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Linda P. <ruinrat@gmail.com> 

Monday, October 13, 2014 2:51 PM 

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Silver City Air Connections 

Of course Silver City must have connection to our State Capital and in-state major medical service which means 

Albuquerque for our main flight service. Flying to Pheonix cuts us off from the whole northern half of our state. 

I don't see how there can be any other decision. While Pheonix is a major hub, so is Albuquerque and very few 

of our residents have any other need to go to Pheonix that can't be accommodated thru Albuq. If it takes less 

time to drive to Albuq. than to fly there via Pheonix, I am not surprised if usage is low. 

What I don't understand is why we can't have one flight a week to Pheonix and/or El Paso (or even alternating 

weeks) in order to make other connection plans. Say Tuesdays to Pheonix and Thurs to El Paso and 

Albuquerque Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat/Sun. Is there an Air Service out of Deming that I am not aware of that 

might fill part of this need or are they also dependent on our airport? At least Deming has rail and bus service to 

El Paso and Tucson/Pheonix and is a 1-1/2 hrs drive from El Paso (not convenient but less cumbersome that the 

additional hour + from here), but they still also need connection to our State Capital. 

As this service is supported by tax dollars, I do not understand why it must be at the convenience of the 

corporations providing that service. It ought to be for the convenience of the community that needs the service 

even if limited. 

linda pafford 

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comments about Grant County Airline proposals 

CommentsGrantCountyAirport.docx 

Scott, Attached are my comments about the airlines' proposals for service into the Grant County Airport. Thanks for 

taking the time to read them. 

Molly McCormick 

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October 9, 2014 

Dear Scott, 

I live in Alaska but have had a house in Silver City for 12 years- so I travel back and forth on a yearly 

basis. As such, I definitely have an interest in what is happening to our flight service into Grant County 

Airport. Being able to fly right into Silver City is such an improvement over the shuttle service we used 

to have to take from El Paso. 

My 1st choice among the four proposals is Mokulele Airlines for the following reasons 

• It flies into Albuquerque instead of Phoenix. I've never liked the Phoenix connection: not the 

Phoenix airport or the inconvenience of getting to and from the airport gate that Great Lakes uses. 

• The projected ticket price is very reasonable. 

• Using this airline would require the smallest subsidy from the government. 

• Two flights per day are adequate. 

• It has a long established and seemingly successful record. 

My 2nd choice is Pacific Wings. 

• It flies into Albuquerque instead of Phoenix (see above) 

• The price is a little higher than I would like, but doable. 

• This proposal would require the second smallest subsidy. 

• It already operates in New Mexico and into and out of the Albuquerque airport. 

• Two flights a days are adequate. 

• It also has a long established and seemingly successful record. 

3rd choice is Boutique Air 

• It flies into Albuquerque instead of Phoenix 

• The price is reasonable, although variable 

• The subsidy for this airline is extremely high. 

• It doesn't seem like 3 daily flights into Grant County are necessary 

• It has not been flying commuter flights for very long- its service between LA and Las Vegas 

lasted less than a year and it has only been flying its other route in Clovis for a few months. This 

doesn't look like a very good track record as yet. 

• I am not sure what it means when they say that they may use Phoenix instead of Albuquerque for 

up to twelve of the weekly flights. This could be extremely confusing and potentially cause 

conflicts for fliers who book tickets in advance. 

Last choice is Great Lakes Air 

• They fly to Phoenix instead of Albuquerque 

• Friends flying to and from Phoenix in the past couple of years have had numerous problems with 

flights not being on time or being rescheduled. I don't remember as many issues when they flew 

to and from ALB 

• They would require the 2nd highest subsidy 

• The prices are the highest 

As far as Albuquerque vs Phoenix, apart from my preference for Albuquerque, it seems like it would 

make more sense for Silver City to be connected by air to the biggest New Mexico city. Albuquerque has 

shopping, a medical center, entertainment, and easy access to the capitol. 
It would be great if you could tell me when we will know who wins this contract- and when it will go 

into effect. It sounds like Great Lakes current contract runs out the end ofNovember. I am planning a 

trip Silver in early December but cannot get my ticket until I know which city will have the connection to 

Grant County. 

Thanks for reading my comments. 

Molly McCormick 
October 9, 2014 

Scott Faulk 

Center for Health Innovation 

A Division of HIOII 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Dear Mr. Scott Faulk, 

Hidalgo Medical Services (HMS), a federally qualified health center in Silver City, 

provides access to quality healthcare services for the southwest region of New Mexico. 

The non-clinical division ofHMS is the Center for Health Innovation (CHI), which 

works on a local, state and national level. 

The 10 employees at CHI average approximately 100 trips per year between Silver City 

and Albuquerque or Santa Fe. 

At an average of 10 hours/roundtrip, this amounts to 

• 1 000 hours on the road of lost productivity, 

• @ $19.94/hour (NM mean hourly wage in 2014) =one 0.5 FTE position 

-OR-

• 566 miles roundtrip per trip at a mileage reimbursement of 

$311.30/trip = $28,017/year 

• As opposed to just $118 per roundtrip flight= $10,620 

• Equal to a savings of $17,397 

This is for a small division of 10 employees. For a community of 10,000, I can only 

imagine how many others would greatly benefit in both time and money. Since we are 

a grant funded, non-profit organization, the lost resources affect everyone! 

Alisha Herrick, MPH, CHES 

aherrick@hmsnm.org 

(575) 534-0101 ext. 2111 

902 Santa Rita Street, Silver City, NM 88061 

(575) 534-0101 www.hmsnm.org 

Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.comjhms.centerforhealthinnovation 
10/9/2014 

TO: Scott Faulk, FAA EAS program 

RE: Silver City, NM service 

Thank you very much for the opportunity to comment on the Essential Air Service program for Silver City, NM. 

have used the local airport for flights both to Albuquerque and Phoenix, taking flights in and out monthly for 1 ~ 

years. I prefer the Phoenix route. The Phoenix route was initiated after the airline polled those ACTUALLY USING 

THE SERVICE regarding preferred routes. 

We have 3 regional airports of choosing in our area- El Paso, Tucson, and Albuquerque. Albuquerque is the most 

expensive of the 3 and has the most limited connections. For all 3 airports, you must go somewhere else to make a 

connection at a hub. That means for true "access to the national transportation system," I must make 2 stops if 

flying the Albuquerque route. The Phoenix route more closely aligns with the stated purpose of the program 

"providing access to the national transportation system." 

