June 5, 2012

Dennis J. DeVany

Office of Aviation Analysis

US Department of Transportation

400 Seventh Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20590

SkyWest Airlines’ Essential Air Service Proposal for Laramie, WY

Dear Mr. DeVany:

Attached is SkyWest Airlines’ proposal for service at Laramie, WY. Our proposal is to 

provide direct service from Laramie to Denver International Airport.

SkyWest welcomes the opportunity to serve the Laramie community. Our combination of 

safe and reliable aircraft, well-timed schedules, and access to one of the world’s largest 

airline networks provides passengers with quality air service and will help drive 

economic growth in the region.

United Airlines Network

One of the most beneficial aspects of this proposal is that it provides Laramie passengers 

access to the United Airlines network. United is the largest member of the Star Alliance 

network, providing seamless connections and unparalleled access to nearly all parts of the 

globe. 

Frequency and Schedule

As directed by the RFP, we will offer a minimum of 14 round-trip flights per week. All 

flights have been timed to ensure they offer passengers valuable flight schedules that 

arrive and depart on bank. This means that they have been optimized for maximum 

connection opportunities in Denver, making the service convenient for business and 

leisure travelers.

With nearly 400 United or United Express departures per day, Denver International 

Airport offers connections to destinations around the world. In addition to being a major 

hub, Denver is also the top destination for the community.
Superior Aircraft 

Service will be provided utilizing the Embraer Brasilia 120 (EMB 120) 30-seat turboprop 

aircraft. SkyWest is the largest domestic operator of this reliable and proven aircraft type, 

and the aircraft is already available for service. 

All SkyWest EMB 120 are serviced by one of our highly-trained flight attendants, further

adding to the comfort and convenience of our passengers’ flying experience, and are 

equipped with a lavatory. Additional details and specifications can be found in the EMB

fact sheet attached to this document. 

Summary

SkyWest believes this proposal provides the best overall option for air service in the

Laramie community. Given the connectivity at Denver, the well-timed schedule and 

reliable equipment we expect to see continued growth in the number of passengers 

utilizing the service. We will also work with community and airport partners to market 

the service. 

SkyWest is excited about the possible opportunity to provide reliable air service to

Laramie, Wyoming. 

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Michael Thompson 

Vice President – Market Development

SkyWest Airlines
SkyWest Airlines

Laramie, WY Essential Air Service Bid 2012-2014

6/5/2012

LAR

DEN

Number of round-trips per week 14

Aircraft type EMB120

Passenger Revenue

Passengers 14,000

Average fare $ 65.00

Revenue $ 910,000

Block Time

Trip block time (minutes) 49

Total scheduled block time 1,189

Total completed block time 98% 1,165

RPMS

Passengers 14,000

Stage length 114

 1,596,000

ASMs

Scheduled departures 1,456

Competed departures 98% 1,427

Stage length 114

Available Seats 30

 4,979,520

Revenue $ 910,000

EMB

Direct operating expenses Blk Hr $ 1,490.00 $ 1,736,275

RPM related RPMs $ 0.012 $ 19,152

Departure related Departures $ 350.00 $ 499,408

ASM related ASMs $ 0.034 $ 169,304

Total expenses $ 2,424,139

Operating income (loss) $ (1,514,139)

5% profit margin $ 121,207

Annual subsidy requirement $ 1,635,346

SkyWest effective rates per unit

Cost per trip $ 1,699

Cost per passenger $ 173

SkyWest cost per block hour $ 2,080

Effective Subsidy rate per unit

Subsidy per trip $ 1,146

Subsidy per passenger $ 117

Load factor 32%
SkyWest Airlines celebrates 40 years of flight in 2012. As a leading air service provider 

offering global access to millions of people each month, SkyWest partners with the 

world’s largest network carriers including United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways 

and Alaska Airlines. With a fleet of 316 aircraft, SkyWest’s more than 11,000 aviation 

professionals operate more than 1,700 flights each day to 159 destinations throughout 

North America. SkyWest is known for its industry-leading workforce, exceptional 

leadership team, and continued solid operational and economic performance. The airline 

is headquartered in St. George, Utah.
Eastern

11:00

Central

10:00

Atlantic

NOON

Pacific

8:00

Mountain

9:00

Current Route Map

SKYWEST AIRLINES ROUTE MAP EFFECTIVE MAY 2012 (updated monthly, may not reflect recent service updates. )

