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# Theodor e Roosevel t REGIONA L AIRPOR T 1112 0 42n d St . SW , Suit e A • Dickinson , N D 5860 1 Phone : 701-483-106 2 • Fax : 701-483-107 2 dickinsonairport@ndsupemet.co m • www.dickinsonairport.co m >

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C O October 20 , 201 0 Mr . Denni s DeVany Unite dState s Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s X-5 3 40 0 l" ^ Stree t

S W Washingto n D.C . 2059 0 Dea r Mr . DeVany , Thank yo u fo r givin g Dickinso n th e opportunit y t o respon dt o th e Grea

t Lake s Airlin e proposal fo

r ai r servic e t o Dickinso n under th e Essential Ai r

Servic e Program . I feel th e proposa l Great

Lake s ha s submitte di s anothe r positiv e ste p forwardfor Dickinson . I a

mextremel y please dt o se e tha t twelv e o f th e eightee n roundtrip s ar e stan d alon e roundtrips . Great

Lake s wa s abl e t o provid e Dickinso n wit h astandalon e roun dtri p i n Augus t o f thi s year . Th e succes s o f

tha t roundtri p ha s bee n phenomenal . Septembe r 201 0 wa s th e busies t

mont h ever for corrunercia

l airlin e enplanement s a

t th e Dickinso n Airport . I hav e neve r

see n aSeptembe r

s o busy , an dattribut e that succes s t o th e standalon e roundtrip . Th e standalon e roundtrip s provid e th e airpor t wit h muc h bette r reliability , whic h th e communit y need s t o remai n competitive . Th e standalon e flights als o allo w fo r mor e availability , whic h i s excellen t fo r customer s that

utiliz e ai r service , an d th e airport . Grea

t Lake s i s ver

y clos e t o enplanin g 10,00 0 passenger s an dallowin g th e airpor t t o mov e int o th e nex t

leve l o f funding . Ther e i s n o doub t that wit h anothe r stan d alon e roundtri p Grea

t Lake s wil l onl y becom e busier . Th e nee dfo

r more ai r servic e i n southwes t

Nort h Dakot aha s neve r

bee n greate r

than th e present . Th e increas e i n ai r trave l i n southwester

n Nort h Dakot aha s bee n aproduc t o f energ y developmen t

an dth e additio n o f

ai r service . Southwes t

Nort h Dakot aha s bee n i n a n energ y boo mtha t

ha s grow n steadil y sinc e 2007 . Th e oi l ri g count s are th e highes t the y hav e ever

been , tw o pipeline s ar

e bein g installe di n th e regio n an dacoal min e an d gasificatio n plan t

i s currentl y bein g developed . Th e energ y companie s i n Dickinso n an d southwes t Nort h Dakot arel y heavil y o n ai r servic e fo

r th e growt h an dsustainabilit

y o f thei r companies . I n 2Mi^:i^ d200 9 Grea t Lake s enplanemen t

number s staye dver

y steady with aifevera^igj^^^Pfiassenger s enplane dpe r year . In 201 0 howeve r

Grea t Lake s i s i£5W'Pia^fe^^^^^ps3 y 0,00 0 passengers , an increas e o f 12% . Th e har do f

wor k o fGrea t Lake s managemen t

ha s resulte di n Dickinso n receivin g mor e reliable , convenien t ai r servic e that

meet s th e need s o f

ou r growin g region . Reliabl e convenien t

ai r servic e i s amus t

hav e i n southwes t

Nort h Dakota . Havin g th e availability t o th e national airway syste mi s ake y componen t t o th e growt

h o f Dickinso n an dsouthwes t

North Dakota . I respectfull y reques t that yo u awardth e Grea

t Lake s proposa l for

Dickinso n an dSouthwestern North Dakota . Again , I thank

yo u fo r th e opportunity t o commen t o n th e proposals . I woul dals o like to thank yo u an dyour

staf f fo r al l th e har dwor

k yo u d o t o assur e smal l communitie s like Dickinso n hav e safe , reliable , convenien t ai r service . Sincerely , Matthe w Remyns e Airpor t Manage r C c : Jo n Frantsvog , Chairman , DMA A Larr y Taborsky , Director,Nort h Dakot aState Aeronautic s Denni s W . Johnson , Mayor , Cit y o f Dickinso n Governo r Joh n Hoeve n Senato r Ken t Coiu"a d Senato r Byro n Dorgan Representativ e Earl Pomero y