I believe the Albuquerque route is not being proposed for the primary purpose of access to the national 

transportation system, but rather for the benefit of local politicians and business which do business in 

Albuquerque. There is very little discussion in the public record at the county regarding use of the flights beyond 

Albuquerque itself. 

The Phoenix route give us access to a major airport hub from which direct national and international flights can be 

had. When the healthcare consideration is added, Phoenix provides access to nationally-recognized healthcare 

(there is no nationally-recognized healthcare in New Mexico). 

When flying the Albuquerque route, I was frequently the only passenger or one of two. When flying the Phoenix 

route, the plane typically had 6 or more passengers. This additionally calls into question the choice to have a 6-seat 

single engine plane as the choice for the service provider. 

The "how" portion of the EAS program: "As a general matter, this is accomplished by subsidizing two to four round 

trips a day-- with three being the norm-- with 19-seat aircraft to a major hub airport." A six-passenger, single 

engine plane to a regional airport is about as far away from the plan as a person could get, and additionally a 

disservice to passengers who TRULY USE the program for its stated purpose, to travel beyond the end point of the 

EAS flight. The limitations of the County-recommended carrier are multiple in being able to meet these goals: Do 

not see ANY agreements with national airlines for connectivity and baggage transfer; and, the carrier website 

states that, even with only 6 passengers, they cannot guarantee that baggage will be able to go with the passenger. 

How in the world does this provide us access to a major hub airport for ongoing travel? 

I do believe the EAS program should collect delay and cancellation data for the flights in the program. It is 

important fo'r travelers to be able to calculate layovers and which types of tickets to purchase for continued travel. 

This would avoid the hysteria around a few delayed flights from passengers who rarely fly the airline. 

Thanks again for the opportunity to comment. 

Mary Harcinske 

PO Box 5080 

Silver City, NM 88062 
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Good Morning Scott, 

To Whom It May Concern: 

Bryan Bishop <bkb@murray-hotel.com> 

Thursday, October 09, 2014 10:26 AM 

Faulk, Scott (OST) 

Kurt Albershardt; Julianna Albershardt; Thea Barela; Walter Barela 

Essential Air Service comments 

Silver City's ability to gain an airline with direct flights to either Phoenix or Albuquerque is vital to our city's 

long term economic health. 

Getting a flight like this also places a great deal of responsibility on all of us to promote it to insure it is a long 

term proposition. We can ill afford to lose an opportunity like this because of too much public subsidy being 

incurred to sustain the service. 

For this reason, we strongly believe that Phoenix is the logical connection for us in Silver City. There are over 

4,000,000 people in the Sun Valley vs. 800,000 in the Albuquerque Metro area. That gives us the opportunity to 

market ourselves to five times the number of people in Phoenix vs. Albuquerque. 

Phoenix also makes for a good target for summer travel where their temperatures often exceed 100. Conversely, 

Silver City's elevation allows us to offer more reasonable weather which we can capitalize on as well. 

We ask that the city selected be done so with great consideration to the economic and travel benefits we stand to 

gain by having city to city service. 

Thank you for allowing me to provide input from a hotelier's perspective. 

Sincerely, 

Bryan Bishop 

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Thursday, October 09, 2014 9:45 AM 

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Essential Air Service in Silver City, NM 

I am a resident of Silver City, in Grant County, New Mexico. Our local airport is served by Great Lakes Airlines offering 

one flight per day and only to Phoenix. At one time, Great Lakes had 2 flights a day to Albuquerque, and then it was 

discontinued about two years ago. 

The service to Albuquerque was frequented not only by private citizens as a connector flight, but also served the medical 

community. Physicians and other health care professionals could visit their patients in this area, or presented lectures 

or came to be interviewed for jobs within our health care community, and could be here in less than an hour. Further, 

there are several legislators who live here and it was convenient for them to fly to Albuquerque for meetings held at the 

state capital, Santa Fe. Now from Albuquerque to here, one has to make a 10-hour roundtrip drive and the cost of fuel 

is not cheap, increasing the trip's expense. It makes for a very long day and it is not unusual for visitors having to spend 

the night before returning, adding yet another expense and inconvenience. 

One of the difficulties with the Great Lakes service is that the only flight of the day can be cancelled without notice, 

leaving passengers stranded and with no alternative means of getting to Phoenix, other than driving there. However, 

driving to Phoenix is usually not a solution because it is a 5-hour drive from Silver City and reaching the Phoenix airport 

in time is hardly possible. 

I believe that flights to Albuquerque would be first choice, with a second choice being Phoenix. Both would be beneficial 

to our community; Albuquerque would definitely be first choice for the reasons I mentioned above. Ideally, would be a 

choice of both cities. Thank you. 

Elizabeth Miller 

1645 Shasta St 

Silver City, NM 88061 

{575) 534-9561 

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Bill Ossim <billossim@gmail.com> 

Wednesday, October 08, 2014 9:04 PM 

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ABQ-SVC EAS Service 

As a frequent air traveler (1-2 trips/month) I would much rather have a reliable route to ABQ from 

Silver City than the once a day useless flight to PHX. Yes you can go more places nonstop from PHX 

but it isn't usually possible to do it without an overnight with one mid day flight. 

Regardless of the one flight schedule, there are many more people that would have business in ABQ 

than PHX from Silver. Other than some of the mine executives most of the people do business more 

regionally. I have a major customer in ABQ and would use this route frequently to go to ABQ, but 

also to connect to go elsewhere also. 

In summary, please take the recommendation of the Commissioners and support the ABQ - SVC 

route. Especially if they will have a morning and evening flight. 

Best regards, 

Bill Ossim 

575-574-2593 mobile www .sunkidworld.com/ 

www.sbinternational.se/ 

www.zierer.com/ 

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Air service to/from Silver City, NM 

As a Grant County, NM resident, I Strongly support flights between Silver City and Albuquerque. 

In my opinion, the current flight to Phoenix serve predominantly FreeportMcMoran and not the general residents of 

Grant County. 

Robert W. Garrett 

7 Ranger St. 

Pinos Altos, NM 88053 

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Tuesday, October 07, 2014 5:27 PM 

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New destination for flights from Grant County Airport 

I think Albuquerque should be the new destination for flights from Grant County Airport. Hopefully there 

would be more than one flight per day with those flights occurring at reasonable hours. 

