Essential Air Service


Essential Air Service is a U.S. government program enacted to guarantee that small communities in the United States, which had been served by certificated airlines prior to deregulation in 1978, maintained commercial service. Its aim is to maintain a minimal level of scheduled air service to these communities that otherwise would not be profitable. The program is codified at.
The United States Department of Transportation subsidizes airlines to serve communities across the country that otherwise would not receive scheduled air service. As of June 1, 2015, 159 communities in the US received EAS subsidies, of which 44 were in Alaska, two in Hawaii, and one in Puerto Rico. The decision as to what degree of subsidized service a community requires is made based on identifying a specific hub for the community and from there determining the number of trips, seats, and type of aircraft that are necessary to serve that hub.
In fiscal year 2015, the federal budget provided $263 million in funding for the EAS program. The USDOT proposed a further 7.6 percent increase for a proposed FY2016 funding of $283 million. The budgeted funding for EAS increased from $193 million in FY2012 to $233 million in FY2013 to $268 million in FY2014, before decreasing slightly in FY2015 to $263 million. Between FY2012 and FY 2015, annual EAS expenditures rose 36%. Per passenger EAS subsidy in the 48 contiguous states plus Puerto Rico ranged from $10 to more than $977 per passenger in 2014.
These increases occurred despite numerous Congressional measures to contain program spending. The George W. Bush Administration sought to reduce the cost of the program to $50 million by stricter eligibility criteria and requiring the local governments of the areas served to contribute to the cost. The Heritage Foundation argued in 2014 that rural airports should receive no federal subsidies through the Essential Air Service program; rather, state and local governments that value the air services should support them. The Congressional Research Service has reported that since the early 2000s federal subsidies for the EAS have nearly tripled to almost $300 million per year.

Community eligibility criteria

Pursuant to the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2000, no community within the 48 contiguous states may receive a subsidy greater than $200 per passenger unless the community is more than from the nearest large or medium hub airport. Pursuant to the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, to be eligible for the program, a community in the contiguous 48 states must either maintain an average of 10 or more enplanements per service day or be located more than from the nearest large or medium hub airport. The criteria for 10 or more enplanements can be waived by the Secretary of Transportation, on an annual basis, if a community can demonstrate that it is due to a temporary decline.
The Department of Transportation, pursuant to the Consolidated and Further Appropriations Act of 2015, is required to negotiate a local cost share with communities located less than from a small hub airport.

Controversy

Critics question the economic efficiency of the service. According to a 2006 New York Times article on the program, the subsidy per passenger, averaged across the entire program excluding Alaska, is approximately $74, and much higher on some particularly poorly patronized flights where subsidies are as high as $801 per passenger.
Patronage on many flights is very low. The majority of EAS airplanes have fewer than 20 seats, and flights typically are less than half full. However, the program is politically popular in the cities receiving the subsidized flights, many of which use an airport with scheduled service as a selling point to attract industry to their regions. Several subsidized airports are within an hour's drive from an unsubsidized airport.

Report tables

The following tables list all Essential Air Service communities under the various funding programs. This is based on the most recent reports issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation, and updated to reflect changes based on DOT orders. Docket and order numbers link to their respective pages on the docket management site, which typically includes the original files in PDF and other formats. The hubs are designated using the three-letter IATA airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association.

Alternate Essential Air Service

The Alternate Essential Air Service program grants funds directly to the municipality or airport authority instead of the air carrier. This allows the community to recruit air service that would not otherwise meet EAS guidelines, such as more frequent service with smaller aircraft, less-than-daily service, flights to differing destinations at different times of the year or week, on-demand air taxi service, scheduled or on-demand ground surface transportation, regionalized air service, or even purchasing an aircraft. This alternative program has most often occurred as a public charter arrangement as prescribed by Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 380. The first airport to enter this program was Manistee County Blacker Airport in 2012.
StateCommunityAirportDestinationsAir carrierAircraft / maximum seatsAnnual grantDocketOrderExpires
AZPagePage Municipal AirportPhoenix Corporate Flight Management
dba Contour Airlines
Embraer ERJ-135 / 30$4,398,924
CACrescent CityDel Norte County AirportOakland Corporate Flight Management
dba Contour Airlines
Embraer ERJ-135 / 30$3,310,503
GAMaconMiddle Georgia Regional AirportBaltimore/Washington Corporate Flight Management
dba Contour Airlines
Embraer ERJ-135 / 30$4,687,979
MIManistee / LudingtonManistee County Blacker AirportChicago-Midway Ultimate Jetcharters
dba North Country Sky
Beechcraft 1900 / 19 or
Fairchild Dornier 328JET / 30
$3,716,959
over two years
MSTupeloTupelo Regional AirportNashville Corporate Flight Management
dba Contour Airlines
Embraer ERJ-135 / 30$3,932,032
MOFt. Leonard WoodWaynesville-St. Robert Regional AirportSt. Louis Corporate Flight Management
dba Contour Airlines
Embraer ERJ-135 / 30$3,111,628
WVBeckleyRaleigh County Memorial AirportCharlotte Corporate Flight Management
dba Contour Airlines
Embraer ERJ-135 / 30$2,827,968
WVParkersburg, WV / Marietta, OHMid-Ohio Valley Regional AirportCharlotte Corporate Flight Management
dba Contour Airlines
Embraer ERJ-135 / 30$2,134,573

