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i"HANSPORTATION .,,'_)(:KET OPER,~TIONS Memorandum 

U.S. Department of 

Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

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Subject: Payout procedures as a result of the temporary closure of 

Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport ;r.r DOT-OST-200d81) 

-D~~aef~ EAS & Domestic Analysis, X-53 

To: Gregory Frazier, Resource Directorate, S-:3.6 

Rutland-Southern Vermont Regionai Airport (RUT) 

Date: April19, 2012 

OAA Memo No. 

2012-36 

Reply to Brian Swanson, X-53 

Attn. of: Ext. 65392 

The Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport provided notiCe to Cape Air that it would 

close its main runway for construction related to an instrument landing system; from 

April30, 2012, through May 4, 2012. Cape Air currently provides subsidized EAS at Rutland 

for a rate of $375 per arrival/departure. 

It has been our policy, on a case-by-case basis, to pay EAS carriers their usual subsidy rate 

when airports have been closed on the grounds that the circumstances are beyond the carriers' 

control and there are only minimal cost savings to the carriers while they lose all of the 

revenue. The carriers would only save on fuel and a portion of maintenance because they 

would not be able to tum back aircraft or lay-off personnel. Consistent with this precedent, we 

ask you to compensate Cape Air for flights it did not operate during tlie upcoming construction. 

Attachment 

cc: Mr. Andrew Bonney, Cape Air 

Mr. David Carmen, Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport 
Swanson, Brian (OST) 

From: 

Sent: 

To: 

Cc: 

Devany, Dennis (OST) 

Wednesday, April18, 201211:38 AM 

Andrew Bonney 

Swanson, Brian (OST) 

Subject: RE: RUT Runway Closures for ILS Construction April 30-May 4 

Yes. 

From: Andrew Bonney rmailto:Andrew.Bonney@capeair.coml 

Sent: Wednesday, April18, 2012 10:47 AM 

To: Devany, Dennis (OST) 

Subject: FW: RUT Runway Closures for ILS Construction April 30-May 4 

Hi Dennis, 

FYI, the Rutland Airport is also closing down the main runway for navaid work, April 30- May 4. 

The remaining crosswind runway is only 3,170 feet, too short even for the Cessna 402. I 

presume the same guidance applies regarding billing and payment as we are implementing at 

Augusta, Maine? 

Andrew Bonney 

Vice President of Planning 

Cape Air 

.660 Barnstable Rd. 

Hyannis, MA 02601 

0: 508 862-9719/ C: 508 648-5911 IF: 508 957-6919 

andrew.bonney@capcair.com 

~IJ 

From Rutland Aiq)ort manager David Carman: 

Dates are set for the RWY 1/19 shutdown for ILS construction. April30-

May 4. Please pass this along to those at Cape Air thatneed to be advised 

of the shutdown. 

Thanks 

David E. Carman, Airport Manager 

Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport 

1002 Airport Road, Terminal Building, North Clarendon, VT 05759 

(802) 786-8881 [Office], (802) 282-5432 [Cell] 

david.carman@state.vt.us 

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From: Carman, David 

Sent: Tuesday, March 27,2012 1:49PM 

To: Michael Pires 

Subject: RUT Runway Closures for ILS Construction 

Hi Michael, 

Please see attached PDF. 

David E. Carman, Airport Manager 

Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport 

1002 Airport Road, Terminal Building, North Clarendon, VT 05759 

(802) 786-8881 [Office], (802) 282-5432 [Cell] 

david.carman@state.vt.us 

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