Sincerely, 

A. Gene Sharpe-Torres 

28 Racetrack Road 

Arenas Valley, NM 88022-9763 

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Scott Kennedy <skennedy58@icloud.com> 

Tuesday, October 07, 2014 4:45 PM 

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EAS-Grant County, NM 

I am contacting you concerning the Essential Air Service at Grant County, NM airport. 

My understanding, is that Essential Air Service is to provide transportation from rural areas to major airport hubs, and 

that our choices for Grant County airport are either Phoenix, or Albuquerque. 

In my opinion, Phoenix is a far superior choice. Flights are available out of Phoenix airport to nearly any destination. 

Flights out of Albuquerque usually require a flight to a major airport hub, many times Phoenix, in order to reach a 

destination. For this reason, I do not think that Albuquerque is a good choice for our Essential Air Service. 

Thank you for considering my opinion. 

Sincerely, 

Scott Kennedy 

Silver City, NM 

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Regional airport flights for Silver City, NM 

As a resident of Silver City, I would like to express my preference for regional flights to Albuquerque instead of Phoenix. 

Thank you. Janice Embree-Bever, 27 Willow Flat Road, Silver City, NM 88061 

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Tuesday, October 07, 2014 4:08 PM 

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Flights out of Grant County NM 

We here in Grant County realize the importance of having flights that originate and terminate at the 

Grant County Airport (GCA). The question is where should the flights go to and come from. Currently the 

destination city is Phoenix, AZ. We have a city right here in our state that would accommodate all the air travel 

needs of the folks flying out of GCA. I am, of course, talking about Albuquerque, NM. The truth being that, all 

things being equal, most of the people affected by GCA would rather fly to an in state destination. So, put me 

down as being for changing the GCA destination city from Phoenix, AZ to Albuquerque, NM. Thank you for 

your time in this matter. 

Christopher Aquino 

110 N. Bayard St. 

Silver City, NM 88061 

Sincerely, 

aquinonmsenate2008@gmail.com (575) 313-2633 

"The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing 

of the world. " 

- Marianne Williamson 

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SVC to ABQ flight 

Hi Scott, my name is Jody Weidner and I live right outside of ABQ. 

I understand there is some discussion about starting a flight from Silver City to ABQ or Phoenix. 

I would like to put in my two cents if I may:) 

I think the flight from SVC to ABQ would be used by locals quite a bit. There are alot of events in both locations that I think 

folks would attend if the length of time to get to each area was shorter. 

Thanks for your time, 

Jody Weidner 

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flights to Albuquerque 

I would very much like to see the flights to and from Albuquerque and Silver City resumed. I have many 

doctors appointments in Albuquerque as well as a number of family members that live there. I find myself 

traveling there almost monthly. I used the flights to Albuquerque often in the past. Please open those flights up 

again. Thank you, Patricia Reed 

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regional flights 

I would prefer Phoenix as a destination city. For medical care (ie Mayo Clinic) I would choose Phoenix 

Thanks 

Mary Harwood 

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Scott.Faulk@dot.gov 

gramos@grantcountynm.com; bakasten@grantcountynm.com; 

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Essential Air Service Grant County/Silver City New Mexico 

RE: Grant County/Silver City Essential Air Service contract 

Dear Mr. Faulk, 

As twenty-year residents of Silver City, NM, we are writing with our recommendation about the next Essential 

Air Service contract for flights in and out of Silver City I Grant County airport. 

We strongly recommend that the contract be awarded for service between Albuquerque and Silver City. Many 

area residents, particularly business and government workers need to travel frequently from Silver City to 

Albuquerque. Some then go on to Santa Fe, the state capital. When the route was changed to Phoenix, the 

loss of the air service to Albuquerque became a great hardship for many. 

Most important is a reliable carrier, one that will consistently meet its schedule. Travelers with appointments, 

business meetings, and other time-sensitive reasons for traveling need a carrier that will be reliable. 

We strongly recommend that all effort be made to contract with the most reliable carrier. Only with reliable 

service will frequent travelers consistently use the contracted service. Only with service that travelers can 

count on will the contracted carrier enjoy substantial passenger business. 

Grant County residents need reliable air service between Silver City I Grant County airport and Albuquerque. 

Thank you for considering our recommendations. 

Sincerely, 

Cif~U? aru/ !1ft// 

Caroline and William Baldwin 

4205 Tom Lyons Drive 

Silver City, NM 88061 

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Monday, October 06, 2014 1:18 PM 

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Grant Co. Aviation Service 

I cannot attend Tues. meeting. 

I wish aviation service to continue thru PHOENIX 2-3 x day or whatever 

Great Lakes/or other airlines offer. Even their once a day service is better 

than going to ABQ. 

Service to ABQ is not useful to the general public and tourists to this area. 

We need to fly to a hub PHOENIX (16 airlines) ABQ service was mostly 

useful to government officials, local, state (Santa Fe) mining and medical 

needs .If I need to go to ABQ as my final destination, I will drive not fly. 

That is most cost effective. 

ABQ air service forces me to drive to El Paso (3 hrs.), Tucson (3hrs.) or 

Phoenix (5 hrs.) to fly throughout US. There is no sensible advantage to 

fly to ABQ and then have to reconnect to a hub of Phoenix or Dallas. 

To serve general public's needs and to encourage tourists to Grant County, 

service to PHOENIX is what we need. 

Barb Gosney, 21 yr. resident of Grant County 

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Monday, October 06, 2014 9:48 AM 

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suki_88061@yahoo.com 

Mr. Faulk, I appreciate the fact that we can send you our opinions, re: airline service in 

Silver City. I travel to Albuquerque frequently, because the medical specialists are health 

insurance as well as the physicians send us there. Driving up weekly ... 

I appreciate the fact that we can send you our opinions, re: airline service in Silver City. I travel to Albuquerque 

frequently, because the medical specialists are health insurance as well as the physicians send us there. Driving 

up weekly, can take its toll on the elderly. I occasionally drive to the Tucson airport for connecting flights, when 

going on vacation, because Great Lakes 

Airlines has out priced itself and is so unreliable. Silver City has been overlooked so often, with all amenities, 

we may as well not exist. If people want a Hub like Phoenix, it is usually the Freeport mine or people that have 

just moved here from bigger cities. As a medical professional, my seminars are in Alb., and I would love to be 

able to fly there and back, instead of driving. I hope corporate greed, will not have their way. Please encourage 

our flights to Albuquerque to resume. 

