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Representative s Washington , D C 2051 5 Dea r Congressma nBenishek : Than k yo u for you r Marc h7 lette r

forwardin g correspondenc e fro mMr . Duan e DuRay , Airport Manage r o f th e Gogebic-Iro nCounty Airport inLronwood . H e expresse d concern s abou t

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Servic e (EAS ) situatio na t Ironwood , particularl y th e flight schedul e propose db y Great Lake s Aviation , Ltd . (Great Lakes) . A s yo u may know , o nOctobe r 20 , 2011 , th e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio nissue d Orde r 2011-10-15 , requestin g proposal s fromcarrier s intereste dinprovidin g EA S a t Ironwoo dand/o r

Rhinelander , Wisconsin , for atwo-year

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2012-3-5 , Marc h7 , 2012 , th e Departmen t selecte dGrea t

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Lakes ' proposa l meet s th e cor e objectiv e of th e program , w e understan dth e community' s concern s regardin g schedulin g an dreliability issue s an dwil l wor k with the man dGreat

Lake s t o optimiz e th e service . A s i s ou r norma l practic e insuc hmatters , I amplacin g acop y o f you r lette r an dmy respons e inDOT-OST-1996-1266 , th e official record s of thi s case . Shoul dyo u hav e an y additiona l question s regardin g th e EA S program , pleas e d o no t hesitat e t o contac t

m e a t (202 ) 366-1061 . Sincerel y yours , Denni s J . DeVan y Chief , Essentia l Ai r

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# ^ou^ e o f i^eprc^entatibes J Marc h 7 , 201 2 Mr . Denni s J . DeVan y Chief , Essentia l Ai rService Division , X-5 3 Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n 40 0 7^* " Stree t S W Washington , D.C . 2005 0 Dea rMr . DeVany : I a m writin g o n behal f o f th e passenger s o f Gogebic-Iro n CountyAirpor t (IWD ) an d th e nee d fo ra workabl e fligh t schedule . First an d foremost , I appreciat e Great Lake s Airline s proposa l t o continu e ai rservic e t o th e IW D afte rFrontie rAirline s decide d t o exi t th e market . However , I a m disappointe d tha t th e currentl y propose d fligh t schedul e doe s no t support th e loca l passenge rneed s o rEssentia l Ai rService (EAS ) progra m requirements . I t i s m yunderstandin g tha t EA S airline s an d airport s have a responsibilit yt o provid e servic e tha t take s int o accoun t passenge rneed s an d connectin g flights . I n th e case o f th e IWD , busines s passenger

s mus t b e abl e t o mee t thei rconnectin g flight s i n Minneapolis , M N (MSP) a t a reasonabl e time . Wit h th e curren t fligh t schedul e propose d b yGreat Lake

s Airlines , th e arriva l tim e i n MS P wil l no t effectivel ycoincid e wit h th e connectin g fligh t banks . I f th e currentl ypropose d fligh t schedul e i s no t altered , I a m concerne d passenge rutilizatio n a t th e IW D wil l diminis h du e t o schedulin g an d reliabilit yconcerns . Thi s loss coul d have a n advers e effec t o n busines s an d recreationa l travel , thu s furthe rhurtin g Michigan' s strugglin g economy . Enclose d i s dat a provide d t o m yoffic e b yMr . Duan e Duray , Airpor t Manager , IWD , regardin g enplanement/deplanemen t numbers an d fligh t schedule s fro m 2008 . I trus t tha t th e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n wil l conside rthi s informatio n an d th e advers e effec t a n unviabl e fligh t schedul e wil l have o n th e resident s o f th e Uppe rPeninsula . Sincerely , Da n Benishe k

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