Before the United States Department of Transportation I I --, 

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Washington, DC 

August 15 , 2012 

Essential Air Service at 

CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO 

SILVER CITY/HURLEY/DEMING, NEW MEXICO 

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

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Docket OST-1997 29&& 

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

Proposals 2012-7-20. 

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

air transportation at these points in New Mexico. These proposals are submitted on 

a stand alone basis. 

Great Lakes maintains interline ticketing and baggage agreements with the majority 

of the carriers serving the Denver and Phoenix hubs, including interline e-ticketing 

agreements with American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines 

and U.S. Airways. All of which will offer these New Mexico markets supplemental 

access to the domestic and international air transportation system. 

All proposals contemplate the use of 19 seat Beechcraft 1900D airliner equipment. 

Questions and comments may be referred to: 

Michael 0. Matthews 

Chief Financial Officer 

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

1 022 Airport Parkway 

Cheyenne, VVY 82001 

(307) 432-7000 
Table of Contents: 

Subsidy Passengers Average 

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

Part 

Clovis DEN 2 1900D $1,954,490 7,500 $144.97 

2 Silver City/Hurley/Deming DEN or PHX 2 1900D $2,098,460 6,000 $137.85 

Total Total Bid Proposal: $4,052,949 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Clovis, New Mexico to Denver (DEN) 

Two Round Trips - 81900 - one stop via ALS, LBL, SAF or PUB 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: 7,500 psgrs at 

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) 

Total Operating Revenues: 

OpeMIIrtg 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: 

$144.97 $1,087,275 

$6,741 

$365,710 

$917,795 

$289,801 

$415,070 

1,227 

1,636 

$1,094,016 

$1,988,376 

$914,963 

$2,903,339 

1.809.323) 

$145,167 

$1,954,490 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Silver City/Hurley/Deming, New Mexico to Denver (DEN) or Phoenix (PHX) 

Two Round Trips- 81900- one stop via ALS, SAF, PUB or non stop to PHX 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: 6,000 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: 

$137.85 $827,100 

$5,128 

$365,710 

$837,810 

$272,441 

$401,137 

1,227 

1,538 

$832,228 

$1,877,098 

$914,033 

$2,791,131 

($1 ,958.903) 

$139,557 

$2,098,460