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Before the United States Department of Transportation 

Washington, DC 

July 15, 2010 

Essential Air Service at: 

KEARNEY, NEBRASKA 

NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA 

SCOTTSBLUFF,NEBRASKA 

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

Docket OST -1996-1715 

Docket OST-1999-5173 

Docket OST-2003-14535 

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

Proposals 2010-6-16. 

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. is pleased to submit these proposals, whereby each 

proposal is submitted on a stand alone basis, to provide essential air transportation 

at these points in Nebraska. 

Great Lakes' proposals intend 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. 

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: 

Proposal Subsidy Passengers Average 

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

Kearney Denver - non-stop 3 19000 $1,965,740 20,000 $114.78 

No upline restrictions 

on one 19000 round trip 

or on any EMB-120 round trips 

at Great Lakes discretion 

(stand alone proposal) 

2 North Platte Denver - non-stop 3 19000 $1,871,765 18,750 $102.44 

No upline restrictions 

on one 19000 round trip 

or on any EMB-120 round trips 

at Great Lakes discretion 

(stand alone proposal) 

3 Scottsbluff Denver - non-stop 3 19000 $1,507,185 20,000 $92.10 

No upline restrictions 

on one 19000 round trip 

or on any EMB-120 round trips 

at Great Lakes discretion 

(stand alone proposal) 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Kearney, Nebraska 

Three Round Trips - B1900D 

97.5% completion factor 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

Available Seat Miles: 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: EAR 20,000 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: 

$114.78 

Representative Schedule 

Fit # Freq Flow Schedule 

5000 123456 EAR-DEN 630-654 

5001 12345 DEN-EAR 1035-1251 

5002 123457 EAR-DEN 1307-1331 

5003 1234567 DEN-EAR 1425-1641 

5004 123457 EAR-DEN 1657-1721 

5005 123457 DEN-EAR 1844-2100 

$2,295,600 

$14,233 

$338,710 

$1,430,518 

$415,312 

$591,728 

Time 

84 

76 

84 

76 

84 

76 

Equip 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

1,831 

2,441 

6,100,000 

10,610,645 

$2,309,833 

$2,776,267 

$1,295,707 

$4,071,974 

($1,762,141) 

$203,599 

$1,965,740 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

North Platte, Nebraska 

Three Round Trips - B 1900D 

97.5% completion factor 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

Available Seat Miles: 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: LBF 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: 

$102.44 

Representative Schedule 

Flt# Freq Flow Schedule 

5134 123456 LBF-DEN 635-643 

5137 12345 DEN-LBF 1045-1249 

5136 123457 LBF-DEN 1259-1307 

5135 1234567 DEN-LBF 1500-1704 

5138 123457 LBF-DEN 1714-1722 

5139 123457 DEN-LBF 1854-2058 

$1,920,750 

$11,909 

$338,710 

$1,203,584 

$342,662 

$534,010 

Time 

68 

64 

68 

64 

68 

64 

Equip 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

1,831 

2,014 

4,275,000 

7,931,892 

$1,932,659 

$2,418,966 

$1,204,294 

$3,623,261 

($1,690,602) 

$181,163 

$1,871,765 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Scottsbluff, Nebraska 

Three Round Trips - B1900D 

97.5% completion factor 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

Available Seat Miles: 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: BFF 20,000 psgrs at $92.10 $1,842,000 

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 Schedule 

Fit # Freq Flow Schedule 

5098 123456 BFF-DEN 600-655 

5114 12345 DEN-BFF 1035-1128 

5114 123457 BFF-DEN 11138-1233 

5101 1234567 DEN-BFF 1530-1623 

5101 123457 BFF-DEN 1633-1728 

5165 123457 DEN-BFF 1815-1908 

$11,420 

$338,710 

$952,258 

$280,391 

$484,538 

Time 

55 

53 

55 

53 

55 

53 

Equip 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

1,831 

1,648 

3,000,000 

5,218,350 

$1,853,420 

$2,055,897 

$1,144,679 

$3,200,576 

($1.347,156) 

$160,029 

$1,507,185