Thank you, 

Joe and Socorro Duran 

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Dear Sir: 

J. H. Hopson <hal_hopson@hotmail.com> 

Monday, October 06, 2014 1:03 AM 

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Silver City Air Service 

I am writing to express my opinion for the Essential Air Service for Grant County/Silver City, NM. The options 

being either a flight to and from 

Albuquerque, NM or a flight to and from Phoenix, AZ. 

I am very much in favor of the Phoenix flight. I have used the Great Lakes Air flight to and from Phoenix 3 

times in the past year and have come 

to rely on it as a connection to flights to the west coast and beyond. I intend to continue to utilize this flight in 

the future and have encouraged 

my family and friends to take advantage as well. I know of several who have utilized the flight and are very 

pleased to reach Phoenix for connecting 

flights, in an hours time instead of a 5 or 6 hour drive. 

When the previous flights went to Albuquerque I cannot recall a single time I took that flight. My reasoning 

was that if I had business in Albuquerque 

I would probably need a car. If I flew in, I would need to rent one so it was just less expensive to drive there in 

my own vehicle. 

I know of several people who would continue to use the service to Phoenix as long as it is available. Please 

conserve this valuable transportation asset. 

Respectfully, 

Dr. and Mrs. J. Hal Hopson 

P.O. Box 1359 

Bayard, NM 88023 

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Susan <fidelchili@comcast.net> 

Sunday, October 05, 2014 2:36 PM 

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Grant County, NM air service 

We use the Grant County air service to Phoenix several times a 

year. We would appreciate that the service continued to 

Phoenix. We are able to get more connections at better 

pricing. Great Lakes was a good service. Many did not understand 

the new FAA rules that caused them problems last year. Not 

enough pilots with the required hours. If this is fixed they should do 

fine. Although, the ladies at the Grant County airport could use 

some "customer service" training. 

Susan and Fidel Hinojosa 

fidelchili@comcast.net 

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Sunday, October 05, 2014 1:13 PM 

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Subject: Fw: Air Carrier for Grant County 

FYI 

From: Kathie Gilbert 

Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 7:59PM 

To: Priscilla Lucero 

Subject: Air Carrier for Grant County 

Dear Priscilla, 

As you gather input on an air carrier for Grant County, please keep at the forefront of the discussion the 

importance of reliability. I simply have been unwilling to use the current air carrier because of so many people 

who have been stranded in Phoenix because the flight to Grant County Airport was cancelled. Ditto for flights 

out to Phoenix. Dependable reliable service that you know will be there for you is critical to a carrier being 

successful. 

Thank you for all the work you do for our county. 

Kathie 

Kathie Gilbert 

575-313-7793 (cell) 

575-538-6348 (office) 

575-538-6589 (office fax) 

575-538-8635 (home) 

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Sunday, October 05, 2014 9:30 AM 

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Airport transportation to Grant County 

Please consider adding air travel to Grant County into Albuquerque and back. Almost all state business occurs 

in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. It has been extremely difficult for our county not to have access by air into 

Albuquerque. It also helped in connecting with flights from the Sunport out across the country. 

Terry Anderson 

Grant County Prospector President 

Grant County Health Council Co-Chair 

Early Childhood Advocate/ Anderson Consulting 

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Dear Mr. Faulk, 

Margarita Silva-Potts <msilva_potts@hotmail.com> 

Friday, October 03, 2014 6:33 PM 

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Fwd: Complaint and request for refund 

Great Lakes Airlines 10-02-14.doc; ATTOOOOl.htm 

I understand that you are seeking input on airline service to Silver City, NM. Here is a copy of our recent 

experience with Great Lakes Airlines and my complaint letter I wrote to them. 

Sincerely, 

Margarita Silva Potts 

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From: Margarita Silva-Potts <msilva potts@hotmail.com> 

Date: October 2, 2014 at 7:41 :40 PM MDT 

To: "refunds@flygreatlakes.com" <refunds@flygreatlakes.com> 

Cc: "customerrelations@greatlakes.com" <customerrelations@greatlakes.com> 

Subject: Complaint and request for refund 

Margarita S. Potts 

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Dear Madam/Sir: 

RE: Confirmation number 5662771 

Steven D. Potts 

Margarita S. Potts 

P.O. Box 1927 

Bayard, NM 88023 

October 2, 2014 

I am writing to voice my frustration with how Great Lakes Airlines provides service to 

Silver City, NM. I received an email this morning stating that my husband's flight had 

been cancelled for his return flight from Phoenix, AZ to Silver City, NM on October 4, 

2014. Steven is flying in from Baltimore, MD on an earlier flight that day. The e-mail 

stated that he could be booked on another flight without any additional charge or have a 

refund of the ticket. The next scheduled flight from Phoenix, AZ to Silver City, NM is 

not until Monday, October 6 at 1:30. I asked the agent I spoke to if Great Lakes Airlines 

could pay the change fee involved with changing Steven's flight on Southwest Airlines 

so he does not have to spend two days at the Phoenix airport until the next scheduled 

departure for Silver City. The agent stated that he was unable to authorize that charge to 

Great Lakes Airlines. 

I am very frustrated with Great Lakes Airlines' services in Silver City, NM as this is the 

second time Great Lakes failed their service agreement with us as paying customers. The 

last time was in October 2012 in which the flight was cancelled to Albuquerque and we 

did not receive timely notification. That occasion happened to be our son's wedding. 

My husband had to scramble at the last minute and drive to Albuquerque, NM so he 

would not miss his connecting flight. 

I am asking that Great Lakes Airlines pay the change fee involved in changing Steven's 

Southwest airline flight on October 4, 2014 or totally refund the entire amount of the 

ticket. I can be reached at 575-590-2202 or 575-537-2057 or by e-mail 

msilva _potts@hotmail.com 

Sincerely, 

Margarita S. Potts 
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Just wanted to put in a word for the Air Service in Grant County New Mexico. We HIGHLY FAVOR the 

continued service to Phoenix, AZ. It is such a great hub to other airlines and also we do a lot of business in the 

Phoenix area. We never flew to Albuquerque as the drive is much shorter than going to Phoenix. If fact you 

can almost drive to Albuquerque as fast as you can fly when considering the time used getting to the airport, 

checking in, waiting for your flight, flight time, renting a car, and then getting out of the Albu. Airport. It 

make much more sense to offer a service to the Phoenix area because of the distance and congestion of traffic 

getting there. Thank you for your time! 