Community Flexibility Pilot Program

Under the Community Flexibility Pilot Program, established in 2003, up to ten communities can receive a grant equal to two years' worth of subsidy in exchange for forgoing their EAS service for ten years. These grants must be used to fund projects that will improve the airport for general aviation. As of November 2017, only one community has ever taken advantage of the program:
StateCommunityAirportTotal grantDocketOrderExpires
CAVisaliaVisalia Municipal Airport$3,703,368

Subsidized EAS communities

Areas excluding Alaska

StateCommunityAirportDestinationsAir carrierAircraft / maximum seatsAnnual subsidyDocketOrderExpires
ALMuscle ShoalsNorthwest Alabama Regional AirportAtlanta Boutique AirPilatus PC-12 / 8$2,778,811
$2,848,281
$2,919,488
$2,992,475
AZPrescottErnest A. Love FieldLos Angeles
----Denver
SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,209,101
AZShow LowShow Low Regional AirportPhoenix Boutique AirPilatus PC-12 / 8$1,673,267
$1,706,733
$1,740,867
$1,775,685
AREl Dorado / CamdenSouth Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin FieldDallas/Fort Worth
----Memphis
Southern Airways ExpressCessna 208 Caravan / 9$2,541,851
$2,605,397
ARHarrisonBoone County AirportDallas/Fort Worth
----Memphis
Southern Airways ExpressCessna 208 Caravan / 9$2,668,665
$2,735,381
ARHot SpringsMemorial Field AirportDallas/Fort Worth Southern Airways ExpressCessna 208 Caravan / 9$2,662,717
$2,729,284
ARJonesboroJonesboro Municipal AirportSt. Louis Multi-Aero Inc
dba Air Choice One
Cessna 208 Caravan / 9$2,040,947
$2,020,538
CAEl CentroImperial County AirportLos Angeles Mokulele AirlinesCessna 208 Caravan / 9$2,488,824
CAMercedMerced Regional AirportLos Angeles
----Sacramento
Boutique AirPilatus PC-12 / 8$3,186,220
$3,249,944
$3,314,943
$3,381,242
COAlamosaSan Luis Valley Regional AirportDenver Boutique AirPilatus PC-12 / 8$2,891,307
$2,949,133
COCortezCortez Municipal AirportDenver
----Phoenix
Boutique AirPilatus PC-12 / 8$3,579,703
$3,669,195
$3,760,925
$3,854,948
COPuebloPueblo Memorial AirportDenver SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,784,664
HIKamuelaWaimea-Kohala AirportKahului Mokulele AirlinesCessna 208 Caravan / 9$389,783
ILDecaturDecatur AirportChicago-O'Hare SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,993,168
ILMarion / HerrinVeterans Airport of Southern IllinoisSt. Louis
Nashville
Cape AirCessna 402C / 9 or
Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9
$2,933,337
$3,021,338
$3,111,978
$3,205,337
ILQuincy, IL / Hannibal, MOQuincy Regional AirportChicago-O'Hare
St. Louis
Cape AirCessna 402C / 9 or
Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9
$3,059,743
$3,151,536
IABurlingtonSoutheast Iowa Regional AirportChicago-O'Hare
----St. Louis
Multi-Aero Inc
dba Air Choice One
Cessna 208 Caravan / 9$2,439,963
$2,415,564
IAFort DodgeFort Dodge Regional AirportMinneapolis-Saint Paul
----St. Louis
Multi-Aero Inc
dba Air Choice One
Cessna 208 Caravan / 9$2,949,904
$2,920,405
IAMason CityMason City Municipal AirportChicago-O'Hare
----Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Multi-Aero Inc
dba Air Choice One
Cessna 208 Caravan / 9$2,949,904
$2,920,405
IAWaterlooWaterloo Regional AirportChicago-O'Hare American dba American EagleEmbraer ERJ-145 / 50$1,659,159
KSDodge CityDodge City Regional AirportDenver SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,774,652
KSGarden CityGarden City Regional AirportDallas/Fort Worth American dba American EagleEmbraer ERJ 140 / 44$772,065
KSHaysHays Regional AirportDenver SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,123,573
KSLiberal, KS / Guymon, OKLiberal Mid-America Regional AirportDenver SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,788,409
KSSalinaSalina Regional AirportDenver
Chicago-O'Hare
SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,310,166
KYOwensboroOwensboro–Daviess County Regional AirportSt. Louis
Nashville
Cape AirCessna 402C / 9 or
Technam P2012 Traveller / 9
$2,038,398
$2,099,549
KYPaducahBarkley Regional AirportChicago-O'Hare SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,117,436
MEAugusta / WatervilleAugusta State AirportBoston Cape AirCessna 402C / 9 or
Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9
$2,068,605
$2,109,977
$2,152,177
$2,195,221
MEBar HarborHancock County–Bar Harbor AirportBoston Cape Air
Off-Peak Season only
4 Year Term
Silver Airways
Peak Summer Season only
2 Year Term
Cessna 402C / 9
Saab 340 / 34
$1,726,152
$1,777,937
$1,831,275
$1,886,213
$1,399,714 annually
Silver Airways

