Before the United States Department of Transportation 

'' 

Washington, DC 

June 5, 2012 

Essential Air Service at 

LARAMIE, WYOMING 

WORLAND, WYOMING 

Docket OST -1997-2958 

Docket OST -1997-2981 

under49 U.S.C. 41731 et.seq. 

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

Proposals 2012-4-31. 

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. 

Our proposals contemplate conveniently timed connecting services to our Denver hub, whereby 

passengers may utilize our code-share agreements with United Airlines and Frontier Airlines. 

Local service will be marketed and priced utilizing the Great Lakes (ZK) brand and reservations 

system. Additionally, Great Lakes maintains interline ticketing and baggage agreements with 

the majority of the other carriers serving Denver, including interline e-ticketing agreements with 

American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines and U.S. Airways. All of 

which will offer passengers traveling to and from these communities supplemental 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 Cheyenne, Riverton or Laramie; 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 1900D airliner equipment. 

Questions and comments may be referred to: 

Michael 0. 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 1900D $1,536,014 16,250 $99.24 

2 Worland Denver 2 1900D $1,987,148 6,500 $132.42 

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

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Laramie, Wyoming to Denver (DEN) 

Three Round Trips- 81900 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

Available Seat Miles: 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: lAR-DEN 16,250 psgrs at $99.24 $1,612,650 

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: 

$9,998 

$365,710 

$822,984 

$238,541 

$450,708 

Current published schedules should be used as sample service levels. 

All Laramie • Denver - Laramie service is non-stop. 

This Proposal is submitted with no upline scheduling restrctions. 

1,840 

1,362 

2,137,500 

3,985,440 

$1,622,648 

$1,877,942 

$1 '130,308 

$3,008,250 

($1 ,385,602) 

$150,413 

$1,536,014 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Worland, Wyoming to Denver (DEN) 

Two Round Trips- 81900 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: WRL-DEN 6,500 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: 

$132.42 $860,730 

$5,337 

$199,710 

$1,018,454 

$214,897 

$344,468 

Current published schedules should be used as sample service levels. 

Worland service will be one-stop to Denver over either Cheyenne, 

Riverton or Laramie. At Great Lakes' discretion, non-stop to Denver 

would be provided so long as there are no upline restrictions. 

1,227 

2,145,000 

$866,067 

$1,777,528 

$939,819 

$2,717,348 

($1,851.281) 

$135,867 

$1,987,148