Order 2011-9-5

Served: September 13, 2011

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

 on the 13th day of September, 2011

Ninety-day Notice of Mesaba Aviation, 

Inc., Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., and SkyWest 

Airlines, Inc., to terminate service at: 

Muscle Shoals/Florence/Sheffield/

 Tuscumbia, Alabama

Fort Dodge, Iowa

Mason City, Iowa

Sioux City, Iowa

Waterloo, Iowa

Alpena, Michigan

Escanaba, Michigan

Iron Mountain/Kingsford, Michigan

Pellston, Michigan

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

Bemidji, Minnesota

Brainerd, Minnesota

Chisholm/Hibbing, Minnesota

International Falls, Minnesota

Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Greenville, Mississippi

Laurel/Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Tupelo, Mississippi

Butte, Montana

Devils Lake, North Dakota

Jamestown, North Dakota

Aberdeen, South Dakota

Pierre, South Dakota, and

Watertown, South Dakota

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

Docket DOT-OST-2000-7856 

Docket DOT-OST-2001-10682

Docket DOT-OST-2001-10684 

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0131

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0132

Docket DOT-OST-2009-0300

Docket DOT-OST-2003-15128

Docket DOT-OST-1999-5175

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0133

Docket DOT-OST-2009-0303

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0134

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0135

Docket DOT-OST-2003-15796 

Docket DOT-OST-2009-0304

Docket DOT-OST-2001-10642

Docket DOT-OST-2008-0209

Docket DOT-OST-2001-10685

Docket DOT-OST-2009-0305

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0136

Docket DOT-OST-1997-2785

Docket DOT-OST-1997-2785

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0137

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0138

Docket DOT-OST-2001-10644

ORDER PROHIBITING SUSPENSION OF SERVICE 

AND REQUESTING PROPOSALS 
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Summary

By this order, the Department prohibits SkyWest Airlines, Inc., d/b/a Delta Connection, 

(SkyWest) from terminating service at Butte, Montana. At Pierre, South Dakota, we will 

permit the two wholly owned subsidiaries of Pinnacle Airlines Corporation -- Mesaba 

Aviation, Inc. (Mesaba) and Pinnacle Airlines (Pinnacle), d/b/a Delta Connection

-- to terminate their service at the end of the 90-day notice period, and rely on the 

remaining, subsidy-free service of Great Lakes Aviation, Inc. We prohibit Mesaba and 

Pinnacle from suspending the service that they jointly provide at the 22 remaining 

communities for 30 days beyond the end of the 90-day notice period, i.e., November 12. 

We are also requesting proposals by October 12 from carriers interested in providing 

replacement essential air service (EAS) at all of the communities listed below.

Communities 3-Ltr. State Communities 3-Ltr. State

1 Aberdeen ABR South Dakota 13 Iron Mountain IMT Michigan

2 Alpena APN Michigan 14 Jamestown JMS North Dakota

3 Bemidji BJI Minnesota 15 Mason City MCW Iowa

4 Brainerd BRD Minnesota 16 Muscle Shoals MSL Alabama

5 Butte BTM Montana 17 Pellston PLN Michigan

6 Devils Lake DVL North Dakota 18 Sault St. Marie CIU Michigan

7 Escanaba ESC Michigan 19 Sioux City SUX Iowa

8 Fort Dodge FOD Iowa 20 Thief River Falls TVF Minnesota

9 Greenville GLH Mississippi 21 Tupelo TUP Mississippi

10 Hattiesburg PIB Mississippi 22 Waterloo ALO Iowa

11 Hibbing HIB Minnesota 23 Watertown ATY South Dakota

12 International Falls INL Minnesota

Background

On July 15, 2011, SkyWest filed notice of its intent to terminate its subsidy-free service 

at Butte, Montana, effective October 13, 2011. Likewise, on July 15, 2011, Mesaba and

Pinnacle filed notices to terminate their subsidy-free service at seven communities: 

Aberdeen and Pierre, South Dakota; Bemidji and Brainerd, Minnesota; Sioux City and 

Waterloo, Iowa; and Pellston, Michigan. Mesaba and Pinnacle also filed notice to 

suspend their currently subsidized service at sixteen communities: Muscle 

Shoals/Florence/Sheffield/Tuscumbia (Muscle Shoals), Alabama; Fort Dodge and Mason 

City, Iowa; Alpena, Escanaba, Iron Mountain/Kingsford (Iron Mountain), and Sault Ste. 

Marie, Michigan; Chisholm/Hibbing (Hibbing), International Falls, and Thief River Falls, 

Minnesota; Greenville, Laurel/Hattiesburg (Hattiesburg), and Tupelo, Mississippi; Devils 

Lake and Jamestown, North Dakota; and Watertown, South Dakota. 

According to the carriers’ filings, the following service, all nonstop, was provided to the 

eight subsidy-free communities when the carriers filed their notices: 
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Aircraft Type, Weekly Frequency

Communities Saab 340s Canadair Regional Jets Total Hub

1 Aberdeen 6 14 20 Minneapolis

2 Bemidji 13 7 20 Minneapolis

3 Brainerd 6 14 20 Minneapolis

4 Butte 0 13 13 Salt Lake City

5 Pellston 8 20 28 Detroit

6 Pierre 13 0 13 Minneapolis

7 Sioux City 0 19 19 Minneapolis

8 Waterloo 13 7 20 Minneapolis

At the remaining 16 communities, subsidized service is as follows: 1

Subsidized Service at the Sixteen Communities Currently Subsidized, Saab 340 Equipment

Annual Weekly

Communities Thru Order Subsidy Hub Stops Frequency

1. Alpena 5/31/2012 2010-5-18 $1,532,660 DTW 0 13

2. Devils Lake 9/30/2011 2009-8-6 $1,459,493 MSP 1 14

3. Escanaba 8/31/2012 2010-6-4 $2,090,534 MSP/DTW 1 21

4. Fort Dodge 10/31/2011 2011-6-7 $1,910,995 MSP 0 14

5. Greenville 9/30/2011 2010-7-12 $1,606,662 MEM 0 14

6. Hattiesburg 6/30/2012 2010-5-16 $1,398,798 MEM 0 14

7. Hibbing 10/31/2011 2009-8-8 $2,938,878 MSP 0 19

8. International Falls 5/31/2012 2010-5-18 $1,309,886 MSP 0 14

9. Iron Mountain 8/31/2012 2010-6-4 $2,090,534 MSP/DTW 1 21

10. Jamestown 9/30/2011 2009-8-6 $1,963,220 MSP 1 14

11. Mason City 10/31/2011 2011-6-7 $1,017,545 MSP 0 14

12. Muscle Shoals UFN 1 2011-1-24 $1,782,928 MEM 0 14

13. Sault St. Marie 5/31/2012 2010-5-18 $237,825 DTW 0 14

14. Thief River Falls 10/31/2011 2010-12-9 $1,230,322 MSP 1 12

15. Tupelo 5/31/2012 2010-5-18 $921,878 MEM 0 15

16. Watertown 10/31/2011 2011-6-6 $1,769,019 MSP 0 14

Objections

Pierre objected to the termination notices on July 31, and Aberdeen and Thief River Falls 

on August 4, 2011. Pierre indicates that its eastbound service to Minneapolis is a critical 

eastbound link to the national transportation system, just as its service from Pierre to 

Denver satisfies the community’s need for westbound service, as discussed in 

Order 2002-3-22. In that order, the Department noted that Pierre is the capital of South 

Dakota and is 385 and 350 miles from Denver and Minneapolis, respectively. Pierre is 

also concerned that the current service to Denver provided by Great Lakes does not 

satisfy its EAS guarantee, and, with only connecting service to Denver, PierreMinneapolis passengers would have to fly 1,065 miles instead of 350 to arrive at 

Minneapolis. “Flights from Pierre to Minneapolis averaged 15.8 passengers per 

departure for the 12 months ending April 2011, or 30.0 passengers per day. This level of 

 1 UFN stands for “until further notice,” i.e., the rate does not have a pre-set termination point.
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demand demonstrates the need for nonstop service without upline or downline points that 

would further limit seats available to support the Pierre market.”

