BEFORE THE 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION',.~ 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Essential Air Service at 

CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO 

SILVER CITY/HURLEY/ DEMING, NEW MEXICO 

Under Title 49 of the 

U.S. Code, Section 41719, Air 

Service Termination Notice ~~----------------~ 

June 4, 2012 

Docket OST -1996-1902 

Docket OST -1996-1903 

NINETY-DAY NOTICE OF 

TERMINATION OF ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE 

Pursuant to Part 323 of the Department of Transportation's Regulations (14 C.F.R. pat1323), 

•. Great Lakes Aviation, {,td. hereby serves its notice ~.fintentto:tcrminate scheduled air service Fo· 

Clovis, New Mexico and Silver City/Hurley/Deming, New Mexico from Albuquerque, New 

Mexico effective September 3, 2012. 

In accordance with Section 41 719, Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. supplies the following 

information: 

I. Identification of Carrier 

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

1022 Airport Parkway 

Cheyenne, WY 82001 

Communications with respect to this document should be directed to: 

Michael Matthews 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

l 022 Airport Parkway 

Cheyenne, WY 82001 

Telephone: 

Fax: 

(307) 432 7000 

(307) 432 7001 
2. 

3. 

4. 

At the time of the filing of this notice, Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. operating as Great 

Lakes Airlines provides service at Clovis, New Mexico and Silver City/Hurley/Deming, 

New Mexico. Great Lakes' schedules are operated utilizing its own ZK two-letter code. 

Great Lake's service at Clovis, New Mexico and Silver City/Hurley/Deming, New 

Mexico each consist of two daily (weekdays) nonstop round trips to Albuquerque 

International Sunport, Albuquerque, New Mexico. All flights utilize 19-scat Becchcraft 

19000 aircraft. 

Great Lakes Airlines currently provides the only scheduled passenger air service at both 

communities. 

The Great Lakes Airlines service being oftered is as follows: 

Clovis 

Fit No. From Degarture To Arrival ~ Freguency 

7301 CVN 600 ABO 700 BE1 X67 

7301 CVN 900 ABO 1000 BE1 6 

7301 CVN 1300 ABO 1400 BE1 7 

7304 CVN 1553 ABO 1653 BE1 X.67 

7308 ABO 1355 CVN, 1455 BE1 6 

i:304 ABQ 1443 CVN 1g43 BE"1 "i..67" ··~. . ·~ 

7308 ABO 1950 CVN 2050 BE1 X6 

Silver City/Hurley/Deming 

Fit No. From DeQarture To Arrival ~ Freguency 

7303 svc 815 ABO 905 BE1 X67 

7303 SVC 1130 ABO 1220 BE1 6 

7307 svc 1840 ABO 1930 BE1 X6 

7302 ABO 715 svc 805 BE1 X67 

7302 ABO 1030 svc 1120 BE1 6 

7306 ABO 1740 SVC 1830 BE1 X6 

All flights operate non-stop. 

All schedule times listed arc in local time effective June 4, 2012. 

5. On or about April 30, 2005, Great Lakes commenced scheduled air service Clovis and 

Silver City/Hurley/Deming to Albuquerque as provided under the Essential Air Service 

Program per Order 2004-12-21. Great Lakes was subsequently selected to continue 

providing air service under Order 2007-3-18, Order 2009-3-3 and Order 2011-4-19. 

6. Recent increa<;es in operating costs in 2011 and 2012, have caused Great Lakes to incur 

financial losses compared to the anticipated operating costs in the EAS awards. 
Additionally, the trends in connecting capacity at Albuquerque International Sun port 

suggest that Albuquerque would not offer incremental connecting capacity, with airlines 

in which we have connection agreements, to generate enough future revenue to offset the 

incremental operating costs which we are experiencing. 

7. The effective date of this notice is June 4, 2012. 

8. The effective date of this intended termination is September 3, 2012. 

9. Objections, if any, to this Notice are due on June 24, 2012. 

Respectfully Submitted, 

~~~ Michael Matthews 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

Great ~akes Aviation, Ltd. 

· '· Cheye~, Wyoming , ""· ~· 

June 4, 2012 
Certificate of Service 

l hereby certify that I have served on June 4, 2012 by first class mail a copy of the foregoing 90-

day Notice of termination of scheduled service at Clovis, New Mexico and Silver 

City/Hurley/Deming, New Mexico to each of the persons named on the attached service list. 

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Administrative Assistant 

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 
Service List 

The Honorable James R. Marshall 

Mayor of Silver City 

Post Office Box 1188 

Silver City, New Mexico 88062 

The Honorable David Lansford 

Mayor of Clovis 

Post Office Box 760 

Clovis, New Mexico 88101 

The Honorable Edward Encinas 

Mayor of Hurley 

101 Cortez Ave. 

Hurley, New Mexico 88043 

The Honorable Andres Z. Silva 

Mayor of Deming 

309 South Gold A venue 

Deming, New Mexico 88030 

Mr. Larry Anderson 

Airport Manager, Grant County Airport 

188 Airport Road 

Post Office Box 99 

Hurley, New Mexico 88043 

Mr. Gene Bieker 

Airport Manager 

Clovis Municipal Airport 

Post Office Box 760 

Clovis, New Mexico 88 I 0 1 

Mr. Steve Summers, Director 

New Mexico Department of Transportation, Aviation Division 

Box1149 

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1 149 

Mr. Dennis DeVany 

Chiet EAS and Domestic Analysis 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

400 i 11 Street, S W 

Washington, DC 20007 

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