MEPresque IslePresque Isle International AirportNewark United dba United ExpressERJ-145 / 50$6,838,045
MERocklandKnox County Regional AirportBoston Cape AirCessna 402C / 9 or
Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9
$2,218,126
$2,306,851
$2,399,125
$2,495,090
MIAlpenaAlpena County Regional AirportDetroit SkyWest Airlines
dba Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,404,327
MIEscanabaDelta County AirportDetroit SkyWest Airlines
dba Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,017,718
MIHancock / HoughtonHoughton County Memorial AirportChicago-O'Hare SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,204,520
MIIron Mountain / KingsfordFord AirportDetroit
----Minneapolis/Saint Paul
SkyWest Airlines
dba Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,275,512
MIIronwood, MI / Ashland, WIGogebic–Iron County AirportChicago-O'Hare
----Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Boutique AirPilatus PC-12 / 8$3,593,464
$3,683,300
MIMuskegonMuskegon County AirportChicago-O'Hare SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,174,790
MIPellstonPellston Regional AirportDetroit SkyWest Airlines
dba Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$1,724,962
Winter Season only
MISault Ste. MarieChippewa County International AirportDetroit
----Minneapolis/Saint Paul
SkyWest Airlines
dba Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,729,306
MNBemidjiBemidji Regional AirportMinneapolis-Saint Paul SkyWest Airlines
dba Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$1,344,499
MNBrainerdBrainerd Lakes Regional AirportMinneapolis/Saint Paul SkyWest Airlines
dba Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$1,973,113
MNChisholm / HibbingRange Regional AirportMinneapolis-Saint Paul SkyWest Airlines
dba Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,463,352
MNInternational FallsFalls International AirportMinneapolis/Saint Paul SkyWest Airlines
dba Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,981,632
MNThief River FallsThief River Falls Regional AirportMinneapolis-Saint Paul Key Lime Air
dba Denver Air Connection
Dornier 328JET / 30 or
Embraer ERJ-145LR / 50
$3,956,517
$4,035,647
MSGreenvilleMid Delta Regional AirportAtlanta
----Dallas/Fort Worth
Boutique AirPilatus PC-12 / 8$2,724,153
$2,792,256
$2,862,063
$2,933,615
MSHattiesburg / LaurelHattiesburg–Laurel Regional AirportDallas/Fort Worth SkyWest Airlines
dba American Eagle
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50 or
Bombardier CRJ700 / 65
$3,066,327 or
$3,741,595
MSMeridianMeridian Regional AirportChicago-O'Hare
----Dallas/Fort Worth
SkyWest Airlines
dba American Eagle
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50 or
Bombardier CRJ700 / 65
$3,265,490 or
$4,144,992
MOCape Girardeau / SikestonCape Girardeau Regional AirportChicago-O'Hare SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,371,863
MOKirksvilleKirksville Regional AirportSt. Louis Cape AirCessna 402C / 9$1,931,684
$1,989,635
$2,049,324
$2,110,803
MTButteBert Mooney AirportSalt Lake City SkyWest Airlines
dba Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$796,249
MTGlasgowGlasgow AirportBillings Cape AirCessna 402C / 9 or
Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9
$2,137,131
$2,201,245
$2,267,282
$2,335,300
MTGlendiveDawson Community AirportBillings Cape AirCessna 402C / 9 or
Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9
$2,308,580
$2,377,838
$2,449,173
$2,522,648
MTHavreHavre City–County AirportBillings Cape AirCessna 402C / 9 or
Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9
$2,274,015
$2,342,236
$2,412,503
$2,484,878
MTSidneySidney–Richland Municipal AirportBillings Cape AirCessna 402C / 9 or
Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9
$4,220,148
$4,346,752
$4,477,155
$4,611,649
MTWest YellowstoneYellowstone AirportSalt Lake City SkyWest Airlines
dba Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$649,630
Summer Season only
MTWolf PointL. M. Clayton AirportBillings Cape AirCessna 402C / 9 or
Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9
$2,298,572
$2,367,529
$2,438,555
$2,511,712
NDDevils LakeDevils Lake Regional AirportDenver SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$4,374,843
NDDickinsonDickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional AirportDenver SkyWest Airlines dba United ExpressEmbraer ERJ-145 / 50$3,650,000
NDJamestownJamestown Regional AirportDenver SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,100,464
NEAllianceAlliance Municipal AirportDenver Denver Air Connection dba Key Lime AirMetroliner 23 / 9$2,299,631
NEChadronChadron Municipal AirportDenver Boutique AirPilatus PC-12 / 8$2,456,787
$2,518,207
NEGrand IslandCentral Nebraska Regional AirportDallas/Fort Worth American dba American EagleEmbraer ERJ 140 / 44
