894 

$1,462,661 

$458,473 

$1,921,134 

($1,300,258) 

$96,057 

$1,396,315 

Current published schedules should be used as sample service levels 

At Great Lakes discretion the company would operate four peak day round trip departures 

with a reduced service to two round trips per day in off peak seasonal periods 

No less than 1,427 Annual departures would be operated assuming a 98% completion factor 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Show Low, Arizona 

Three Round Trips - B1900 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 1,835 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: SOW 8,750 psgrsat $72.10 $630,875 

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) 

Total Operating Revenues: 

$3,911 

$634,786 

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: 

$338,710 

$750,017 

$208,251 

$427,798 

$1,724,776 

$516,981 

$2,241,757 

($1,606,970) 

$112,088 

$1,719,058 

Current published two round trip schedules should be used as sample service level plus 

a third trip to either its current Phoenix Hub (non stop) and/or Denver (one stop alternate Hub) 

At Great Lakes discretion the company would operate four peak day round trip departures 

with a reduced service to two round trips per day in off peak seasonal periods 

No less than 1,837 Annual departures would be operated assuming a 98% completion factor 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Kingman, Arizona 

Two Round Trips - B1900 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 1,227 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: IGM 5,850 psgrs at $87.98 $514,683 

Other; (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) 

Total Operating Revenues: 

$3,191 

$517,874 

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: 

$338,710 

$418,697 

$139,175 

$285,993 

$1,182,575 

$423,391 

$1,605,966 

($1,088,092) 

$80,298 

$1,168,390 

Current published two round trip Las Vegas Hub schedules can be used as a sample service level 

As a same rate alternative. Great Lakes would offer a non stop Phoenix Hub service pattern