The City of Aberdeen requests that the Department prohibit Mesaba and/or Pinnacle from 

terminating service, and suggests that replacement service consisting of three round trips 

per day seven days per week would be reasonable because of the large volume of 

passengers generated by Aberdeen. Service should be to Minneapolis, the nearest large 

hub. We also received objections from “Absolutely Aberdeen,” an economic 

development organization. The objector requested that the Department hold the carrier 

in, request proposals, and review the fitness of any applicant. The objector noted that 

Aberdeen is expanding economically. Also, three round trips per day is the appropriate 

level of service, except for seasonal increases during pheasant-hunting season. 

Thief River Falls objects that its enplanements would be higher if Delta were employing 

better equipment, such as the CRJ-200 rather than the inferior Saab 340 aircraft it has 

been operating. The community is concerned that the one-stop service it receives over 

Hibbing discourages passengers from using the local airport because of the 

inconvenience and because of the seat preemption at Hibbing. The community also states 

that passenger fares are higher at Thief River Falls than from nearby non-subsidized 

communities, so that passengers are driving to those airports. 

Hold-In

Mesaba’s, Pinnacle’s, and SkyWest’s proposed terminations of service at these 

communities, with the exception of Pierre, would leave them with no scheduled air service 

at all. Thus, the Department must prohibit the carriers from terminating such service at the 

end of their 90-day notice periods, i.e., October 13, 2011. At the subsidy-free 

communities, we will require Mesaba and/or Pinnacle to provide 14 nonstop round trips 

per week at Aberdeen, Bemidji, Brainerd, Pellston, Sioux City, and Waterloo, and 

SkyWest to provide 13 nonstop round trips per week at Butte. At the sixteen subsidized 

communities, we will require Mesaba and/or Pinnacle to continue providing the level of 

service specified in the respective carrier-selection orders, outlined above. Finally, we 

will require Mesaba, Pinnacle, and SkyWest to continue to maintain that level of service at 

all of these communities, for successive 30-day periods until we have completed 

processing the carrier-replacement case and the selected carrier has actually started 

service.

At Pierre, we will not require Mesaba/Pinnacle to continue their service to Minneapolis/St. 

Paul International Airport beyond October 13, the end of their 90-day notice period. 

Instead, we will rely on the subsidy-free service to Denver provided by Great Lakes 

Aviation, Inc. The EAS program is designed to be a safety-net program that ensures that 

communities receive at least two round trips a day to a large or medium hub airport. Great 

Lakes’ nonstop service to Denver provides the community’s needs with excellent 

connections to the national air transportation system. Denver has significant service by 

three major carriers–United, Frontier, and Southwest–providing excellent connections to 
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the national transportation system.2 We note that Great Lakes must continue to provide at 

least the minimum statutory service levels and is subject to the 90-day notice 

requirements. Also, while Mesaba’s direct service to Minneapolis will be lost, local 

Minneapolis passengers make up only a small portion of the total passengers at Pierre.3 

While not determinative, another airline might be willing to fill the service void to 

Minneapolis, and we encourage the community to work with all potential replacement 

carriers in that effort. 

At the other communities, Aberdeen and Thief River Falls, we acknowledge the parties’

objections and will prohibit Mesaba/Pinnacle from terminating service, request proposals, 

and pursue a carrier-selection decision consistent with our rules while keeping all of these

communities fully informed. 

Request for Proposals 

Carriers interested in filing proposals for any of these 23 communities -- with or without 

subsidy -- should e-mail them to our staff at EAS@dot.gov, no later than October 12, 

2011. Our staff will then docket the proposals, thereby making them public, and direct 

each carrier to serve a copy of its proposal on the civic parties and other applicants. 

Shortly afterwards, we will provide a summary of the proposals to the community 

officials and ask them to submit their final comments. We will give full consideration to 

all proposals filed in a timely manner.4 

Interested carriers should prepare their proposals with every expectation that their initial 

proposals will also be their final and only proposals. We retain the discretion to negotiate 

proposals with carriers when we deem it desirable. In such cases, of course, we will give 

all applicants the same opportunity. We also retain the discretion to reject outright all 

unreasonable or unrealistic proposals and solicit a new round of proposals. 

We are here providing interested carriers with some basic information to serve as 

guidance when they prepare their proposals, but we will not prescribe a precise format for 

their proposals. We expect proposals to adequately describe the service being proposed 

and the annual amount of subsidy being requested. The applicants can make their own 

judgments as to the level of detail they wish to present; however, they might want to 

include proposed schedules and routings as well as supporting data for their subsidy 

requests, such as projected block hours, revenues and expenses. We strongly encourage 

 2 From CY 2002 to CY 2010 departures at Denver have increased by 55%, from 195,341 to 302,217, while 

seats have increased by 30%, from 24,507,205 to 31,817,137. Minneapolis has slightly declined, with 

departures decreasing 4 percent, from 205,921 to 197,159, and seats decreasing by 12 percent, from 

22,797,844 to 19,963,632.

3 Of total domestic traffic at Pierre for CY 2010, service to the states closest to Minneapolis and therefore 

requiring the biggest percentage backhaul from Denver --Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin –

made up only 12 percent of total passengers. 

4 Carriers should not expect the Department to accept late filings. In cases where a carrier proposes to 

provide EAS without subsidy and we determine that service can be provided reliably without such 

compensation, we do not proceed with the carrier-selection case. Instead, we simply rely on that carrier’s 

subsidy-free service as proposed.
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clear, well-documented proposals that will facilitate their evaluation by the affected 

community and the Department.5 

We are requesting service proposals for Aberdeen, Bemidji, Brainerd, Butte, Pellston, 

Sioux City, and Waterloo -- the seven communities that until now have been served on a 

subsidy-free basis -- at the maximum service levels we are allowed to subsidize, i.e. two 

nonstop round trips per day (12-14 a week) at each community if 34-seat or larger 

equipment is proposed; three nonstop round trips a day (18 a week) with 30-seat aircraft; 

three or four round trips per day (18-24 a week) with 19-seat aircraft; and more 

frequencies with smaller aircraft. We may subsidize additional frequencies if the affected 

community is served in conjunction with another community. Service should be to a 

medium or large hub.6 Carriers may consider providing more service than the maximum 

level due to seasonal peaking, provided that the annual level of service does not exceed 

the program ceiling. 

At Thief River Falls, the lowest traffic-generating community, we request proposals 

having two nonstop or one-stop round trips per day with a 19-seat aircraft (12 per week). 

We would expect more frequencies with smaller aircraft. We note that Mesaba has 

provided Thief River Falls with two one-stop round trips per day to Minneapolis over 

Hibbing with 34-seat Saab 340s. For Thief River Falls, as for all essential air service 

communities outside of Alaska, two round trips per day is the statutory minimum 

frequency. 

At the remaining communities, we are requesting two nonstop round trips per day (12-14 

a week) at each community if 30-seat or larger equipment is proposed; two or three round 

trips per day (12-18 a week) with 19-seat aircraft; and more frequencies with smaller 

aircraft. We may subsidize additional frequencies if the affected community is served in 

conjunction with another community. Service should be to a medium or large hub. 

We have summarized these requested service levels in chart form in Appendix C.

As we have stated, we would consider subsidizing additional frequencies at any 

community if the service were linked with another community. Of course, we would 

look for reduced frequency for service with larger aircraft than that discussed above, 

subject to the two round trips per day statutory minimum. 