Dawn Donnel 

Bear Creek Cabins 

4770 Hwy 15 

Pinos Altos, NM 88053 

575.574.8200 

billydawn@signalpeak.net 

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Friday, October 03, 2014 3:14 PM 

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Silver City Airline 

You probably know this, but in the past it seemed to be important to have a pressurized Airplanes. Caravans are 

not pressurized, so flying over the Black Range Mountains from SVC to ABQ might be a problem for some 

passengers. 

Tris 

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Sandra Riva <sar-properties@earthlink.net> 

Wednesday, October 01, 2014 6:08 PM 

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Regarding Essential Air Service to Grant County 

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As a business owner in the Silver City area as well as in New York and London a sound and efficient air service in and out 

of Grant County is an essential part to any growing business in our area. The original service to Albuquerque as a twice 

daily service was good but was on the road to nowhere. There were no direct/non stop flights from Albuquerque to the 

East Coast and, of course, offered no flight service to Europe. 

The new service to Phoenix was brilliant to start with when it was a twice daily service, with the exception of weekend. 

That service was quickly downgraded to an afternoon flight only! This happened before the twice daily service to 

Phoenix was really given a chance to be established. What good is an afternoon only flight to Phoenix when there is not 

enough connecting time to all the major flights to Europe and/or the East Coast? If the flight was in the morning and was 

delayed at all at least one had a buffer of several hours to still make ones connections in a timely way. The flights are all 

too often just cancelled at the last minute or delayed, therefore, making it impossible to make important meetings 

throughout the country and definitely not to Europe. 

I would be eternally grateful if you would consider reinstating the twice daily flights Mon-Fri and then a morning flight 

on the weekends to Phoenix. 

I do appreciate that you have many factors to weigh-in on but business growth to me is vital to our area not just to be 

able to grow but to just be sustainable. 

Yours most sincerely, 

Sandra Riva 

SAR Properties 

Sandra Riva 

Owner & President 

T: 575-535-4600 

E: SAR-Properties@earthlink.net 

Post: PO Box 97, Gila, NM, 88038-0097, USA 

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Essential Air Service from Silver City NM 

Sir ... We hope that the decision to resume flights to and through Albuquerque happens with the new proposal to 

provide essential air service to Silver City. 

The lack of flights to Albuquerque has been a detriment to Silver City and to New Mexico in general. Not having a direct, 

convenient and cost effective means to travel to the most populous city in our state with easy access to our state 

capital, handicaps our citizens and those who visit us ... culturally, economically and politically. 

Please reinstate air service to and through Albuquerque. Not only for the reasons above, which I believe are reason 

enough but also to enhance travelers experience to our town and state. New Mexico depends heavily on travel and 

tourism. Most who travel within the state find themselves in Albuquerque or northern New Mexico. Help us restore our 

economic engine with easier access to what we have to offer others, Silver City's Magic. 

Thank you for your time. 

Respectfully, 

David Phillips 

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Flights from Grant County 

We have traveled to and from Silver City since 2009. We loved the flights to ALB for shopping, meetings and short quick 

connection flights. We don't fly to Phoenix, would rather drive there. Also the flights to AZ have an incredibly bad 

reputation for cancellation. Please change back to Albuquerque! 

Wendy and David Phillips 

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Subject: Silver City Airport 

I always thought that the fee for the flight to Albuquerque was not worth the savings in time, because I usually 

could not connect to the flight I needed. I would just drive to Tucson or El Paso. However, I have used the 

Phoenix flight frequently with great results, no matter what direction I was connecting to. I would really 

prefer the airport to keep the Phoenix flight, it really works for a lot of us and makes it much easier. 

Thank you, 

Georgia Bearup 

Qualifying Broker/Owner, Realtor® 

United Country Mimbres Realty 

414 N Bullard Street, Silver City, NM 88061 

Office: (575) 538-3789 I Cell: (575) 388-8556 

georgiabearup17@msn.com I www.MimbresRealtv.com 

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Monday, September 29, 2014 6:15 PM 

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Subject: Regarding Essential Air Service in Grant County/Silver City, New Mexico. 

Dear Mr. Faulk, 

Grant County is in such a remote area that essential air service is so very important. Government officials 

would like to have air service to Albuquerque during the legislature but quite a few of our citizens would like 

the convenience of flying to a larger hub, such as Phoenix! 

I prefer Phoenix, as Albuquerque is an easy drive but Phoenix is treacherous! 

I sent out an email to some of the businesses in our community and I received the following: 

Thanks for asking. I much prefer Phoenix. I also am not in favor of a single engine plane if Albuq. is 

selected ... Probably would not use the service. 

Sandra Lucas, RN 

slucasRN4health@gmail.com 

Albuquerque would be better. 

Dr. Joseph Shepard 

WNMU President 

Joseph.Shepard@wnmu.edu 

I know others have emailed their preferences to you. We are trying to get word out so the majority of 

folks can have a say! 

Thanks so much for your consideration! 

Arlene 

Arlene Schadel 

Gila Economic Development Alliance 

arleneschadel@gmail.com 

575-388-7781-cell 

1-575-535-4304 

P.O. Box 16 

Tyrone, NM 88065 

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aqua <aqua@zianet.com> 

Sunday, September 28, 2014 11:46 PM 

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Silver City air transport 

I wanted to weigh in on the choice of destination for Silver City's air provider. Personally, I don't understand why we 

can't have both Albuquerque and Phoenix as destinations, but between those two, I'd pick Albuquerque. The reason is 

that the local hospital relies on out-of-town doctors and specialists, mostly from Albuquerque. I think some lab tests are 

sent up to Albuquerque for analysis. I've heard that they now have to drive or charter their own jet (and maybe had to 

do this previously when transport was so unreliable). It would help our community to have this connection to 

Albuquerque for the medical link. 

Actually, from a personal point of view, I'd pick Tucson! as a destination. It's where we typically go to fly to other places. 

Sincerely, 

Silver City resident 

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UNDA GERRITSON <lindagerritson@yahoo.com> 

Sunday, September 28, 2014 12:05 PM 

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Silver City, Grant County, NM future airport services 

ALBUQUERQUE-SILVER CITY--that is my preference for air service--mainly for medical services available in AQ. 

