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August 10, 2011 

Ms. Aloha Ley 

Associate Director, Small Community Program 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

W86-310 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

RE: City of Pikeville 

Small Community Air Service Development Grant Proposal 

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0119 

Dear Ms. Ley, 

i am writing to support the above referenced Small Community Air Service Development 

grant proposal, submitted by the City of Pikeville. 

The PikevillerPike County Regional Airport (PBX) sits at the center of a 13 county region 

of 345,000 people in Eastern Kentucky, Western Virginia and Southwestern West 

Virginia and is more than 100 miles from the nearest commercial airport. The PBX 

Region is surrounded by on? of America's most important energy producing regions and 

js ripe.for aHditlonal economic, industrial and business growth. The introduction of 

schjeduJed pas<;enger airline service will assist in creating thousands of new jobs. 

The. succes/jiuJ award of a Small Community Air Service Development grant will 

significantly.u^sist the City of Pikeville and its partners-the Pikeville-Pike County Airport 

Board and the Southeastern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and its consultant in 

successfully recruiting a regional airline which will provide service to a major connecting 

hub. I am pleased to join my colleagues from throughout the region in recommending 

that the Department provide the SCASD grant to the City of Pikeville. 

Sincerely, 

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2312 Alexandria Drive 

Lexington, Kentucky 40504 

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UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE 

August 2, 2011 

Ms. Aloha Ley 

Associate Director, Small Community Program 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

W86-310 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

RE: City of Pikeville 

Small Community Air Service Development Grant Proposal 

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0119 

Dear Ms. Ley, 

I am writing to support the above referenced Small Community Air Service Development grant proposal, 

submitted by the City of Pikeville. 

The Pikeville-Pike County Regional Airport (PBX) sits at the center of a 13-county region of 345,000 

people in Eastern Kentucky, Western Virginia and Southwestern West Virginia and is more than 100 

miles from the nearest commercial airport. The PBX Region is surrounded by one of America's most 

important energy producing regions and is ripe for additional economic, industrial and business growth. 

The introduction of scheduled passenger airline service will assist in creating thousands of new jobs. 

The successful award of a Small Community Air Service Development grant will significantly assist the 

City of Pikeville and its partners —the Pikeville-Pike County Airport Board and the Southeastern Kentucky 

Chamber of Commerce and its consultant in successfully recruiting a regional airline which will provide 

service to a major connecting hub. Lanrt)leased to join my colleagues from throughout the region in 

recommending that the Departnijefit provide the SCASD grant to the City of Pikeville. 

DoUgMj. L^ 

Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs 

147 Sycamore Street | Pikeville, Kentucl<y 41501 -1194 I s p l Ph: (606) 218-5250 | Fax: (606) 218-5269 | www.upike.edu 
UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE 

KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE 

Office of th e Dean Vice Presiden tfor Health Affairs 

August 2,2011 

Ms. Aloha Ley 

Associate Director, Small Community Program 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

W86-310 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

RE: City of Pikeville 

Small Communiiy Air Service Development Grant Proposal 

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0119 

Dear Ms. Ley, 

On behalf of the University of Pikeville - Kentucky College of Osteopathic 

Medicine (UP-KYCOM), I am writing to support the above referenced Small 

Community Air Service Development grant proposal, submitted by the City of 

Pikeville. In addition to my dtities as Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean 

of UP-KYCOM, I hold leadership positions in several of my professional 

organizations that require me to travel by air on a regular basis (50,000-100,000 

flight miles per year). A number of my faculty and administration hold similar 

positions and are "frequent flyers." Commercial air service to Pikeville would be 

a most welcome addition to our community and a boon to our medical school. 

The Pikeville-Pike County Regional Airport (PBX) sits at the center of a 13 county 

region of 345,000 people in Eastern Kentucky, Western Virginia and 

Southwestern West Virginia and is more than 100 miles from the nearest 

commercial airport. The PBX Region is surrounded by one of America's most 

important energy producing regions and is ripe for additional economic, 

industrial and business growth. The introduction of scheduled passenger airline 

service will assist in creating thousands of new jobs. 

147 Sycamore street I Pikeville, Kentucky 41501-1194 \p\v4 l f 1 A / Ph: (606) 218-5410| Fax: (606)218-5447 j www.upike.edu 
The successful award of a Small Community Air Service Development grant will 

significantly assist the City of Pikeville and its partners - the Pikeville-Pike 

County Airport Board and the Southeastern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce 

and its consultant in successfully recruiting a regional airline which will provide 

service to a major connecting hub. I am pleased to join my colleagues from 

throughout the region in recommending that the Department provide the 

SCASD grant to the City of Pikeville. 