 5 In selecting a carrier to provide subsidized EAS, 49 U.S.C. 41733(c)(1) directs us to consider four factors. 

(1) service reliability; (2) contractual and marketing arrangements with a larger carrier at the hub; 

(3) interline arrangements with a larger carrier at the hub; and (4) community views. In addition, The 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 110-161, provides that when selecting a carrier to 

provide EAS, the Department may consider the relative subsidy requirements, thus codifying a factor that 

we have considered since the inception of the program. Interested carriers should also be aware that our 

general provisions governing EAS will be included in the selection order as part of our authorization of 

subsidy for the selected service. Appendix C of this order contains those general provisions. 

6 49 U.S.C. § 41732 requires service to a large or medium hub except that service to small hubs can be 

relied on when the nearest large or medium hub is more than 400 miles from an eligible place. The nearest 

large or medium hubs for Butte and for Devils Lake are more than 400 miles distant. 
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As always, staff will work with the carriers to ensure that service and subsidy are

reasonable. However, we would not dismiss any proposal out of hand without first 

consulting with community officials. We encourage any proposal that would 

simultaneously satisfy the community’s needs and minimize taxpayer expenditures. 

Carriers are also welcome to propose more than one service option, if they choose. They 

need not limit themselves to the current service pattern if they envision other, potentially 

more attractive service possibilities -- different hubs or lengths of term -- with subsidy 

requirements that remain competitive. 

Given that we are requesting service at 23 communities, carriers proposing service to 

more than one city are advised to make clear whether the service they propose should be 

considered separately for each city, or as part of an all-or-nothing, inseparable package of 

two or more communities. 

In order to assist carriers in making their passenger and revenue forecasts, we have 

included historical passenger data in Appendix B. We note that most of these 

communities are among the stronger traffic-generators in the EAS program. 

New Filing Procedures

Carrier proposals should be submitted to the Department with all materials merged into a 

single document. In addition, because the document will be published on 

Regulations.gov, each page should be formatted to be viewed online.

Other Carrier Requirements

The Department is responsible for implementing various Federal statutes governing 

lobbying activities, drug-free workplaces and nondiscrimination.7 Consequently, all 

carriers receiving Federal subsidy to support essential air service must certify that they 

are in compliance with Department regulations regarding drug-free workplaces and 

nondiscrimination, and those carriers whose subsidies exceed $100,000 over the life of 

the rate term must also certify that they are in compliance with the regulations governing 

lobbying activities. All carriers that plan to submit proposals involving subsidy should 

submit the required certifications along with their proposals. Interested carriers requiring 

more detailed information regarding these requirements, as well as copies of the 

certifications, should contact the Office of Aviation Analysis at (202) 366-5903. The 

Department is prohibited from paying subsidy to carriers that do not submit these 

documents.8 

 7 The regulations applicable to these areas are: (1) 49 CFR Part 20 – New restrictions on lobbying; 

(2) 49 CFR Part 21 – Nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs of the Department of 

Transportation – Effectuation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; 49 CFR Part 27 –

nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving or benefiting from Federal 

financial assistance; and 14 CFR Part 382 – Nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in air travel; and 

(3) 49 CFR Part 29 – Government-wide debarment and suspension (non-procurement) and governmentwide requirements for drug-free workplace (grants).

8 The certifications are also available on the web at http://ostpxweb.dot.gov/aviation/index.html.
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Community Comments

The communities and the States are welcome to submit comments on the proposals at any 

time. As noted earlier, we will provide a summary of the proposals to the civic parties 

and States and ask them to submit their final comments shortly after October 12, the due 

date for carrier proposals.

This order is issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.56a(f).

ACCORDINGLY;

1. The Department requests proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air 

service, with subsidy if necessary, by October 12, 2011. Proposals should include all the 

data required by section 204.4 of the Department’s Regulations (14 CFR 204.4). 

Proposals should be emailed to EAS@dot.gov and be entitled “Proposals to Provide 

Essential Air Service” at (specify at which of the 23 communities your proposal pertains

and the corresponding docket number(s)). Proposals may be for one city or for multi-city 

packages, but carriers should make clear whether or not their proposals can be considered 

on a stand-alone basis. Service should be consistent with that discussed in the body of 

the order and shown in Appendix C. Questions regarding filings may be directed to 

Kevin Adams at 202-366-1047 or Kevin Schlemmer at 202-366-3176;

2. The Department prohibits Mesaba Aviation, Inc., and Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., both whollyowned subsidiaries of Pinnacle Airlines Corporation, d/b/a Delta Connection, from suspending 

their subsidy-free service at Aberdeen, South Dakota; Bemidji and Brainerd, Minnesota; 

Pellston, Michigan; and Sioux City and Waterloo, Iowa; at the end of its 90-day notice period 

and requires it to maintain at least 14 nonstop round trips a day with 34-seat or larger aircraft 

through October 13, 2011, or until a carrier capable of providing reliable essential air service 

actually begins service, whichever comes first;9

3. The Department prohibits SkyWest Airlines, Inc., d/b/a Delta Connection, from suspending 

service at Butte, Montana, at the end of its 90-day notice period and requires it to maintain at 

least 13 nonstop round trips a day with 34-seat or larger aircraft. The carrier must maintain this 

service through October 13, 2011, or until a carrier capable of providing reliable essential air 

service actually begins service, whichever comes first;10

4. At the communities currently receiving subsidized service -- Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Fort 

Dodge, Mason City, Iowa; Alpena, Escanaba, Iron Mountain, and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; 

Hibbing, International Falls, and Thief River Falls, Minnesota; Greenville, Hattiesburg, and 

Tupelo, Mississippi; Devils Lake and Jamestown, North Dakota; and Watertown, South Dakota; 

-- we prohibit Mesaba Aviation, Inc., and Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., both wholly-owned 

subsidiaries of Pinnacle Airlines Corporation, d/b/a Delta Connection, from suspending service 

at the end of their 90-day notice periods and require them to continue providing service 

 9 In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will extend the carriers’ service obligations for successive 30-

day periods as necessary until replacement service actually begins. 

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consistent with the level we are currently subsidizing through November 12, 2011, or until a 

carrier capable of providing reliable essential air service actually begins service, whichever 

comes first;11

5. We permit Mesaba Aviation, Inc., and Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., both wholly-owned 

subsidiaries of Pinnacle Airlines Corporation, d/b/a Delta Connection, to terminate their air 

service between Pierre and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, at the end of the 90-day notice 

period, i.e., October 13, and we rely on the subsidy-free air service provided by Great Lakes 

between Pierre, South Dakota, and Denver. Before they suspend their Minneapolis service we 

expect Mesaba and Pinnacle to notify any passengers holding reservations for travel after the 

suspension date, to assist those passengers in making alternate air transportation arrangements, 

or to provide a refund of the ticket price, without penalty, if requested;

6. The Department directs Mesaba Aviation, Inc., and Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., both whollyowned subsidiaries of Pinnacle Airlines Corporation, d/b/a Delta Connection, and also SkyWest 

Airlines, Inc., d/b/a Delta Connection, to retain all books, records, and other source and 

summary documents to support subsidy claims for payment and to preserve and maintain such 

documentation in a manner that readily permits its audit and examination by representatives of 

the Department. Such documentation shall be retained for seven years or until the Department 

indicates that the records may be destroyed, whichever comes first. Copies of flight logs for 

aircraft sold or disposed of must be retained. The carrier may forfeit its compensation for any 

claim that is not supported under the terms of this order; 

7. These dockets will remain open until further order of the Department; and

8. The Department will serve a copy of this order on the mayors and airport managers of Muscle 

Shoals/Florence/Sheffield/Tuscumbia, Alabama; Fort Dodge, Mason City, Sioux City, and 

Waterloo, Iowa; Alpena, Escanaba, Iron Mountain/Kingsford, Pellston, and Sault Ste. Marie, 

Michigan; Bemidji, Brainerd, Chisholm/Hibbing, International Falls, and Thief River Falls, 

Minnesota; Greenville, Laurel/Hattiesburg, and Tupelo, Mississippi; Butte, Montana; Devils 

Lake and Jamestown, North Dakota; Aberdeen, Pierre, and Watertown, South Dakota; and on 

the carriers in our service list. 