Thank you 

Linda Gerritson 

Silver City, NM 

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Saturday, September 27, 2014 10:19 PM 

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Essential Air Service to Silver City, NM 

I am a resident of Silver City & fly frequently to Phoenix, Arizona to visit family and see medical specialists. 

My family living there also fly to Silver City to assist me. 

Please maintain essential air service form Phoenix to Silver City. 

Thank you, 

Carolyn Johannes 

4102 Half Moon Circle 

Silver City, NM 88061 

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Lequita Lett <33cardinal@q.com> 

Friday, September 26, 2014 6:46 PM 

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air service to Silver City, New Mexico 

I would very much like for air service to be restored between Silver City and Albuquerque. If it is not, then fairly soon, I 

will be forced to leave my home in Silver City and move to Albuquerque. I am an 81 yr old widow. 

My cardiologist is in Albuquerque and so are both my children. 

At this time I can still drive to Albuquerque, but it takes several days to recover from the trip. How much longer will I be 

able to make this trip by myself?. 

Please consider getting a low cost air service to Albuquerque. 

Lequita Lett 

2213 Ponderosa 

Silver City, NM 88061 

575-538-3216 

33cardinal@q.com 

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Friday, September 26, 2014 5:49 PM 

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arleneschadel@gmail.com 

EAS in Grant County, New Mexico 

The following are reasons why we urge you to re-instate essential air service between Grant County and Albuquerque: 

1. Without air service to Albuquerque, we are distanced from essential speciality medical services. 

2. Without air service to Albuquerque, meeting face to face with our elected state officials is a challenge -we 

are isolated from our New Mexico seat of government and are without a strong political voice. 

3. Without air service to Albuquerque, many of us have had to reduce or eliminate our business contracts that 

occur in northern New Mexico -this is an economic burden for an already isolated community. 

4. For many of our citizens, driving to Albuquerque is simply not an option, especially during inclement weather. 

Please re-instate air service between Grant County and Albuquerque -it is essential that you do so. 

Thank you. 

Vicki Johnson 

Donald Johnson, M.D. 

Silver City, New Mexico 

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Fran Browne <franbrowne@comcast.net> 

Friday, September 26, 2014 3:58 PM 

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EAS contract, Silver City-ABQ! 

U.S.D.O.T. Office of Aviation Analysis 

Washington, D.C. 

Dear Mr. Faulk: 

As a resident of Silver City, NM, air travel is important to me. Being in my early 80's, driving long distances is 

hard for me. I used to be able to get from our Grant County Airport to Santa Fe via air and shuttle. This enabled 

me to, for instance, meet my lifelong friend, who now lives in Alaska, when she makes her yearly visit to Santa 

Fe. Or to take a taxi to a medical specialist in Albuquerque for a second opinion. Or to testify at a legislative 

hearing without having to stay overnight. 

Now that the air service from Grant County goes only to Phoenix, those things are not possible for me. (I'd 

never last through the 10-hour bus trip from Deming to Albuquerque, much less transfer on to Santa Fe.) The 

mining executives whose head office is in Phoenix probably want flights to that city. But I'll bet they could 

afford an airplane of their own. They don't need federal assistance. 

To help the large number of us ordinary citizens who want to go north to Albuquerque and Santa Fe, I 

respectfully urge you to contract with an EAS air service that will fly between Grant County and Albuquerque. 

Sincerely, 

Frances C. Browne (Mrs.) 

1213 Serinna Court 

Silver City, NM 88061 

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Michael Dowd <dowdmx@gmail.com> 

Thursday, September 25, 2014 2:59 PM 

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Essential Air Service for Silver City, New Mexico 

Although Phoenix is a good link for Silver City, the key word for air service here is "essential" and that means 

Albuquerque. With the need to reach government offices in Santa Fe without a 5 or 6 hour drive, airline access 

is extremely important to the Silver City/Grant County area. 

Thank you for asking for input. 

Very truly yours, 

Victoria Chick 

Grant County, NM 

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Thursday, September 25, 2014 2:14 PM 

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Phoenix Sky Harbor is one of the 10 busiest airports in the U.S. with 16 airlines serving Phoenix, 

handling 1,200 arrivals and departures daily. It is 225 air miles from Silver City. 

The Albuquerque Airport is serviced by 6 airlines with an average of 374 arrivals and departures 

daily. Albuquerque is 185 air miles from Silver City. 

Which airport gives the people of Grant, Hidalgo, Luna and Catron Counties the best option? 

Harold J. Bray 

2529 N. Kimberly Dr. 

Silver City, NM 

575-388-4471 

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Thursday, September 25, 2014 12:25 PM 

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Arlene Schadel 

air service to Silver City 

Of course, we would like to have both service from Albuquerque and Phoenix. 

But if we have to choose, The Bear Mountain Lodge would pick Phoenix, mostly because they have a lots more flights 

coming into that airport per day and with more international flights also. 

Sincerely, 

!/brewer 

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Cynthia Bettison <Cynthia.Bettison@wnmu.edu> 

Thursday, September 25, 2014 12:13 PM 

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Subject: Essential Air Service in Grant County 

Dear Mr. Faulk, 

I would like to see service return to Albuquerque rather than continue service to Phoenix. While Phoenix's Sky 

Harbor is a hub airport, the unreliability of Great Lakes makes it an undesirable location to which to fly because 

of the high likelihood that you will not make connecting flights when flying to Phoenix or be left stranded in 

Phoenix on the way home. 

While Great lakes has indicated that service will be more consistent and will increase to multiple flights per 

day, they made promises last year that did not come to fruition. Thus, based on past performance, promises 

made this year by Great Lakes will not be delivered. 

While I know that my comments should not be based on the service provider rather than the destination, the two 

are inseparable in many ways. To be honest, the best destination would be Albuquerque since it would decrease 

the amount of driving I have been doing to attend meetings in Santa Fe. On average I make 10-14 trips to Santa 

Fe, scattered throughout the year but with high concentration during the Legislative Session. Driving back-andforth is becoming ever more difficult and time consuming with each year. This is especially the case when NM 

152 is closed. 

Having service to Albuquerque will certainly decrease the amount of time spent on the road. 

Thank you for the opportunity to express my opinion regarding Essential Air Service destinations from Grant 

County Airport. 

