Before the United States Department of Transportation 

Washington, DC 

July 10, 2012 

TJ 

Essential Air Service at: 

KEARNEY, NEBRASKA 

NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA 

SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA 

Docket OST -1996-1715 

Docket OST -1999-5173 

Docket OST -2003-14535 

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

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

Proposals 2012-6-2. 

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. is pleased to submit this proposal, as an inseparable package, 

for all three of these Nebraska communities. 

Great Lakes' proposal intends conveniently timed connecting services to our code~share 

partners (United and Frontier) at our Denver hub. Additionally, Great Lakes maintains interline 

ticketing and baggage agreements with the majority of the other carriers serving Denver, 

including interline a-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. 

This proposal contemplates 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. 

1 022 Airport Parkway 

Cheyenne,WY 82001 

(307) 432-7000 
Table of Contents: 

Subsidy 

Bid Service Point(s) Hub Served Round Trips Equipment Requirement 

1 Scottsbluff, Nebraska Denver 3 1900D $1,398,351 

2 Kearney, Nebraska Denver 3 1900D $1,752,904 

3 North Platte .. Nebraska Denver 3 1900D $1,697,510 

All three communities are proposed as an inseparable package. 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Denver (DEN) 

Three Round Trips- 81900 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

Available Seat Miles: 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: BFF-DEN 20,000 psgrs at $104.56 $2,091,200 

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: 

Representative/Current Schedule 

TO DENVER, CO 

DEP ARR .FLT# STOP 

600 655 7231 0 

650 745 7231 0 

820 915 7231 0 

1128 1223 7235 0 

1633 1728 7239 0 

FROM DENVER, CO 

DEP ARR FLT# STOP 

1025 1118 7234 0 

1530 1623 7238 0 

1620 1713 7240 0 

1815 1908 7240 0 

FRQ 

X67 

6 

7 

Daily 

X6 

FRQ 

Daily 

X6 

6 

X6 

EQP 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

EQP 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

All Scottsbluff - Denver - Scottsbluff service is non-stop. 

$12,965 

$365,710 

$952,122 

$290,032 

$491,212 

This proposal is submitted with no upline scheduling restrctions. 

Service upgrade to an Embraer EMB-120 will be offered at Great Lakes' discretion 

subject to traffic and passenger yields meeting economic thresholds. 

1,840 

1,362, 

3,000,000 

5,244,000 

$2,104,165 

$2,099,076 

$1,236,654 

$3,335,730 

($1 ,231 ,565) 

$166,787 

$1,398,351 
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Kearney, Nebraska to Denver (DEN) 

Three Round Trips- 81900 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

Available Seat Miles: 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: EAR-DEN 24,000 psgrs at $118.69 $2,848,560 

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) $17,661 

Total Operating Revenues: 

Operating Expenses: 

Direct: Aircraft and Hull Insurance $365,710 

Fuel and Oil $1,450,640 

Flying Operations $429,794 

Maintenance $601,152 

Total Direct Expenses: 

TotallndirectExpenses: 

Total Operating Expenses: 

Operating Loss 

Profit Element (5.0% of Total Operating Expenses) 

Annual Compensation Requirement: 

Representative/Current Schedule 

TO DENVER, CO 

DEP ARR FLT# STOP FRQ EQP 

615 638 7243 0 X7 BE1 

815 838 7243 0 7 BE1 

1356 1220 7247 0 Daily BE1 

1640 1704 5143 0 Daily BE1 

FROM DENVER, CO 

DEP ARR FLT# STOP FRQ EQP 

1130 1348 7247 0 Daily. BE1 

1414 1630 7242 0 Daily BE1 

1730 1948 7250 0 6 BE1 

1930 2148 7250 0 X6 BE1 

All Kearney - Denver - Kearney service is non-stop. 

This proposal is submitted with no upline scheduling restrctions. 

Service upgrade to an Embraer EMB-120 will be offered at Great Lakes' discretion 

subject to traffic and passenger yields meeting economic thresholds. 

1,840 

2,454 

7,320,000 

10,662,800 

$2,866,221 

$2,847,296 

$1,551,871 

$4,399,167 

($1 ,532,946) 

$219,958 

$1,752,904 
Great lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

North Platte, Nebraska to Denver (DEN) 

Three Round Trips- 81900 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

Available Seat Miles: 

Operating Revenues: 

Passenger: LBF-DEN 20,000 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 Exp~nses: 

Total Indirect Expenses: 

Total Operating Expenses: 

Operating Loss 

Profit Element (5.0% of Total Operating Expenses) 

Annual Compensation Requirement: 

Representative/Current Schedule 

TO DENVER, CO 

DEP ARR FLT# STOP 

635 643 7251 0 

735 743 7251 0 

1259 1307 7253 0 

1714 1722 7257 0 

FROM DENVER, CO 

DEP ARR FLT# STOP 

1045 1249 7252 0 

1500 1704 7256 0 

1555 1759 7260 0 

1854 2058 7260 0 

$115.96 $2,319,200 

FRQ 

X67 

6 

Daily 

Daily 

FRQ 

Daily 

Daily 

6 

X6 

$14,379 

$365,710 

$1,220,350 

$354,483 

$541,912 

EQP 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

EQP 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

BE1 

All North Platte - Denver - North Platte service is non-stop. 

This Proposal is submitted with no upline scheduling restrctions. 

Service upgrade to an Embraer EMB-120 will be offered atGreat Lakes' discretion 

subject to traffic and passenger yields meeting economic thresholds. 

1,840 

2,024 

4,560,000 

7,970,080 

$2,333,579 

$2,482,455 

$1,356,677 

$3,839,132 

($1 ,505,553) 

$191,957 

$1,697,510