By:

Susan L. Kurland

Assistant Secretary for

Aviation and International Affairs

(SEAL)

An electronic version of this document is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov

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Appendix A-1

Maps for 19 Communities in the Upper Midwest Noticed by Delta/Mesaba

Nonstop Miles MSP DTW ORD MKE

Aberdeen, ABR 257 784 578 550

Alpena, APN 473 198 305 261

Bemidji, BJI 199 675 515 466

Brainerd, BRD 114 607 434 389

Devils Lake, DVL 351 860 684 642

Escanaba, ESC 304 306 261 196

Fort Dodge, FOD 168 555 325 321

Hibbing, HIB 174 587 445 390

International Falls, INL 255 656 527 470

Iron Mountain, IMT 257 344 265 199

Jamestown, JMS 299 822 632 595

Mason City, MCW 119 512 288 275

Pellston, PLN 414 243 293 238

Pierre, PIR 350 865 646 628

Sault Ste. Marie, CIU 435 284 341 284

Sioux City, SUX 233 233 436 434

Thief River Falls, TVF 261 745 583 535

Waterloo, ALO 166 463 234 231

Watertown, ATY 193 717 503 481

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Appendix A-2

Map for Greenville (GLH), Hattiesburg (PIB), Muscle Shoals (MSL), and Tupelo (TUP), 

and Four Other Currently Subsidized Communities

Great Circle Miles

Newly Noticed by Delta

Greenville, GLH 122

Hattiesburg, PIB 249

Muscle Shoals, MSL 136

Tupelo, TUP 88

Currently Subsidized

El Dorado, ELD 205

Harrison, HRO 198

Hot Springs, HOT 182

Jonesboro, JBR 66

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Appendix A-3

Map for Butte, Montana (BTM)

Great Circle Miles to Butte (BTM)

Helena, HLN 51

Bozeman, BZN 66

Billings, BIL 191

Boise, BOI 247

Spokane, GEG 265

Salt Lake City, SLC 358

Seattle, SEA 477

Bismarck, BIS 564

Minneapolis, MSP 938

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Appendix B

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Historical Traffic at the 24 Communities, Alphabetical Order, T-100 Market Report, 

Sun Country and Allegiant Excluded 

Year Month Origin Dest O&D Origin Dest O&D

Aberdeen, SD, (ABR) Alpena, MI (APN)

2008 6 1,965 2,158 4,123 716 720 1,436

2008 7 1,980 1,849 3,829 714 676 1,390

2008 8 1,682 1,753 3,435 639 675 1,314

2008 9 1,526 1,494 3,020 649 540 1,189

2008 10 2,345 2,511 4,856 532 553 1,085

2008 11 2,227 1,943 4,170 571 507 1,078

2008 12 2,310 2,137 4,447 522 561 1,083

2009 1 1,742 1,665 3,407 515 452 967

2009 2 1,845 1,665 3,510 493 470 963

2009 3 1,631 1,811 3,442 620 549 1,169

2009 4 1,400 1,449 2,849 443 494 937

2009 5 1,682 1,528 3,210 588 564 1,152

YE May 31, 2009 22,335 21,963 44,298 7,002 6,761 13,763

2009 6 1,699 1,909 3,608 671 707 1,378

2009 7 2,148 1,999 4,147 830 849 1,679

2009 8 1,654 1,700 3,354 918 863 1,781

2009 9 1,521 1,526 3,047 649 597 1,246

2009 10 1,955 1,946 3,901 681 658 1,339

2009 11 1,956 1,836 3,792 588 579 1,167

2009 12 1,691 1,616 3,307 532 627 1,159

2010 1 1,392 1,229 2,621 591 454 1,045

2010 2 1,294 1,219 2,513 457 462 919

2010 3 1,383 1,443 2,826 704 660 1,364

2010 4 1,458 1,463 2,921 596 674 1,270

2010 5 1,540 1,506 3,046 571 586 1,157

YE May 31, 2010 19,691 19,392 39,083 7,788 7,716 15,504

2010 6 1,558 1,653 3,211 713 759 1,472

2010 7 1,854 1,811 3,665 925 988 1,913

2010 8 1,693 1,856 3,549 1,108 962 2,070

2010 9 1,586 1,576 3,162 736 696 1,432

2010 10 2,095 2,178 4,273 789 729 1,518

2010 11 2,218 2,035 4,253 720 676 1,396

2010 12 2,016 1,858 3,874 720 804 1,524

2011 1 1,706 1,695 3,401 694 591 1,285

2011 2 1,631 1,587 3,218 687 643 1,330

2011 3 1,927 2,081 4,008 1,080 953 2,033

2011 4 1,567 1,617 3,184 824 934 1,758

2011 5 2,034 1,943 3,977 991 993 1,984

YE May 31, 2011 21,885 21,890 43,775 9,987 9,728 19,715
Appendix B

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Historical Traffic at the 24 Communities, Alphabetical Order, T-100 Market Report, 

Sun Country and Allegiant Excluded 

Bemidji, MN (BJI) Brainerd, MN (BRD)

2008 6 2,040 2,382 4,422 1,793 1,915 3,708

2008 7 2,658 2,669 5,327 2,371 2,323 4,694

2008 8 2,440 2,195 4,635 2,205 1,933 4,138

2008 9 1,593 1,429 3,022 1,357 1,157 2,514

2008 10 1,502 1,412 2,914 1,183 1,071 2,254

2008 11 1,394 1,367 2,761 957 850 1,807

2008 12 1,695 1,540 3,235 968 967 1,935

2009 1 1,364 1,287 2,651 940 730 1,670

2009 2 1,383 1,267 2,650 913 803 1,716

2009 3 1,581 1,552 3,133 1,081 1,122 2,203

2009 4 1,522 1,583 3,105 903 890 1,793

2009 5 1,582 1,676 3,258 1,062 1,132 2,194

YE May 31, 2009 20,754 20,359 41,113 15,733 14,893 30,626

2009 6 2,011 2,313 4,324 1,544 1,710 3,254

2009 7 2,878 2,957 5,835 2,406 2,456 4,862

2009 8 2,803 2,377 5,180 2,348 2,060 4,408

2009 9 1,838 1,783 3,621 1,411 1,325 2,736

2009 10 1,557 1,365 2,922 1,114 1,021 2,135

2009 11 1,591 1,533 3,124 875 796 1,671

2009 12 1,673 1,648 3,321 874 894 1,768

2010 1 1,426 1,414 2,840 1,039 795 1,834

2010 2 1,402 1,222 2,624 904 831 1,735

2010 3 1,436 1,471 2,907 1,023 1,051 2,074

2010 4 1,353 1,390 2,743 875 945 1,820

2010 5 1,484 1,632 3,116 1,000 1,047 2,047

YE May 31, 2010 21,452 21,105 42,557 15,413 14,931 30,344

2010 6 1,961 2,195 4,156 1,517 1,631 3,148

2010 7 2,781 2,863 5,644 2,339 2,418 4,757

2010 8 2,813 2,507 5,320 2,470 2,182 4,652

2010 9 1,777 1,674 3,451 1,508 1,390 2,898

2010 10 1,707 1,669 3,376 1,286 1,121 2,407

2010 11 1,641 1,568 3,209 1,057 991 2,048

2010 12 1,674 1,670 3,344 904 1,001 1,905

2011 1 1,595 1,529 3,124 1,065 847 1,912

2011 2 1,564 1,454 3,018 1,022 881 1,903

2011 3 1,760 1,759 3,519 1,106 1,161 2,267

2011 4 1,573 1,750 3,323 1,033 1,110 2,143

2011 5 1,747 1,768 3,515 1,143 1,162 2,305

YE May 31, 2011 22,593 22,406 44,999 16,450 15,895 32,345
Appendix B

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Historical Traffic at the 24 Communities, Alphabetical Order, T-100 Market Report, 