Sincerely, 

Cynthia Ann Bettis on, Ph.D., RPA 

Director 

Western New Mexico University Museum 

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 680, Silver City, NM 88062 

Shipping Address: 1000 W. College Ave., Silver City, NM 88061 

Phone: 575-538-6386 

Email: Cynthia.Bettison@wnmu.edu 

Website: http:// www.wnmumuseum.org 

Western New Mexico University Museum is the home of the NAN Ranch Collection-the largest 

and most complete collection of Mimbres materials in existence from a single prehistoric Mimbres site, and the 

largest and most comprehensive permanent intepretative exhibition of Mimbres pottery and artifacts in the world. 

Visit http://www.wnmumuseum.org to learn more about the WNMU Museum, its collections, upcoming events, 

and exhibitions. 

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Thursday, September 25, 2014 11:07 AM 

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Essential air service Silver City to Albuquerque or Santa Fe 

Since moving to Silver City in 1971, I had benefitted greatly from the SVC- ABQ route both personally and 

professionally. The personal issues, while a huge benefit to me and my family, are probably not the major concern of 

DOT, but had there not been service to ABQ and back, it would have represented a huge hardship to my family as my 

daughter flew two times every month round trip to ABQ to visit her mother until she reached the age of majority. She 

was often not alone on the flight for the same reasons. 

Professionally, the loss of the flight to ABQ has meant that several of my staff members and I have had to drive to and 

from ABQ multiple times every month. I now have to drive 8+ hours RT twice a month. This road time is incredibly 

expensive in many ways, and since the funding of our travel is primarily public, it is an incredible waste of tax payer 

money. Funding salaries for car time is wasteful. In addition, the definition of essential should include fostering the 

connection between frontier communities and the seats of government and foster access to necessary resources for the 

health of the population including bi-directional access to necessary health services- flying people to ABQ for health 

visits and flying providers to SVC to provide health services. Our organization facilitates the training of physicians, 

dentists and other providers in SW NM. This has proven necessary to ensure the supply of health professionals in 

remote NM. Since the diversion ofthe historical route to PHX, all of our students and residents physicians must drive 

the same 8+ hours to have their rural training experience. In the case of psychiatry resident rotations, they must travel 

to ABQ weekly for 6 months. The lack of air service puts us at a competitive recruitment disadvantage for these 

providers. 

There are many, many examples of how the loss of air services to ABQ has impacted health and economic development 

here. At a minimum it separates the citizens of southern NM from state and federal government and agencies and 

diminishes our right to be involved in public decisions that impact us. 

Please support the re-establishment of essential air service between Silver City and Albuquerque or Santa Fe. 

Charlie Alfero, ED 

HMS- Center for Health Innovation 

902 Santa Rita Street 

Silver City, NM 

575-534-0101 X 2106 

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Priscilla C. Lucero 

Destination from Silver City for flight service 

Please count this email as a vote for Albuquerque as the one destination, if we only get one choice. Thanks! 

Chris DeBolt 

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1 travel to and from Silver City once a month or more. I strongly support reestablishing air travel between Albuquerque 

and Silver City. Thank you. 

Susan Wilger, Director of Programs 

Hidalgo Medical Services-Center for Health Innovation National Center for Frontier Communities 

902 Santa Rita Street 

Silver City, NM 

Mobile: 575-313-4720 

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David Phillips <ravenphillips@gmail.com> 

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 11:17 PM 

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Essential Air Service Silver City NM 

Please be aware that since the change of flights away from Albuquerque we have significantly reduced our use of Air 

Service from Silver City. We didn't feel we had a voice in the last decision making process. 

For us, and many of our associates, air travel from Silver City to Albuquerque is essential. We need to be able to trav 

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Bruce McKinney <bruce@greensilverlinings.com> 

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 5:36 PM 

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Air service to Silver City 

Thanks for taking feedback on what city should be served by air service from Silver City, NM. I own a 

tourist business, Agave Ridge Retreat, and for my guests Phoenix is a much better connection than 

Albuquerque. Phoenix is a national hub with service to many cities in the US and overseas. 

Albuquerque is a regional hub with far fewer connections. When we had Albuquerque service, it was 

particularly difficult to get to east coast cities. There were few if any direct flights. In fact, 

Albuquerque was not substantially better than El Paso, which can be reached from Silver City by 

shuttle. Sometimes we ended up driving to El Paso or Tucson rather than flying to Albuquerque. 

I'm aware that many local citizens in government and medicine prefer Albuquerque, partly because it 

gives them access to the state capital in Santa Fe. I don't minimize the needs of these citizens. It 

would be good if we could have mixed service with Albuquerque on some days and Phoenix on 

others. Perhaps this is too much to ask. 

In any case, the current service is to infrequent and too unreliable. It's very difficult to make 

connections to anyplace on the one afternoon flight to Phoenix. 

Thanks for listening. 

Bruce McKinney 

Agave Ridge Retreat 

575-534-7607 

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 5:09 PM 

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In response to your request, ABQ is much more preferential than Phoenix. All access to state services/government now 

requires driving 5 hours each way. Most out of state travelers that I know fly out of El Paso or Tucson and it takes much 

less time than a connecting flight via PHX. Our auditors, federal examiners, contractors, etc. do not fly via PHX to Grant 

County because it takes several hours longer than simply driving from ELP or Tucson. We previously used ABQ 

extensively, and since changing to PHX, we have not flown out of Grant County. All business included ..... and we have 

branches in both Silver City and south of Silver in Lordsburg (which had the first airport in NM by the way). 

Thanks for allowing input. 

Michael R Martin 

President and CEO 

Western Bank 

140 E Motel Dr. 

P.O. 490 

Lordsburg, NM 88045 

575-542-3521 PH 

575-542-9247 FX 

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Faye McCalmont <fmccalmont@mimbresarts.org> 

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 4:59 PM 

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I am very interested in seeing air service to Albuquerque restored. I make many trips to Albq. and Santa Fe for 

business and it has been a hardship not having air service to that area. 

Thanks for your consideration. 

Best 

Faye McCalmont 

Faye McCalmont, Executive Director 

Mimbres Region Arts Council 

P.O.Box 1830 

Silver City, NM 88062 

575-538-2505 

www.mimbresarts.org 

MRAC- Recipient of the 2013 New Mexico 

Governor's Award for EXCELLENCE in the Arts! 