Sincerely, 

Boyd R. Buser, D.O., FACOFP 

Vice President for Health Affairs 

Dean, KYCOM 

cc: Paul E. Patton, President, University of Pikeville 

Brad Hall, President and CEO, Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce 
UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE 

August 10,2011 

Ms. Aloha Ley 

Associate Director, Small Community Program 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

W86-310 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Dear Ms. Ley, 

I am writing to support the Small Community Air Service Development grant proposal (Docket: DOT-OST-2011-

0119), submitted by the City of Pikeville. 

As the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of 

Pikeville, I am pleased to join my colleagues from throughout the region in strongly recommending that the 

Department award a Small Community Air Service Development grant to the City of Pikeville. 

The Pikeville-Pike County Regional Airport (PBX) sits at the center of a 13-county region of 345,000 people in 

Eastern Kentucky, Western Virginia and Southwestern West Virginia and is more than 100 miles from the 

nearest commercial airport. The University of Pikeville is a small comprehensive university with a full-time 

enrollment of 1400 students and we are growing. When the faculty and staff of the University have to use air 

travel it requires an additional 2-3 hours of travel time one way. This typically can result in a lost day of work as 

well as pushes people to consider simply driving to their destination. This distance also results in additional 

travel costs to the institution. Furthermore, the introduction of scheduled airline passenger service to the PBX 

facility will be a major benefit to the University of Pikeville in recruiting highly qualified faculty and staff. 

Allow me to reiterate my strong support for funding the SCASD proposal submitted by the City of Pikeville. The 

funds will significantly assist the City of Pikeville and its partners in successfully recruiting a regional airline to 

provide service from the Pikeville area to a major connecting hub. 

Sincerely, 

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Thomas R. Hess, Ph.D. 

Vice President for Academic Affairs and 

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences 

147 Sycamore street | Pikeville, Kentucky 41501-1194 f C Ph: (606) 218-52501 Fax: (606) 218-5269 | www.upik6.edu 
UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE 

PAUL E. PATTON 

President 

Governor of Kentucky 

(1995-2003) 

August 10,2011 

147 Sycamore Street 

Pikeville, KY 41501 

(606)218-5261 

Fax:(606)218-5269 

www.upike.edu 

Ms. Aloha Ley 

Associate Director, Small Community Program 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

W86-310 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

RE: City of Pikeville 

Small Community Air Service Development Grant Proposal 

Docket DOT-OST-20n-0119 

Dear Ms. Ley: 

As president of the University of Pikeville, I am fortunate to be a part of a growing institution of higher 

education serving the very heart of Central Appalachia. Historically, this region of the country has been 

left behind in national economic growth because of the isolation resulting from our mountainous terrain. 

Modem roads and telecommunications have broken the isolation and left us with only one major barrier 

to our ability to become a full partner and contributor to the economic prosperity of our nation - air 

service. 

We have air service available in four different directions; all located more than 100 miles from the nearest 

airport. Service from the Pikeville-Pike County Regional Airport (PBX) will improve service to a 13-

county region with a population of 345,000 people. Few projects could do more to improve the economic 

outlook for our citizens than modem air service. 

Our medical school, the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, frequently utilizes air service. 

University-wide, we have staff and students engaged in activities that require travel to many destinations. 

Improved efficiency is important to the University and to the nation. Our student body, which is 

approaching 1,700, hails from 40 different states and nine foreign countries. As we expand our program 

of graduate education we will have a greater demand for air travel. 

On behalf of the University of Pikeville, we support the Small Community Air Service Development 

granbprorapsal submitted Jay the City of Pikeville. 

Paul E. Patton 

President 

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August 10,2011 

Ms. Aloha Ley 

Associate Director, Small Community Program 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

W86-310 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

RE: City of Pikeville 

Small Community Air Service Development Grant Proposal 

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0119 

Dear Ms. Ley, 

I am writing to support the above referenced Small Community Air Service Development grant proposal, submitted by 

the City of Pikeville. 

The Pikeville-Pike County Regional Airport (PBX) sits at the center of a 13 county region of 345,000 people in Eastern 

Kentucky, Western Virginia and Southwestern West Virginia and is more than 100 miles from the nearest commercial 

airport. The PBX Region is surrounded by one of America's most important energy producing regions and is ripe for 

additional economic, industrial and business growth. The introduction of scheduled passenger airline service will assist 

in creating thousands of new jobs. 

The successful award of a Small Community Air Service Development grant will significantly assist the City of Pikeville 

and its partners - the Pikeville-Pike County Airport Board and the Southeastern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and its 

consultant in successfully recruiting a regional airline which will provide service to a major connecting hub. I am pleased 

to join my colleagues from throughout the region in recommending that the Department provide the SCASD grant to the 

City of Pikeville. 

Sincerely, 

Jim Workman 

Rock Solid Records Management 

Chief Operating Officer 

P.O. Box 2894 

Pikeville, KY 41501 

606.437.1032 
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August 2, 2011 

Ms. Aloha Ley 

Associate Director, Small Community Program 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

W86-310 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

RE: City of Pikeville 

Small Community Air Service Development Grant Proposal 

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0119 

Dear Ms. Ley, 

I am writing to support the above referenced Small Community Air Service Development grant proposal, 

submitted by the City of Pikeville. 