Sun Country and Allegiant Excluded 

Butte, MT (BTM) Chisholm/Hibbing, MN (HIB)

2008 6 2,829 2,717 5,546 765 865 1,630

2008 7 3,208 3,124 6,332 851 803 1,654

2008 8 2,582 2,510 5,092 842 879 1,721

2008 9 2,006 1,833 3,839 808 707 1,515

2008 10 2,002 1,865 3,867 680 671 1,351

2008 11 1,806 1,626 3,432 614 627 1,241

2008 12 1,820 1,755 3,575 720 735 1,455

2009 1 1,830 1,648 3,478 650 566 1,216

2009 2 1,563 1,450 3,013 652 616 1,268

2009 3 1,757 1,628 3,385 651 748 1,399

2009 4 1,811 1,658 3,469 654 690 1,344

2009 5 1,819 1,812 3,631 667 738 1,405

YE May 31, 2009 25,033 23,626 48,659 8,554 8,645 17,199

2009 6 2,384 2,165 4,549 812 962 1,774

2009 7 2,509 2,340 4,849 917 1,006 1,923

2009 8 2,457 2,240 4,697 868 780 1,648

2009 9 2,107 1,899 4,006 759 721 1,480

2009 10 2,056 1,922 3,978 722 718 1,440

2009 11 1,799 1,686 3,485 671 661 1,332

2009 12 1,908 1,836 3,744 740 764 1,504

2010 1 1,535 1,482 3,017 759 640 1,399

2010 2 1,471 1,376 2,847 838 767 1,605

2010 3 1,800 1,705 3,505 900 925 1,825

2010 4 1,761 1,797 3,558 790 853 1,643

2010 5 1,842 1,919 3,761 723 807 1,530

YE May 31, 2010 23,629 22,367 45,996 9,499 9,604 19,103

2010 6 2,272 2,397 4,669 788 868 1,656

2010 7 2,946 2,938 5,884 1,107 1,180 2,287

2010 8 2,725 2,583 5,308 1,071 945 2,016

2010 9 2,419 2,373 4,792 843 757 1,600

2010 10 2,169 2,127 4,296 824 827 1,651

2010 11 1,803 1,740 3,543 788 730 1,518

2010 12 1,960 1,917 3,877 880 921 1,801

2011 1 1,638 1,541 3,179 773 678 1,451

2011 2 1,568 1,455 3,023 878 795 1,673

2011 3 1,845 1,827 3,672 938 981 1,919

2011 4 1,748 1,763 3,511 881 942 1,823

2011 5 2,059 2,062 4,121 823 858 1,681

YE May 31, 2011 25,152 24,723 49,875 10,594 10,482 21,076
Appendix B

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Historical Traffic at the 24 Communities, Alphabetical Order, T-100 Market Report, 

Sun Country and Allegiant Excluded 

Devils Lake, ND (DVL) Escanaba, MI (ESC)

2008 6 285 241 526 291 314 605

2008 7 321 411 732 520 487 1,007

2008 8 363 274 637 504 470 974

2008 9 286 254 540 369 355 724

2008 10 251 271 522 441 417 858

2008 11 242 185 427 422 357 779

2008 12 250 263 513 464 713 1,177

2009 1 249 261 510 438 294 732

2009 2 325 259 584 414 415 829

2009 3 307 319 626 611 603 1,214

2009 4 365 331 696 573 708 1,281

2009 5 262 291 553 576 596 1,172

YE May 31, 2009 3,506 3,360 6,866 5,623 5,729 11,352

2009 6 285 308 593 556 674 1,230

2009 7 405 379 784 775 760 1,535

2009 8 250 200 450 722 657 1,379

2009 9 298 216 514 517 564 1,081

2009 10 328 341 669 623 570 1,193

2009 11 353 220 573 521 552 1,073

2009 12 307 142 449 499 565 1,064

2010 1 264 194 458 580 479 1,059

2010 2 319 270 589 551 530 1,081

2010 3 401 443 844 773 823 1,596

2010 4 380 343 723 556 693 1,249

2010 5 395 425 820 566 677 1,243

YE May 31, 2010 3,985 3,481 7,466 7,239 7,544 14,783

2010 6 442 395 837 642 726 1,368

2010 7 471 534 1,005 794 713 1,507

2010 8 500 419 919 899 846 1,745

2010 9 448 416 864 954 894 1,848

2010 10 466 496 962 1,058 1,006 2,064

2010 11 463 383 846 910 929 1,839

2010 12 443 421 864 867 973 1,840

2011 1 391 419 810 872 671 1,543

2011 2 466 395 861 806 782 1,588

2011 3 514 554 1,068 1,160 1,099 2,259

2011 4 420 426 846 1,053 1,139 2,192

2011 5 418 448 866 1,033 1,096 2,129

YE May 31, 2011 5,442 5,306 10,748 11,048 10,874 21,922
Appendix B

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Historical Traffic at the 24 Communities, Alphabetical Order, T-100 Market Report, 

Sun Country and Allegiant Excluded 

Fort Dodge, IA (FOD) Greenville, MS (GLH)

2008 6 555 514 1,069 522 501 1,023

2008 7 534 543 1,077 607 542 1,149

2008 8 445 513 958 450 452 902

2008 9 447 400 847 372 366 738

2008 10 420 434 854 422 429 851

2008 11 454 425 879 452 506 958

2008 12 470 478 948 535 499 1,034

2009 1 440 388 828 345 303 648

2009 2 373 363 736 283 284 567

2009 3 378 435 813 378 378 756

2009 4 326 341 667 395 412 807

2009 5 441 430 871 556 529 1,085

YE May 31, 2009 5,283 5,264 10,547 5,317 5,201 10,518

2009 6 519 574 1,093 605 623 1,228

2009 7 536 504 1,040 854 759 1,613

2009 8 444 501 945 535 567 1,102

2009 9 483 445 928 606 582 1,188

2009 10 437 459 896 474 460 934

2009 11 446 432 878 538 549 1,087

2009 12 537 476 1,013 514 478 992

2010 1 404 376 780 328 317 645

2010 2 414 475 889 303 281 584

2010 3 458 635 1,093 457 457 914

2010 4 416 440 856 390 394 784

2010 5 552 640 1,192 492 459 951

YE May 31, 2010 5,646 5,957 11,603 6,096 5,926 12,022

2010 6 660 697 1,357 568 523 1,091

2010 7 760 721 1,481 657 566 1,223

2010 8 751 792 1,543 502 495 997

2010 9 834 825 1,659 593 591 1,184

2010 10 831 758 1,589 615 569 1,184

2010 11 748 720 1,468 593 622 1,215

2010 12 888 812 1,700 632 601 1,233

2011 1 763 767 1,530 447 438 885

2011 2 717 654 1,371 405 347 752

2011 3 911 987 1,898 556 605 1,161

2011 4 747 733 1,480 537 518 1,055

2011 5 951 948 1,899 642 617 1,259

YE May 31, 2011 9,561 9,414 18,975 6,747 6,492 13,239
Appendix B

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Historical Traffic at the 24 Communities, Alphabetical Order, T-100 Market Report, 

Sun Country and Allegiant Excluded 

Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS (PIB) International Falls, MN (INL)