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 2:56 PM 

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essential air service to Grant County NM 

I am writing this email to express my strong recommendation that the Albuquerque leg (both am and pm) of essential 

air service be returned to Grant County Airport. I utilized the service multiple times within a year both professionally 

and personally- for many years while the option was available. There are many service agencies that have to travel to 

Albuquerque for their business since in particular most health and social service agencies are governmentally funded 

and based out of Alb or Santa Fe. I also deal with the NM State Legislature a great deal throughout the year and again 

that means many trips to up north. Rural areas of NM depend heavily on government funding for so much of their 

services, including grant funding which mandates again trips to Albuquerque for reporting and networking and trips to 

UNM for evaluation activities. 

Again please return the Albuquerque Essential Air Service to Grant County because it is much more beneficial to our 

community than a flight to Phoenix AZ. 

Susie Trujillo 

3883 N. Huff Street 

Silver City, NM 88061 

575-313-3604 

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Milligan, Kendra <kmilligan@grmc.org> 

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 2:44 PM 

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I am writing in regards the recommendation for Essential Air Service for Grant County, NM. Without a doubt my 

recommendation would be Albuquerque, because so many of our essential health and human services (not to mention 

legislative and governmental agencies) are based in that city. 

Without air travel to Albuquerque from Grant County, our rural community has been further isolated from the main hub 

of New Me?<ico services, both public and private. I know our Health Council and its 30 members have been cut off of 

participating in legislative planning that effects our region and our residents access to resources. With the indefinite 

closure of the Black Range Road (Hwy 152), we are now forced to drive an extra two hours round trip through Hatch to 

reach Albuquerque (a total of a ten hour car trip now). The trip could be made in less than 1 Yz hours in a plane. 

Please help our community stay connected to health and human services and participating in our state planning by 

reconnecting Grant county Airport to Albuquerque, instead of Phoenix. 

Thank you, 

Kendra 

Kendra Milligan 

Assistant Coordinator 

Grant County Community Health Council 

(575) 388-1198 ext. 10 

kmilliga n @grmc.org 

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 1:21 PM 

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Although my newspapers have not run a formal survey of any kind, it appears to me and my staff that the 

majority of people in Southwestern New Mexico are interested in air service to Albuquerque. It gives them 

access to family members in the north, healthcare services not offered in rural New Mexico, veteran services, 

etc. Government employees, elected officials, and university administrators would like air service to 

Albuquerque. Albuquerque is the hub of commerce in our state. Conventions of every kind are held there, 

including the NM Press Association Conference. 

However, the largest employer in Southwest New Mexico is Freeport Morgan Mines, and employees who need 

to travel for business certainly support air service to Phoenix. 

Additionally, many local citizens have been transferred to Arizona, and this has generated a bit more interest in 

personal travel out of state. 

I think overall the people want Albuquerque, and our largest employer wants Phoenix. 

I hope this helps. 

Jared Hamilton 

General Manager 

Silver City Sun-News 

208 W. Broadway 

Silver City, NM 88062 

Office: (575) 546-2611 ext. 2601 

rr;rww.scsun-news.com 

@J 

Jared Hamilton 

General Manager 

Deming Headlight 

219 E Maple St 

Deming, NM 88030 

Office: (575) 546-2611 ext.2601 

http://www.demingheadlight.com 

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Silver City Air Route 

Scott, This Robert Rydeski a business owner in Silver City NM. I used to use the route from Albuquerque to Silver City at 

least 20 times per year for me and or employees. Since the route moved to Phoenix, I have flown one time. Also with 

the main land route to Abq closed due to flooding last week it is more important than ever to move the air route back to 

Abq. 

Any Questions, I am always willing to share my opinion. 

Robert 

Cell 575.313.4382 

Office 575.388.5433 

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Hello Mr. Faulk, 

Regarding air service provided to Silver City, NM I would be in favor for service to Albuquerque as opposed to Phoenix. 

Thanks for your consideration, 

Michael McMillan 

Southwest Bone and Joint Institute 

Silver City, NM 88061 

(575) 534-1919 office 

(575) 534-0135 fax 

www.southwestboneandjoint.com 

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Peter Riva <PRiva@IntiTrans.com> 

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 2:23 PM 

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Regarding air access from Silver City 

Whilst world improvements in communications' technology permit multi-national companies to relocate away 

from major city areas, there always remains the question of physical travel. In Silver City that travel requires a 

3+ hour car journey to either El Paso or Tucson, 5 hours to Albuquerque and 6.5 hours to Phoenix (the largest 

air hub of the four). 

The so-called local air service from Silver City to ABQ was discontinued at precisely the same time Jet Blue reinstigated their non-stop service to New York (USA's largest business center) and United's links to the rest of 

the world (hubbing through Denver- which is always weather troublesome). By moving local air service from 

Silver City to PHX it seemed workable except that the departure and arrival times never coincide with relevant 

flight times to the east coast or west coast, either being too early or too late or just plain too tight a flight 

schedule to be reliable. In addition, the flight to PHX seems plagued with weather and other delays and 

cancellations to the point that most of us frequent travelers prefer the drive rather than miss flights when you 

are sitting at the Silver City airport and they announce, 30 minutes before arrival of the aircraft, that it has 

been cancelled and there is no way you can make a 6-7 hour drive in time. When you miss a fixed fare flight to 

London or Japan, that's more expensive than simply driving. 

If it were possible, most of us would either prefer much earlier departure times from Silver City to PHX or 

reinstating the morning departure from Silver City to ABQ. Either way, that would be more business friendly. 

And I suspect the aircraft availability from ABQ would be better. 

Over to you, 

Thanks, 

Peter 

Peter Riva 

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International Transactions, Inc. 

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FW: Contact for Essential Air Service 

Please consider keeping air service from Grant County to Phoenix. 

From: Arlene Schadel [mailto:arleneschadel@qmail.com] 

Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 9:41AM 

To: Gila EDA Office 

Subject: Fwd: Contact for Essential Air Service 

Regarding Essential Air Service to Grant County. They would like to know if Albuquerque or Phoenix would 

be more beneficial to our community. If you feel strongly one way or the other the Department of 

Transportation would like to hear from you! Thanks!!! Thanks also to Priscilla Lucero for the information. 

The Department of Transportation is extending the due date for formal comments regarding proposals to serve 

Silver City. Please submit any comments you may have no later than October 1Oth. Scott Faulk is the contact 

and his email is Scott.Faulk@dot.gov and his phone number and address are below. 

Scott Faulk 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

202-366-9967 

Arlene Schadel 

arleneschadel@gmail.com 

575-388-7781-cell 

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