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June 7, 2012 Aloha Ley Associate Director Small Community Air Service Development Program United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 Subject: SkyWest Airlines' Letter of Support- Sheridan County Airport Dear Ms . Ley: SkyWest Airl ines would like to inform you of our support for the grant application filed by the Sheridan County Airport. '

SkyWest has a long history of work ing with the Wyoming Department of Transportation to improve air service in the state. Th e Sheridan market has a significant amount of leakage and it's believed that reliable air service could reduce that leakage . We forecast losses in the market during the initial startup phase of Brasilia service and fee l that a SCASD grant used as a revenue guarantee could allow us to initiate the service with a sufficient level of financial confidence . SkyWest looks forward to working with the U .S . Department of Transportation and the Sheridan County Airport on this important air service initiative . Please contact me if you have questions . Sincerely,

Brad Rawson Manager of Network Planning SkyWest Airlines**E~ TO~_BRO**  TH£HS**I~JC.**



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### Associate Director- Department ofTransportation Small Community Program, W86- 3101200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 Please accept this letter in support ofthe Sheridan County Airport application in their efforts to seek the Department ofTransportation·s Small Communities Air Service Development Gram Program. Our interests are focused on the ability to provide consistent air service between Sheridan and Denver. CO. Eatons · Ranch is the oldest and largest dude ranch in the country and our guests rely on air service to join us each season. Our rural location amplifies the importance as air travel is a critical element for us to remain competitive. At 

### this time. Sheridan experiences a good deal of**l'~akage** 

### to neighboring cities to satisfy travel needs. Our understanding is that over 70'Yo 

### ofour air travelers depart from other locations. Air Service is a core transportation issue for existing businesses as well as recruiting/building new businesses. Please give favorable consideration to 

### this grant request so we can continue to build on our successful \:'!Torts to grow our vibrant community and region. Since,reh·. '/: //1 . / 

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. Jeffrey E. Way Vice President/General !\'tanager 

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### June 7, 2012 Aloha Ley Associate. Director- Depnrtment ofTransportation Small Community Program, W86-3101200 New Jersey Ave, SE

### Washh,1gton DC 20590 Buffalo, Wyoming 82834



### The Buffalo Chamber ofcOmmerce would like 

### to express outsupport ofSheridan County · Airport's application in their efforts to seek the Department ofTransportation's.Small CommunitieS 

### Air Service Development Grant Program. We need to**wor~** 

### together to develop a positive solution providing consistent, reasonable air service between Sheridan and Denver, CO. . 

## The economic impact on businesses and retailers in Northeast Wyoming should be accounted for in, 

### this process. 

### This**ven~** 

### can developjob seclll'ity, build 

### econ<>mic stabillty**~provide** 

### reassurance to 

### our businesses and residents. Wyoming 

### is a vast area ofopen 

### spaces with

### extreme limits on transportation.·Our rural 

### location magni:fies the importance ofair travel Which is a**criti~ftl** 

### C,omponent for our region to remain 

### competitive. Sheridan and Buffalo experience a 

### significant amount ofmonetary leakage to neighboring cities to . satisfy 

### travel needs. More than 700/Q oflocal air 

### travelers utilize 

### other air service locations. Air Service is a core transportation issue for existing businesses 

### as well recruiting/building new b-qsinesses. 

### It is pertinentfor 

### aU communities involved in moving forward with 

### this grant request . If

### you have any further questions please 

### feel free to contact our office. Thank 

### you for taking a 

### vested interest in our community and region.

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# A/.r--=· Angela Jarvis Executive Director Buffalo Chamber ofCommerce

E-mail : buffa&octwabesO,.yamiag.com • Web Site : bnp:/lwww.buffalowyo.com (307) 684-5544 • l-300-227-5122 • Fax: (307) 684-0291 

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## JOHNSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Delbert Eitel JohnS Gibbs

June 19, 2012 Aloha Ley Associate Director- Department of Transportation Small Community Program, W86-3101200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington DC 20590 To Whom It May Concern: SmokeyWildeman

Please accept this letter to support of Sheridan County Airport application in their efforts to seek the Department of Transportation's Small Communities Air Service Development Grant Program. Our interests are focused on the ability to provide consistent air service between Sheridan and Denver, CO. Johnson County residents and businesses would greatly benefit by regular, dedicated, and consistent service from the Sheridan County Airport. Our rural location amplifies the Importance as air travel is critical element for

# us to remain competitive. At this time, Sheridan experiences a good deal of leakage to neighboring cities to satisfy travel needs. Our understanding is that over 70% of our air travelers 

### go from other locations. Air Service is core transportation issue for existing businesses as well recruiting/building new businesses. Please give favorable consideration to this grant request so we can continue to build on our successful efforts to grow our vibrant community and region. Sincerely,

# c1'w-~lfi~ Albert "Smokey' W1l man, Cha1nnan

76 North Main Street • Buffalo, WY 82834 Phone : (307) 684-7555 • Fax (307) 684-2195 

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