$389,392
NEKearneyKearney Regional AirportChicago-O'Hare
----Denver
SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,638,264
NEMcCookMcCook Ben Nelson Regional AirportDenver Boutique AirPilatus PC-12 / 8$2,462,456
$2,511,705
$2,561,939
$2,613,178
NENorth PlatteNorth Platte Regional AirportDenver SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,429,349
NEScottsbluffWestern Nebraska Regional AirportDenver SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,989,039
NHLebanon, NH / White River Junction, VTLebanon Municipal AirportBoston
----White Plains
Cape AirCessna 402C / 9 or
Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9
$3,602,667
$3,710,748
$3,822,070
$3,936,732
NMCarlsbadCavern City Air TerminalAlbuquerque
----Dallas/Fort Worth
Boutique AirPilatus PC-12 / 8$2,835,041
$2,905,917
NMClovisClovis Municipal AirportDenver Denver Air Connection dba Key Lime AirFairchild Dornier 328JET / 30$4,398,896
NMSilver City / Hurley / DemingGrant County AirportAlbuquerque
----Phoenix
Advanced AirKing Air 350 / 9$3,513,367
$3,601,202
NYMassenaMassena International AirportBoston Boutique AirPilatus PC-12 / 9$2,870,608
NYOgdensburgOgdensburg International AirportChicago O'Hare
----Washington-Dulles
SkyWest Airlines dba United ExpressBombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,998,813
NYPlattsburghPlattsburgh International AirportWashington-Dulles SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,340,136
NYSaranac Lake / Lake PlacidAdirondack Regional AirportBoston Cape AirCessna 402C / 9$2,045,854
$2,107,229
$2,170,446
$2,235,559
NYWatertownWatertown International AirportPhiladelphia American dba American EagleEmbraer ERJ145 / 50$3,588,908
ORPendletonEastern Oregon Regional AirportPortland Boutique AirPilatus PC-12 / 8$2,496,526
$2,558,939
$2,622,912
$2,688,485
PAAltoonaAltoona–Blair County AirportBaltimore/Washington
----Pittsburgh
Southern Airways ExpressCessna 208 Caravan / 9$2,544,280
PABradfordBradford Regional AirportPittsburgh Southern Airways ExpressCessna 208 Caravan / 9$2,364,885
PADuBoisDuBois Regional AirportBaltimore/Washington
----Pittsburgh
Southern Airways ExpressCessna 208 Caravan / 9$3,199,007
PAJohnstownJohnstown–Cambria County Airport Baltimore/Washington
----Pittsburgh
Boutique AirPilatus PC-12 / 8$3,163,097
$3,242,174
PALancasterLancaster AirportBaltimore/Washington
----Pittsburgh
Southern Airways ExpressCessna 208 Caravan / 9$2,504,174
PRMayagüezEugenio María de Hostos AirportSan Juan Cape AirCessna 402C / 9$1,461,856
$1,505,712
$1,550,883
$1,597,410
$1,645,332
SDAberdeenAberdeen Regional AirportMinneapolis-Saint Paul SkyWest Airlines
dba Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$1,298,572
SDPierrePierre Regional AirportDenver SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,638,439
SDWatertownWatertown Regional AirportDenver SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,244,118
TNJacksonMcKellar–Sipes Regional AirportSt. Louis
----Atlanta
Multi-Aero Inc
dba Air Choice One
Cessna 208 Caravan / 9$1,884,399
TXVictoriaVictoria Regional AirportDallas/Fort Worth
----Houston-Intercontinental
Boutique AirKing Air 350 / 9 or
Pilatus PC-12 / 8
$3,328,207
$3,411,412
UTCedar CityCedar City Regional AirportSalt Lake City SkyWest Airlines
dba Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,576,773
UTMoabCanyonlands FieldDenver SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,974,268
UTVernalVernal Regional AirportDenver SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,060,645
VTRutlandRutland–Southern Vermont Regional AirportBoston Cape AirCessna 402C / 9 or
Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9
$1,702,873
$1,753,960
VAStauntonShenandoah Valley Regional AirportChicago-O'Hare
----Washington-Dulles
SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,238,406
WVClarksburg / FairmontNorth Central West Virginia AirportChicago-O'Hare
----Washington-Dulles
SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,799,356
WVGreenbrier/White Sulphur Springs
Greenbrier Valley AirportChicago-O'Hare
----Washington-Dulles
SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$3,758,289
WVMorgantownMorgantown Municipal AirportBaltimore/Washington
----Pittsburgh
Southern Airways ExpressCessna 208 Caravan / 9$3,128,256
WIEau ClaireChippewa Valley Regional AirportChicago-O'Hare SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,363,769
WIRhinelanderRhinelander–Oneida County AirportMinneapolis/Saint Paul SkyWest Airlines
dba Delta Connection
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,293,516
WYCodyYellowstone Regional AirportDenver United dba United ExpressBombardier CRJ200 / 50$841,000
Winter Season only
WYLaramieLaramie Regional AirportDenver SkyWest Airlines
dba United Express
Bombardier CRJ200 / 50$2,113,774

