Order 2012-11-5

Served: November 6, 2012

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 6th day of November, 2012

Essential Air Service at

KINGMAN, ARIZONA

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

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ORDER APPROVING ALTERNATE SERVICE PATTERN

Summary

By this Order, the Department is approving the request of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (Great 

Lakes) to change Kingman’s hub from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Phoenix) 

and/or Las Vegan McCarran International Airport (Las Vegas) to include Los Angeles 

International Airport (Logs Angeles) effective November 4, 2012.

Background

By Order 2011-3-4, March 1, 2011, the Department selected Great Lakes to provide subsidized 

Essential Air Service (EAS) at Kingman for a two-year period through April 30, 2013. That 

Order established a subsidy rate of $1,163,390, for service consisting of 12 nonstop round trips 

to either Phoenix or Las Vegas using 19-passenger Beechcraft aircraft.

Airline Proposal

Great Lakes wishes to alter the current service pattern at Kingman to Los Angeles. Kingman 

would continue to receive the same frequency of service with 19-passenger Beechcraft aircraft 

with no change in annual subsidy.

Community Comments

Dave French, Executive Director of the Kingman Airport Authority, concurs with Great Lakes’ 

request to change its service to Los Angeles based on Great Lakes’ proposed tentative schedule 

and the airline’s commitment to aggressively promote the new service.
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Decision

We will approve Great Lakes’ request, which meets the three conditions necessary for approval 

under authority assigned under 14 CFR Part 385.12(k)(3) of the Department’s Regualtaions: (1) 

the alternate service pattern is equal or greater than that determined to be essential; (2) the 

community does not object to the alternate service pattern; and (3) the alternate service pattern 

will not increase Great Lakes’ subsidy.

Because we are allowing the alternate service pattern and not requiring it, Great Lakes may 

revert to the original service pattern at any time.

This Order is issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR Part 1.56a(f) and re-delegated to the 

Director, Office of Aviation Analysis.

ACCORDINGLY,

1. We hereby approve the alternate service pattern requested by Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to 

serve Kingman, Arizona, from Los Angeles;

2. This docket will remain open until further order of the Department; and

3. The Department will serve a copy of this Order on the Mayor and Airport Manager of 

Kingman, and Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of this order under the Department’s 

Aviation Economic Regulations, 14 CFR Part 385.50, must file such petitions within ten (10) 

days after the date of service of this order.

This Order will be effective immediately, and the filing of a petition for review shall not 

preclude its effectiveness.

By:

TODD M. HOMAN

Director

Office of Aviation Analysis

(SEAL)

An electronic version of this document is available online at

www.regulations.gov