The Pikeville-Pike County Regional Airport (PBX) sits at the center of a 13 county region of 345,000 

people in Eastern Kentucky, Western Virginia and Southwestern West Virginia and is more than 100 

miles from the nearest commercial airport. The PBX Region is surrounded by one of America's most 

important energy producing regions and is ripe for additional economic, industrial and business growth. 

The introduction of scheduled passenger airline service will assist in creating thousands of new jobs. -

The successful award of a Small Community Air Service Development grant will significantly assist the 

City of Pikeville and its partners - the Pikeville-Pike County Airport Board and the Southeastern Kentucky 

Chamber of Commerce and its consultant in successfully recruiting a regional airline which will provide 

service to a major connecting hub. I am pleased to join my colleagues from throughout the region in 

recommending that the Department provide the SCASD grant to the City of Pikeville. 

Sincerely, 

Tracy Et 

Presider 

Pikeville Kentucky 

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1539 Stone Coal Road 

Pikeville, KY 41501 

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Ms. Aloha Ley 

Associate Director, Small Community Program 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

W86-310 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

RE: City of Pikeville 

Small Community Air Service Development Grant Proposal 

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0119 

Dear Ms. Ley, 

I am writing to support the above referenced Small Community Air Service Development grant proposal, 

submitted by the City of Pikeville. 

The Pikeville-Pike County Regional Airport (PBX) sits at the center of a 13 county region of 345,000 

people in Eastern Kentucky, Western Virginia and Southwestern West Virginia and is more than 100 

miles from the nearest commercial airport. The PBX Region is surrounded by one of America's most 

important energy producing regions and is ripe for additional economic, industrial and business growth. 

The introduction of scheduled passenger airline service will assist in creating thousands of new jobs. 

The successful award of a Small Community Air Service Development grant will significantly assist the 

City of Pikeville and its partners - the- Pikeville-Pike County^ Airport Boardand the Southeastern Kentucky 

Chamber of Commerce and its consultant in successfully recruiting a regional airline which will provide 

service to a major connecting hub. I am pleased to join my colleagues from throughout the region in 

recommending that the Department provide the SCASD grant to the City of Pikeville. 

Sincerely, 
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412-553-5739 

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August 11, 2011 

Ms. Aloha Ley 

Associate Director, Small Community Program 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

W86-310 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

RE: City of Pikeville 

Small Community Air Service Development Grant Proposal 

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0119 

Dear Ms. Ley, 

I am writing to support the above referenced Small Community Air Service Development grant proposal, 

submitted by the City of Pikeville. 

The Pikeville-Pike County Regional Airport (PBX) sits at the center of a 13 county region of 345,000 

people in Eastern Kentucky, Western Virginia and Southwestern West Virginia and is more than 100 

miles from the nearest commercial airport. The PBX Region is surrounded by one of America's most 

important energy producing regions and is ripe for additional economic, industrial and business growth. 

The introduction of scheduled passenger airline service will assist in creating thousands of new jobs. 

The successful award of a Small Community Air Service Development grant will significantly assist the 

City of Pikeville and its partners - the PikeviUe-Pike County Airport Board and the Southeastern Kentucky 

Chamber of Commerce and its consultant in successfully recruiting a regional airline which will provide 

service to a major connecting hub. I am pleased to join my colleagues from throughout the region in 

recommending that the Department provide the SCASD grant to the City of Pikeville. 

J^Ov _ 

Kevin West 

Managing Director, External Affairs 

EQT Production EQT Plaza 625 East Liberty Avenue Suite 1700 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 

T 412.553.5700 F 412.395.3932 www.eqt.com 
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Ms. Aloha Ley 

Associate Director, Small Community Program 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

W86-310 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

RE: City of Pikeville 

Small Community Air Service Development Grant Proposal 

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0119 

Dear Ms. Ley, 

I am writing to support the above .-referenced Small Community Air Service 

Development grant proposal, submitted by the City of Pikeville. 

The PIkeville-PIke County Regional Airport (PBX) sits at the center of a 13 county 

region of 345,000 people in Eastern Kentucky, Western Virginia and Southwestern 

West Virginia and is more than 100 miles from the nearest commercial airport. The 

PBX Region is surrounded by one of America's most important energy producing 

regions and Is ripe for additional economic, industrial and business growth. The 

introduction of scheduled passenger airline service will assist In creating thousands of 

new jobs. 

The successful award of a Small Community Air Service Development grant will 

significantly assist the City of Pikeville and its partners - the Pikeville-Pike County 

Airport Board and the Southeastern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and its 

consultant in successfully recruiting a regional airline which will provide service to a 

major connecting hub. I am pleased to join my colleagues from throughout the 

region in recommending that the Department provide the SCASD grant to the City of 

Pikeville. 

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