Alaska

CommunityAirportDestinationsCarrierAircraftAnnual
subsidy
DocketOrderExpires
AdakAdak AirportAnchorage Alaska AirlinesBoeing 737-700 / 124$2,017,349
$2,133,767
AkutanAkutan AirportDutch Harbor
Akun Island
Grant Aviation
Maritime Helicopters
Beechcraft King Air 200 / 9 or
Piper PA-31 350 / 9
Bell 206
$924,259
$951,170
$846,798
$874,832
Alitak / Lazy BayAlitak Seaplane BaseKodiak Island Air Servicede Havilland Beaver / 6$38,408
Amook BayAmook Bay Seaplane BaseKodiak Island Air Servicede Havilland Beaver / 6$38,408
AngoonAngoon Seaplane BaseJuneau Kalinin Aviation
dba Alaska Seaplanes
Cessna 208 Caravan / 9,
Cessna 206 / 4,
de Havilland Beaver / 6
$280,999
$335,904
$356,446
$377,397
AtkaAtka AirportDutch Harbor Grant AviationBeechcraft King Air 200 / 9$1,032,163
$1,066,556
CentralCentral AirportFairbanks
----Circle
Warbelow's Air VenturesPiper Navajo / 8$159,268
ChisanaChisana AirportTok 40-Mile AirCessna 185 / 3 or
Cessna 206 and 207 / 4
$77,636
CircleCircle City AirportFairbanks
----Central
Warbelow's Air VenturesPiper Navajo / 8$159,268
CordovaMerle K. Smith AirportAnchorage
----Yakutat
Alaska AirlinesBoeing 737-700 / 124$3,480,868
DiomedeDiomede HeliportNome
----Wales
Pathfinder AviationBell 212 / 12$380,952
Elfin CoveElfin Cove Seaplane BaseJuneau Kalinin Aviation
dba Alaska Seaplanes
Cessna 208 Caravan / 9,
Cessna 206 / 4,
de Havilland Beaver / 6
$121,118
$114,916
$106,834
$95,638
Excursion InletExcursion Inlet Seaplane BaseJuneau Kalinin Aviation
dba Alaska Seaplanes
Cessna 206 / 4 or
Cessna 207 / 5
$35,408
$36,824
$38,297
$39,829
GulkanaGulkana AirportAnchorage Reeve Air AlaskaPiper PA-31 Navajo / 7$200,304
GustavusGustavus AirportJuneau Alaska AirlinesBoeing 737-700 / 124$517,693
Healy LakeHealy Lake AirportFairbanks 40-Mile AirCessna 206 or 207 / 5$130,903
HydaburgHydaburg Seaplane BaseKetchikan Harbor Taquan AirCessna 208 Caravan / 6 or
de Havilland Beaver / 6
$195,319 or
$144,956
KakeKake Seaplane BaseJuneau Kalinin Aviation
dba Alaska Seaplanes
Cessna 208 Caravan / 9 or
Pilatus PC-12 / 9
$267,013
$261,841
$255,511