2008 6 1,107 1,088 2,195 2,402 2,540 4,942

2008 7 1,062 1,095 2,157 2,355 2,538 4,893

2008 8 1,010 1,040 2,050 2,534 2,232 4,766

2008 9 827 852 1,679 1,522 1,221 2,743

2008 10 915 989 1,904 936 906 1,842

2008 11 820 879 1,699 773 683 1,456

2008 12 765 863 1,628 746 773 1,519

2009 1 688 814 1,502 896 744 1,640

2009 2 772 867 1,639 966 922 1,888

2009 3 680 846 1,526 847 945 1,792

2009 4 707 917 1,624 761 855 1,616

2009 5 991 1,171 2,162 1,121 1,374 2,495

YE May 31, 2009 10,344 11,421 21,765 15,859 15,733 31,592

2009 6 1,118 1,194 2,312 2,248 2,435 4,683

2009 7 1,283 1,342 2,625 2,639 2,722 5,361

2009 8 1,093 1,202 2,295 2,579 2,225 4,804

2009 9 1,116 1,148 2,264 1,318 1,142 2,460

2009 10 1,161 1,193 2,354 813 746 1,559

2009 11 1,109 1,197 2,306 671 608 1,279

2009 12 1,099 1,084 2,183 670 642 1,312

2010 1 896 977 1,873 730 726 1,456

2010 2 898 1,041 1,939 753 675 1,428

2010 3 1,134 1,187 2,321 705 700 1,405

2010 4 986 1,114 2,100 459 530 989

2010 5 1,136 1,180 2,316 795 942 1,737

YE May 31, 2010 13,029 13,859 26,888 14,380 14,093 28,473

2010 6 999 1,101 2,100 1,887 2,009 3,896

2010 7 1,138 1,246 2,384 2,115 2,202 4,317

2010 8 1,112 1,209 2,321 2,288 1,987 4,275

2010 9 1,117 1,046 2,163 1,399 1,254 2,653

2010 10 1,177 1,344 2,521 845 846 1,691

2010 11 1,163 1,137 2,300 708 667 1,375

2010 12 986 1,069 2,055 850 749 1,599

2011 1 880 926 1,806 832 804 1,636

2011 2 873 883 1,756 906 847 1,753

2011 3 1,123 1,165 2,288 966 1,026 1,992

2011 4 999 1,044 2,043 753 846 1,599

2011 5 1,182 1,224 2,406 891 1,047 1,938

YE May 31, 2011 12,749 13,394 26,143 14,440 14,284 28,724
Appendix B

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Historical Traffic at the 24 Communities, Alphabetical Order, T-100 Market Report, 

Sun Country and Allegiant Excluded 

Iron Mountain/Kingsfd, MI (IMT) Jamestown, ND (JMS)

2008 6 209 293 502 255 326 581

2008 7 388 471 859 309 280 589

2008 8 421 373 794 206 252 458

2008 9 306 303 609 200 199 399

2008 10 271 283 554 262 293 555

2008 11 291 344 635 265 291 556

2008 12 349 371 720 392 326 718

2009 1 320 249 569 233 247 480

2009 2 351 333 684 231 233 464

2009 3 421 394 815 231 243 474

2009 4 416 518 934 223 242 465

2009 5 411 455 866 228 250 478

YE May 31, 2009 4,154 4,387 8,541 3,035 3,182 6,217

2009 6 438 525 963 248 273 521

2009 7 670 729 1,399 302 281 583

2009 8 651 645 1,296 306 316 622

2009 9 438 423 861 304 331 635

2009 10 443 440 883 433 395 828

2009 11 435 440 875 378 400 778

2009 12 380 422 802 341 415 756

2010 1 404 380 784 301 439 740

2010 2 377 334 711 304 303 607

2010 3 515 567 1,082 288 335 623

2010 4 466 463 929 313 325 638

2010 5 526 599 1,125 324 330 654

YE May 31, 2010 5,743 5,967 11,710 3,842 4,143 7,985

2010 6 508 588 1,096 350 363 713

2010 7 718 734 1,452 457 449 906

2010 8 746 686 1,432 384 444 828

2010 9 701 722 1,423 430 406 836

2010 10 684 642 1,326 425 430 855

2010 11 704 697 1,401 404 399 803

2010 12 592 689 1,281 454 440 894

2011 1 677 544 1,221 428 408 836

2011 2 695 586 1,281 377 395 772

2011 3 987 902 1,889 466 491 957

2011 4 691 831 1,522 347 370 717

2011 5 817 878 1,695 420 418 838

YE May 31, 2011 8,520 8,499 17,019 4,942 5,013 9,955
Appendix B

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Historical Traffic at the 24 Communities, Alphabetical Order, T-100 Market Report, 

Sun Country and Allegiant Excluded 

Mason City, IA (MCW) Muscle Shoals, AL (MSL)

2008 6 937 1,016 1,953 411 410 821

2008 7 1,217 1,155 2,372 479 484 963

2008 8 1,003 995 1,998 349 350 699

2008 9 900 919 1,819 381 356 737

2008 10 941 931 1,872 399 431 830

2008 11 919 875 1,794 425 421 846

2008 12 957 910 1,867 423 374 797

2009 1 840 818 1,658 268 284 552

2009 2 955 796 1,751 316 307 623

2009 3 831 934 1,765 358 334 692

2009 4 716 764 1,480 346 309 655

2009 5 876 858 1,734 329 307 636

YE May 31, 2009 11,092 10,971 22,063 4,484 4,367 8,851

2009 6 987 1,078 2,065 486 478 964

2009 7 1,114 1,041 2,155 794 768 1,562

2009 8 999 940 1,939 778 730 1,508

2009 9 843 784 1,627 764 742 1,506

2009 10 770 754 1,524 828 792 1,620

2009 11 795 795 1,590 668 712 1,380

2009 12 858 797 1,655 689 627 1,316

2010 1 770 725 1,495 484 471 955

2010 2 885 740 1,625 444 424 868

2010 3 878 944 1,822 634 606 1,240

2010 4 805 796 1,601 633 586 1,219

2010 5 1,053 980 2,033 777 713 1,490

YE May 31, 2010 10,757 10,374 21,131 7,979 7,649 15,628

2010 6 1,203 1,278 2,481 784 772 1,556

2010 7 1,461 1,325 2,786 794 743 1,537

2010 8 1,351 1,333 2,684 703 695 1,398

2010 9 1,209 1,161 2,370 760 737 1,497

2010 10 1,230 1,198 2,428 892 907 1,799

2010 11 1,231 1,197 2,428 806 768 1,574

2010 12 1,279 1,188 2,467 869 793 1,662

2011 1 1,176 1,135 2,311 594 608 1,202

2011 2 1,013 928 1,941 510 478 988

2011 3 1,191 1,274 2,465 671 623 1,294

2011 4 904 916 1,820 572 586 1,158

2011 5 991 995 1,986 731 698 1,429

YE May 31, 2011 14,239 13,928 28,167 8,686 8,408 17,094
Appendix B

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Historical Traffic at the 24 Communities, Alphabetical Order, T-100 Market Report, 

Sun Country and Allegiant Excluded 

Pellston, MI (PLN) Pierre, SD (PIR)