United Express - Turbo Prop

US Airways - Regional Jet

Alaska - Regional Jet

United Express - Regional Jet

Time Zones

Seasonal

Delta - Turbo Prop

Delta - Regional Jet

Fresno

Seattle/Tacoma

Burbank

Tucson

Salt Lake City

San Diego

Palm Springs Phoenix

Oakland

Los Angeles

Grand Junction

Albuquerque Santa Barbara

Yuma

San Luis Obispo

Monterey

El Paso

Durango

Bakersfield

Portland

Long Beach

Calgary

Winnipeg

Vancouver

Regina

Northwest Arkansas Tulsa

Sacramento St. Louis

San Jose St. George

San Francisco

Louisville

San Antonio

Reno

Rock Springs

Redmond/Bend Rapid City

Pasco/Richland/

Kennewick

Peoria

Chicago

Ontario

Omaha

Oklahoma City

Minneapolis/St. Paul

Missoula

Madison

Minot

Medford Milwaukee

Kansas City

Saginaw

Lincoln

Las Vegas

Jackson Hole

Idaho Falls

Wichita

Houston 

Washington, DC

Helena

Great Falls Spokane

Gillette Sioux Falls

Kalispell

Fargo

Eugene

Detroit

Duluth

Dallas

Denver Dayton

Cincinnati

Casper

Colorado Springs

Cody

Columbus

Cleveland

Cedar Rapids

Bozeman

Boise

Nashville

Bismarck

Billings

Ontario

Manzanillo

Flagstaff

Toronto

Victoria

London

Saskatoon

Edmonton

Northwest Arkansas 

Traverse City

White Plains

Springfield

Santa Maria

Orange County

Springfield

Louisville

Fort Myers

Raleigh/Durham

Redding

Pittsburgh

Paducah

North Bend

Norfolk

ModestoMammoth Lakes

Moline

Muskegon

 Memphis

Midland

Klamath Falls

Little Rock

Inyokern

Imperial/El Centro

Indianapolis

Hayden/Steamboat Springs Fort Wayne

Sioux Falls

Eagle County

Eau Claire

Washington, DC

Wausau

Charlotte

Cleveland

Chico

Charleston Carlsbad

Houghton/Hancock

Crescent City

Nashville

Birmingham

Asheville

Austin

Aspen

Atlanta

Eureka/Arcata

Twin Falls

Sun Valley

Los Cabos

Seattle/Tacoma

Rochester

Rock Springs

Puerto Vallarta

Pocatello

New Orleans

 Memphis

Moline

Lewiston

La Crosse

Lincoln

Grand Rapids

Green Bay

Grand Forks

Flint

Elko

Des Moines

Charlotte

Cedar City

Butte

Bloomington

Bemidji

Kalamazoo

Austin

Appleton

Aberdeen
Pacific Time

4:00

Mountain Time 5:00 Central Time 6:00 Eastern Time 7:00

Hawaii-Aleutian Time 1:00

Alaska Time 3:00

CANADA

Delta Air Lines/Delta Connection Route

Future Route Service

Route served by Alaska Airlines/

Horizon Air

Destination served by Delta / Delta 

Connection

Destination served by one of Delta’s Worldwide Codeshare Partners

Time zone (Legislated standard time zones shown. Observed time may differ.)

Effective March 2012. Select routes are seasonal. Some 

future services subject to government approval. Service may 

be operated by one of Delta’s codeshare partner airlines or 

one of Delta’s Connection Carriers. Flights are subject to 

change without notice.

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MICHIGAN

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NEBRASKA

SOUTH DAKOTA

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WYOMING WISCONSIN

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Gulf

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Miami

Orlando

West Palm Beach

Portland

Seattle/Tacoma

Boise

San Jose

Las Vegas

Burbank

San Diego

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Denver

Sacramento

Salt Lake City

Tucson

Phoenix/Scottsdale

Sarasota/Bradenton

Albuquerque

Charleston

Colorado Springs

Greenville/

Spartanburg

Huntsville/

 Decatur

Pensacola

Savannah

Baltimore

Birmingham

Chicago (ORD, MDW)

Houston (IAH, HOU)

Louisville

Memphis

Milwaukee

Philadelphia

San Antonio

St. Louis

Tampa/St. Petersburg

Charlotte

Cleveland

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Ft. Worth 

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Jacksonville

Kansas City

New Orleans

NewYork(JFK, LGA)

Norfolk/Virginia Beach

Omaha

Baton Rouge

Albany

Atlanta

Austin

Boston

Columbia

Columbus

Jackson

Little Rock

Nashville

Oklahoma City

Raleigh/Durham

Richmond

Tallahassee

Washington, D.C. (DCA, IAD)

