Before the United States Department of Transportation 

Washington, DC 

March 14, 2014 

Essential Air Service at 

ALAMOSA, COLORADO 

CORTEZ, COLORADO 

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

Docket OST -1997-2960 

Docket OST-1998-3508 

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

Proposals 2014-2-3. 

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

transportation at these points in Colorado. These proposals are submitted on a stand 

alone basis. 

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 and United Airlines . All of which will offer 

passengers traveling to and from these communities supplemental access to the domestic and 

international air transportation system. 

Great Lakes is experiencing a pilot shortage. We are in the process of recruiting and training 

pilots in an effort to replenish our staff of qualified pilots. The recently implemented regulatory 

requirements have dramatically accelerated a long anticipated pilot shortage, causing 

nationwide damage to small community air service. The unintended consequences of the 

Congressionally mandated regulatory changes will require commitments to be made to address 

the long-term impact on the airline industry as a whole. Great Lakes' stands ready to 

participate in creative solutions to assist small communities in their efforts to remain in the 

National Air Transportation System. 

These proposals assume the use of pressurized 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: 

Proposal Subsidy Passengers Average 

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

Alamosa, Colorado DEN 1900-D $2,192,179 14,750 $107.72 1,840 $1,191.40 

2 Cortez, Colorado DEN 1900-D $2,270,297 16,750 $128.75 1,840 $1,233.86 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual. Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Alamosa, Colorado to Denver (DEN) 

Three Round Trips- 81900 

. 98.0% completion factor 

Departures to be performed by Beech 1900 schedules 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

Available Seat Miles: 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: ALS 14,750 psgrs at $107.72 $1,588,870 

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) $9,851 

Total Operating Revenues: 

Operating Expenses: 

Direct: Aircraft and Hull Insurance 

Fuel and Oil 

Flying Operations 

Maintenance 

$365,710 

$990,359 

$357,004 

$639,719 

Total Direct Expenses: 

Total Indirect Expenses: 

Total Operating Expenses: 

Operating Loss 

Profit Element (5.0% of Total Operating Expenses) 

Annual Compensation Requirement: 

Representative Schedule 

*** [ALS] Alamosa, Colorado *** 

-------------------- 0 E P A R T U R E S -------------------· 

FL T TO OPT ARR EQP 

7263 DEN 6:00 7:00 BE1 

7263 DEN 8:00 9:00 BE1 

7264 DEN 1 0:45 11 :45 BE 1 

7269 DEN 16:28 17:28 BE1 

-------------------- A R R I V A L. S -------------------· 

FL T FROM OPT ARR EQP 

7305 DEN 12:15 13:13 BE1 

7268 DEN 15:20 16:18 BE1 

7258 DEN 20:58 21:56 BE1 

7258 DEN 20:58 21:56 BE1 

No Upline Scheduling Restrictions 

FREQ 

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1,840 

1,810 

2,640,250 

6,257,840 

$1,598,721 

$2,352,792 

$1,257,589 

$3,610,381 

($2,011 ,660) 

$180,519 

$2,192,179 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Cortez, Colorado to Denver (DEN) 

Three Round Trips- 81900 

98.0% completion factor 

Departures to be performed by Beech 1900 schedules 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

Available Seat Miles: 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: CEZ 16,750 psgrsat $128.75 $2,156,563 

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) $13,371 

Total Operating Revenues: 

Operating Expenses: 

Direct: Aircraft and Hull Insurance 

Fuel and Oil 

Flying Operations 

Maintenance 

$365,710 

$1,263,357 

$462,922 

$732,496 

Total Direct Expenses: 

Total Indirect Expenses: 

Total Operating Expenses: 

Operating Loss 

Profit Element (5.0% of Total Operating Expenses) 

Annual Compensation Requirement: 

Representative Schedule 

*** [CEZ] Cortez, Colorado *** 

-------------------- D E P A R T U R E S -------------------· 

FL T TO DPT ARR EQP 

7261 DEN 6:00 7:13 BE1 

7261 DEN 6:45 7:58 BE1 

7263 DEN 8:05 9:18 BE1 

7267 DEN 16:17 17:30 BE1 

-------------------- A R R I V A L S -------------------· 

FL T FROM DPT ARR EQP 

7262 DEN 8:35 21:55 BE1 

7266 DEN 14:43 16:03 BE1 

7267 DEN 16:45 18:05 BE1 

7270 DEN 20:56 22:16 BE1 

No Upline Scheduling Restrictions 

FREQ 

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1,840 

2,347 

4,656,500 

9,718,880 

$2,169,933 

$2,824,486 

$1,404,305 

$4,228,791 

($2,058,857) 

$211,440 

$2,270,297