2008 6 2,602 3,153 5,755 1,424 1,588 3,012

2008 7 4,095 4,028 8,123 1,437 1,327 2,764

2008 8 3,888 3,558 7,446 1,264 1,311 2,575

2008 9 2,470 2,103 4,573 1,229 1,241 2,470

2008 10 2,084 1,814 3,898 1,632 1,728 3,360

2008 11 1,364 1,352 2,716 1,516 1,467 2,983

2008 12 1,433 1,661 3,094 1,274 1,241 2,515

2009 1 1,344 953 2,297 975 886 1,861

2009 2 1,251 1,141 2,392 895 867 1,762

2009 3 1,398 1,321 2,719 916 1,004 1,920

2009 4 1,169 1,463 2,632 913 927 1,840

2009 5 1,504 1,766 3,270 1,092 1,103 2,195

YE May 31, 2009 24,602 24,313 48,915 14,567 14,690 29,257

2009 6 2,367 2,902 5,269 1,398 1,485 2,883

2009 7 4,232 4,343 8,575 1,215 1,211 2,426

2009 8 4,294 3,570 7,864 1,099 1,020 2,119

2009 9 1,979 1,882 3,861 1,046 1,026 2,072

2009 10 1,884 1,568 3,452 1,474 1,528 3,002

2009 11 979 926 1,905 1,496 1,341 2,837

2009 12 1,032 1,090 2,122 1,145 1,085 2,230

2010 1 989 742 1,731 848 835 1,683

2010 2 1,008 904 1,912 805 787 1,592

2010 3 1,236 1,140 2,376 957 1,021 1,978

2010 4 1,072 1,365 2,437 993 983 1,976

2010 5 1,305 1,527 2,832 995 993 1,988

YE May 31, 2010 22,377 21,959 44,336 13,471 13,315 26,786

2010 6 2,073 2,466 4,539 1,206 1,338 2,544

2010 7 4,202 4,430 8,632 1,349 1,264 2,613

2010 8 4,597 4,011 8,608 1,276 1,263 2,539

2010 9 2,526 2,213 4,739 1,371 1,400 2,771

2010 10 2,074 1,889 3,963 1,842 1,866 3,708

2010 11 1,007 999 2,006 1,795 1,727 3,522

2010 12 962 1,148 2,110 1,239 1,182 2,421

2011 1 1,119 926 2,045 1,081 1,010 2,091

2011 2 889 805 1,694 1,081 1,036 2,117

2011 3 1,214 1,140 2,354 1,028 1,171 2,199

2011 4 977 1,203 2,180 1,032 1,076 2,108

2011 5 1,481 1,754 3,235 1,163 1,223 2,386

YE May 31, 2011 23,121 22,984 46,105 15,463 15,556 31,019
Appendix B

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Historical Traffic at the 24 Communities, Alphabetical Order, T-100 Market Report, 

Sun Country and Allegiant Excluded 

Sault Ste Marie, MI (CIU) Sioux City, IA (SUX)

2008 6 1,105 1,126 2,231 3,401 3,655 7,056

2008 7 1,175 1,219 2,394 3,116 3,113 6,229

2008 8 1,331 1,189 2,520 2,638 2,804 5,442

2008 9 1,071 928 1,999 2,631 2,624 5,255

2008 10 960 927 1,887 2,983 2,928 5,911

2008 11 801 830 1,631 2,755 2,761 5,516

2008 12 950 900 1,850 3,087 3,083 6,170

2009 1 941 748 1,689 1,972 1,978 3,950

2009 2 976 893 1,869 1,946 1,874 3,820

2009 3 1,157 1,123 2,280 2,258 2,340 4,598

2009 4 873 1,043 1,916 2,365 2,399 4,764

2009 5 1,006 1,035 2,041 2,944 2,762 5,706

YE May 31, 2009 12,346 11,961 24,307 32,096 32,321 64,417

2009 6 1,040 1,150 2,190 3,600 3,701 7,301

2009 7 1,357 1,370 2,727 3,663 3,741 7,404

2009 8 1,418 1,247 2,665 3,121 3,226 6,347

2009 9 1,190 1,090 2,280 2,836 2,729 5,565

2009 10 1,246 1,116 2,362 2,423 2,371 4,794

2009 11 979 971 1,950 2,468 2,505 4,973

2009 12 927 948 1,875 2,183 2,130 4,313

2010 1 1,053 893 1,946 1,834 1,712 3,546

2010 2 1,053 1,004 2,057 1,579 1,597 3,176

2010 3 1,229 1,242 2,471 1,663 1,792 3,455

2010 4 1,085 1,227 2,312 1,520 1,530 3,050

2010 5 1,047 1,122 2,169 1,890 1,802 3,692

YE May 31, 2010 13,624 13,380 27,004 28,780 28,836 57,616

2010 6 1,031 1,187 2,218 2,178 2,205 4,383

2010 7 1,317 1,434 2,751 1,850 1,997 3,847

2010 8 1,482 1,279 2,761 2,085 2,176 4,261

2010 9 1,281 1,128 2,409 2,238 2,276 4,514

2010 10 1,330 1,290 2,620 2,440 2,421 4,861

2010 11 1,153 1,093 2,246 2,416 2,389 4,805

2010 12 1,247 1,238 2,485 2,503 2,514 5,017

2011 1 1,282 1,061 2,343 2,109 2,047 4,156

2011 2 1,094 1,017 2,111 1,741 1,744 3,485

2011 3 1,692 1,617 3,309 1,937 2,106 4,043

2011 4 1,463 1,598 3,061 1,973 2,067 4,040

2011 5 1,405 1,539 2,944 2,302 2,386 4,688

YE May 31, 2011 15,777 15,481 31,258 25,772 26,328 52,100
Appendix B

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Historical Traffic at the 24 Communities, Alphabetical Order, T-100 Market Report, 

Sun Country and Allegiant Excluded 

Thief River Falls, MN (TVF) Tupelo, MS (TUP)

2008 6 320 333 653 1,289 1,281 2,570

2008 7 242 260 502 1,321 1,297 2,618

2008 8 218 223 441 1,167 1,208 2,375

2008 9 209 205 414 1,120 1,088 2,208

2008 10 201 202 403 1,257 1,283 2,540

2008 11 193 190 383 1,110 1,111 2,221

2008 12 212 227 439 1,277 1,198 2,475

2009 1 211 184 395 1,068 1,132 2,200

2009 2 198 204 402 896 888 1,784

2009 3 216 266 482 1,113 1,139 2,252

2009 4 233 219 452 1,205 1,121 2,326

2009 5 231 229 460 1,253 1,267 2,520

YE May 31, 2009 2,684 2,742 5,426 14,076 14,013 28,089

2009 6 211 221 432 1,197 1,185 2,382

2009 7 268 269 537 1,051 1,075 2,126

2009 8 246 236 482 976 978 1,954

2009 9 228 232 460 878 831 1,709

2009 10 248 221 469 980 961 1,941

2009 11 226 225 451 911 832 1,743

2009 12 203 208 411 968 880 1,848

2010 1 181 182 363 736 691 1,427

2010 2 181 177 358 660 649 1,309

2010 3 299 354 653 879 927 1,806

2010 4 174 185 359 894 900 1,794

2010 5 186 178 364 956 903 1,859

YE May 31, 2010 2,651 2,688 5,339 11,086 10,812 21,898

2010 6 206 192 398 1,253 1,137 2,390

2010 7 215 194 409 1,279 1,173 2,452

2010 8 197 225 422 1,343 1,371 2,714

2010 9 177 192 369 1,009 964 1,973

2010 10 224 217 441 997 995 1,992

2010 11 236 223 459 1,025 1,046 2,071

2010 12 202 199 401 976 895 1,871

2011 1 202 200 402 822 796 1,618

2011 2 195 196 391 884 820 1,704

2011 3 189 209 398 981 977 1,958

2011 4 175 175 350 964 880 1,844

2011 5 199 212 411 1,084 1,059 2,143

YE May 31, 2011 2,417 2,434 4,851 12,617 12,113 24,730
Appendix B

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Historical Traffic at the 24 Communities, Alphabetical Order, T-100 Market Report, 

Sun Country and Allegiant Excluded

Waterloo, IA (ALO) Watertown, SD (ATY)