Hartford/

Springfield

Cincinnati

Bozeman

Orange County

Portland

Providence

Newark

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Lexington

Grand 

Rapids

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Syracuse

Buffalo/ Niagara Falls

Knoxville Tulsa

Daytona Beach

El Paso/

Ciudad Juárez

Manchester

Melbourne

Mobile

Ontario

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Ft.Walton Beach

Indianapolis

Minneapolis/

St. Paul

Dayton

Lafayette

Alexandria

Harrisburg

Madison

Lubbock

Shreveport

Pittsburgh

Appleton/

Fox Cities

Binghamton

Bangor

Billings

Bloomington

Burlington

Cedar Rapids/

 Iowa City Des Moines

Elmira/ Corning

Erie

Ft. Wayne

White Plains

Lansing

Midland/

Saginaw

Moline/ 

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Rochester

Springfield/

Branson

Great Falls

Sioux Falls

Spokane

Wichita

Lincoln

Montgomery

Panama City

Fayetteville/

Northwest Arkansas

Missoula

Rapid City

Reno/Tahoe

Asheville

Charleston

Akron/Canton

Gulfport/Biloxi

Chattanooga

Newburgh

Roanoke

Gainesville

Kalispell

Evansville

Monroe

Tri-Cities

Casper

Jackson Hole

Pasco/Richland

/Kennewick

Los Angeles Newport News/Williamsburg

South Bend

Helena

Flint

Idaho Falls

Allentown

Kalamazoo/ Battle Creek

Duluth

Myrtle Beach

Juneau

Honolulu Kahului

Kona

Long Beach

La Crosse Rochester

Killeen/Ft. Hood

Montrose/

Telluride

Traverse City

Hayden/Steamboat Springs

Eagle/Vail/Beaver Creek

Nantucket

Lihue

McAllen/Reynosa

Gillette

Rock Springs

Fargo

Monterey

Wausau Green Bay

Ithaca

Peoria

Meridian

West Yellowstone

Anchorage

Fairbanks

Ketchikan

Elko

Palm Springs

Santa Barbara

Fresno/Yosemite

Sun Valley

Twin

Falls

Pocatello

St. George

Columbus/

Starkville/

West Point

Albany

Augusta

Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton

Brunswick

Charlottesville

Columbus/Ft. Benning

Dothan

Key West

Fayetteville/Ft. Bragg

Huntington

Valdosta

State College

Wilmington

Cody

Eugene

Lewiston

Medford

Redmond

Grand Junction

Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune

New Bern

Cedar City

Butte

Bismarck

Aberdeen

Waterloo

Alpena

Sault Ste. Marie

Escanaba

Grand 

Forks

Iron Mountain

Brainerd

Jamestown

Laurel/Hattiesburg

Marquette

Ft. 

Dodge

Mason City

Columbia

Greenville

Watertown

Bemidji

Chisholm/

Hibbing

Minot International Falls

Muscle Shoals

Pellston

Sioux City

Thief River Falls

Tupelo

Santa Rosa

Dallas Love Field (DAL)

Ft. Smith

Bellingham

Wenatchee

Yakima

Walla 

Walla

Sitka

Mammoth 

Lakes

Pullman

Maui

Hawaii

Kauai

Oahu

Vancouver

Edmonton

Winnipeg

Saskatoon

Regina

Calgary

Toronto

Montreal

Québec

Ottawa

Halifax

Victoria

Kelowna

Charlottetown

Moncton

Santa Fe

Lewisburg/

Greenbrier

Martha’s Vineyard

Hilo

Thunder Bay
Maximum takeoff weight 26,433 lbs (11,990 kg) 

weights

Maximum range

performance

High cruise speed

speeds

Maximum operating altitude 32,000 ft 9,756 m

ceiling

800 NM (920 SM / 1,482 KM)

315

knots

364

mph

584

km/h

Number 30 

passengers

Number 1800 SHP Pratt & Whitney PW118B 

engines

Length overall 

Wingspan

Height overall

Maximum Cabin height

Cargo Capacity

Fuel Capacity

 (20.0 m)

 (19.80 m)

 (6.35 m)

 (1.70 m)

 (6.3 m)

(3226.5 l)

65 ft 7 in

64 ft 11 in 

20 ft 10 in

 5 ft 9 in

222 cubic feet

875 US gallons

dimensions

Embraer Brasilia Turbo-Prop

Fact Sheet for 

EMB120ER

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Emergency Exits

Emergency Exits

C D B

A

A

C B

Galley

Lavatory

Main Entrance

FORWARD GALLEY AFT GALLEY

11

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Emergency Exit

C B

A

Galley

Lavatory

Main Entrance

Emergency Exits