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# Memorandum

Date: August 15, 2013

OAA Memo NO.2012-67 Kevin Adams, X-53 Ext. 61047



### Airport Closing The Devils Lake airport has indicated (see attachment) that the airport was closed from August 12through August 14,2013. Ithas been our policy, on acase-by-case basis, topay carriers their usual subsidy rate when airports have been closed onthe grounds that circumstances arebeyond the carriers' control and that onlyminimal cost savings are available to the carriers while they would lose all ofthe revenue. (The carriers would only save on fuel and aportion of maintenance because they would be unable totum back aircraft orlayoff personnel.) Consistent with that precedent, we askyouto compensate Great Lakes for nights that it could not operate, from August II through August 14,where Great Lakes states on its billings form that the flight was cancelled because ofairport closure. By this memo we are also directing Great Lakes to indicate "Airport Closure" on the monthly subsidy billings it files with you forflights that cannot be completed for that reason. Thank you, 

## # Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

## cc: John Nord, Devils Lake Doug Voss, Great Lakes Chuck Howell, Great Lakes

### Adams. Kevin (OST) From: 

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Kevin, John Nord <manager@devilslakeairport.com> Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:34 AM Adams, Kevin (05T) RE:Airport Closure of Devils Lake

The DVLairport AW05 was relocated this week asapart of the construction project at the airport. The FAA put out a NOTAM stating the AW05 was nonfunctional at 7:00AM Monday August 12th and was operational again at 1:00 PM on Wednesday August 14th GLA missed two flights on Monday, 3three flights on Tuesday, and two flights on Wednesday due to the AW05 being out of service. Ifyou have any other questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank JOHN 

## John M. Nord Airport Manager Devils Lake Regional Airport 106National Guard St. NW . Devils Lake, ND 58301 Tel: 701-662-5833 Fax: 701-662-5133
From: Kevin.Adams@dot.gov [mailto:Kevin.Adams@dot.gov] 

### Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 7:58 AM 

### To: Manager@DeviisLakeAiroort.Com 

### Subject: Airport Closure of Devils Lake Hi John, GLA indicated your airport will be closed from August 11 thru August 14, 2013. Could you confirm that information to me in an email? Thanks! Kevin

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### Subject: Kevin, Jennifer Seale <jseale@f1ygreatlakes.com> Thursday, August 

### 15,2013 11:16AM Adams, Kevin (OsT) RE:Airport Closure of Devils Lake

I reviewed my reports. John is correct; the dates are in fact August 12through August 14. Thank you, 

# JenniferSeale jseale@flygreatlakes.com (307) 432-7057 Phone (307) 432-7051 Fax

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### Sent: Thursday, August 

### 15, 2013 8:45 AM 

### To: jseale@flygreatlakes.com 

### Cc: Manager@DeviisLakeAiroort.com 

### Subject: FW: Airport Closure of Devils Lake Jennifer, I read Johns email to saythe airport was closed from the 

### 12'"to the 

### 14th I had understood GLAcould not operate there from the 

### 11thto the 

### 14th This is a billings issue, and I'm drafting a memo, so I need to be very precise asto when GLA would be allowed to bill without actually completing aflight. Thanks! 

### KA From: John Nord [mailto:manager@devilslakeairoort.com] 

### Sent: Thursday, August 

### 15, 2013 10:34 AM 

### To: Adams, Kevin (OST) 

### Subject: RE: Airport Closure of Devils Lake 1