2008 6 2,504 2,590 5,094 407 438 845

2008 7 2,510 2,423 4,933 449 442 891

2008 8 2,342 2,509 4,851 406 419 825

2008 9 1,911 1,953 3,864 414 431 845

2008 10 2,071 2,005 4,076 361 427 788

2008 11 1,918 1,925 3,843 309 293 602

2008 12 2,055 2,039 4,094 421 405 826

2009 1 1,857 1,996 3,853 374 358 732

2009 2 1,725 1,643 3,368 361 365 726

2009 3 1,817 1,939 3,756 410 447 857

2009 4 1,486 1,491 2,977 362 373 735

2009 5 1,787 1,708 3,495 390 416 806

YE May 31, 2009 23,983 24,221 48,204 4,664 4,814 9,478

2009 6 2,259 2,253 4,512 431 463 894

2009 7 2,163 2,154 4,317 596 516 1,112

2009 8 1,817 1,971 3,788 496 503 999

2009 9 1,671 1,681 3,352 550 536 1,086

2009 10 1,338 1,501 2,839 445 521 966

2009 11 1,722 1,713 3,435 381 376 757

2009 12 1,726 1,649 3,375 462 506 968

2010 1 1,521 1,493 3,014 596 596 1,192

2010 2 1,568 1,469 3,037 539 521 1,060

2010 3 1,871 2,103 3,974 553 517 1,070

2010 4 1,594 1,579 3,173 465 456 921

2010 5 1,873 1,830 3,703 567 554 1,121

YE May 31, 2010 21,123 21,396 42,519 6,081 6,065 12,146

2010 6 1,964 1,910 3,874 680 668 1,348

2010 7 1,961 1,936 3,897 754 740 1,494

2010 8 2,034 2,165 4,199 647 610 1,257

2010 9 1,982 2,031 4,013 695 648 1,343

2010 10 2,057 1,947 4,004 784 786 1,570

2010 11 1,894 1,913 3,807 836 783 1,619

2010 12 1,903 1,865 3,768 687 647 1,334

2011 1 1,592 1,633 3,225 766 664 1,430

2011 2 1,443 1,424 2,867 737 706 1,443

2011 3 1,845 1,891 3,736 739 738 1,477

2011 4 1,612 1,576 3,188 535 492 1,027

2011 5 1,837 1,833 3,670 706 697 1,403

YE May 31, 2011 22,124 22,124 44,248 8,566 8,179 16,745
Appendix C

Summary of Requested Service

Docket Enplanements

EAS Community DOT-OST Hub 1/ 34 seaters 30 seaters 19 seaters per Day 3/

1 Sioux City, IA 2011-0131 L or M 2/12-14 3/18 3-4/18-24 83.2

2 Butte, MT 2011-0136 L, M, or S 2/12-14 3/18 3-4/18-24 79.7

3 Pellston, MI 2011-0133 L or M 2/12-14 3/18 3-4/18-24 73.7

4 Bemidji, MN 2011-0134 L or M 2/12-14 3/18 3-4/18-24 71.9

5 Waterloo, IA 2011-0132 L or M 2/12-14 3/18 3-4/18-24 70.7

6 Aberdeen, SD 2011-0137 L or M 2/12-14 3/18 3-4/18-24 69.9

7 Brainerd, MN 2011-0135 L or M 2/12-14 3/18 3-4/18-24 51.7

1 Sault Ste. Marie, MI 2009-0303 L or M 2/12-14 2-3/12-18 3-4/18-24 49.9

2 International Falls, MN 2009-0304 L or M 2/12-14 2-3/12-18 3-4/18-24 45.9

3 Mason City, IA 2001-10684 L or M 2/12-14 2-3/12-18 3-4/18-24 45.0

4 Hattiesburg, MS 2001-10685 L or M 2/12-14 2-3/12-18 3-4/18-24 41.8

5 Tupelo, MI 2009-0305 L or M 2/12-14 2-3/12-18 3-4/18-24 39.5

6 Escanaba, MI 2003-15128 L or M 2/12-14 2-3/12-18 3-4/18-24 35.0

7 Chisolm/Hibbing, MN 2003-15796 L or M 2/12-14 2-3/12-18 3-4/18-24 33.7

8 Alpena, MI 2009-0300 L or M 2/12-14 2-3/12-18 3-4/18-24 31.5

9 Fort Dodge, IA 2001-10682 L or M 2/12-14 2-3/12-18 3-4/18-24 30.3

10 Muscle Shoals, AL 2000-7856 L or M 2/12 2/14 3/18 27.3

11 Iron Mountain, MI 1999-5175 L or M 2/12 2/14 3/18 27.2

12 Watertown, SD 2001-10644 L or M 2/12 2/14 3/18 26.7

13 Greenville, MS 2008-0209 L or M 2/12 2/14 3/18 21.1

14 Devils Lake, ND 1997-2785 L, M, or S 2/12 2/14 3/18 17.2

15 Jamestown, ND 1997-2785 L or M 2/12 2/14 3/18 15.9

16 Thief River Falls, MN 2001-10642 L or M 2/12 2/12 2/12 7.7

1/ Hub sizer per 2010 FAA Acitivity Statistics: L (Large), M (Medium), or S (Small Hub).

2/ The requested frequency of service assumes that the service would be provided on a nonstop 

turnaround basis, except at Thief River Falls, where one-stop service is assumed. If two communities are 

served over a linear route, thus sharing seats, we would consider proposals with additional frequencies 

from those outlined above.

3/ Based on Appendix B, Origin and Destination Total Passengers, divided by 2 (for two directions), 

divided by 313 service days, where each weekend is equal to one service day.

Round Trips per Day/Week 2/
Appendix D

Example of General Terms and Conditions for Essential Air Service

The carrier understands that it may forfeit its compensation for any flights that it does not 

operate in conformance with the terms and stipulations of the rate order, including the 

service plans outlined in the order and any other significant elements of the required 

service, without prior approval. The carrier understands that an aircraft take-off and 

landing at its scheduled destination constitutes a completed flight; absent an explanation 

supporting subsidy eligibility for a flight that has not been completed, such as certain 

weather cancellations, only completed flights are considered eligible for subsidy. In 

addition, if the carrier does not schedule or operate its flights in full conformance with the 

order for a significant period, it may jeopardize its entire subsidy claim for the period in 

question. If the carrier contemplates any such changes beyond the scope of the order 

during the applicable period of these rates, it must first notify the Office of Aviation 

Analysis in writing and receive written approval from the Department to be ensured of 

full compensation. Should circumstances warrant, the Department may locate and select 

a replacement carrier to provide service on these routes. The carrier must complete all 

flights that can be safely operated; flights that overfly points for lack of traffic will not be 

compensated. In determining whether subsidy payment for a deviating flight should be 

adjusted or disallowed, the Department will consider the extent to which the goals of the 

program are met and the extent of access to the national air transportation system 

provided to the communities.

If the Department unilaterally, either partially or completely, terminates or reduces 

payments for service or changes service requirements at a specific location provided for 

under this order, then, at the end of the period for which the Department does make 

payments in the stipulated amounts or at the stipulated service levels, the carrier may 

cease to provide service to that specific location without regard to any requirement for 

notice of such cessation. Those adjustments in the levels of subsidy and/or service that 

are mutually agreed to in writing by the Department and carrier do not constitute a total 

or partial reduction or cessation of payment.

Subsidy contracts are subject to, and incorporate by reference, relevant statutes and 

Department regulations, as they may be amended from time to time. However, any such 

statutes, regulations, or amendments thereto shall not operate to controvert the foregoing 

paragraph.

Funds are not currently available for performance under this solicitation beyond 

[DATE]. The Department’s obligation for performance under this solicitation beyond 

[DATE], is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment 

for services can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any 

payment may arise for performance under this order beyond [DATE], until funds are 

made available to the Department for performance. If funds are not made available for 

performance beyond [DATE], the carrier will receive notice in writing by the 

Department.

All claims for payment must be submitted within 60 days of the last day of service 

provided under this order.