$247,920
Kitoi BayKitoi Bay Seaplane BaseKodiak Island Air Servicede Havilland Beaver / 6$38,408
Lake MinchuminaMinchumina AirportFairbanks Wright Air ServiceCessna 208 Caravan / 9 or
Piper PA-31 Navajo / 9, and
Cessna 206 / 4 or
Beechcraft Bonanza A36 / 3
$118,668
Manley Hot SpringsManley Hot Springs AirportFairbanks Warbelow's Air VenturesPiper PA-31 Navajo / 9$43,333
May CreekMay Creek AirportGulkana Copper Valley Air ServiceCessna 185 / 3
Cessna 206 / 5
$126,532
McCarthyMcCarthy AirportGulkana Copper Valley Air ServiceCessna 185 / 3
Cessna 206 / 5
$126,532
MintoMinto Al Wright AirportFairbanks Warbelow's Air VenturesPiper PA-31 Navajo / 9$43,333
Moser BayMoser Bay Seaplane BaseKodiak Island Air Servicede Havilland Beaver / 6$38,408
NikolskiNikolski Air StationDutch Harbor Grant AviationBeechcraft King Air 200 / 9$325,139
$334,843
Olga BayOlga Bay Seaplane BaseKodiak Island Air Servicede Havilland Beaver / 6$38,408
PelicanPelican Seaplane BaseJuneau Kalinin Aviation
dba Alaska Seaplanes
Cessna 208 Caravan / 9,
Cessna 206 / 4,
de Havilland Beaver / 6
$296,412
$320,438
$339,292
$358,530
PetersburgPetersburg James A. Johnson AirportJuneau
----Wrangell
Alaska AirlinesBoeing 737-700 / 124$355,724
Port AlexanderPort Alexander Seaplane BaseSitka Harris Aircraft ServicesCessna 185 / 3$147,357
Port BaileyPort Bailey Seaplane BaseKodiak Island Air Servicede Havilland Beaver / 6$38,408
Port WilliamsPort Williams Seaplane BaseKodiak Island Air Servicede Havilland Beaver / 6$38,408
St. GeorgeSt. George AirportDutch Harbor Grant AviationBeechcraft King Air 200 / 9$888,787
$910,867
San Juan / UganikSan Juan Seaplane BaseKodiak Island Air Servicede Havilland Beaver / 6$38,408
Seal BaySeal Bay Seaplane BaseKodiak Island Air Servicede Havilland Beaver / 6$38,408
TatitlekTatitlek AirportAnchorage-Merrill Field Alaska Air TransitCessna 208B EX / 9$114,013
Tenakee SpringsTenakee Seaplane BaseJuneau Kalinin Aviation
dba Alaska Seaplanes
Cessna 208 Caravan / 9,
Cessna 206 / 4,
de Havilland Beaver / 6
$121,826
$147,718
$159,940
$172,427
West PointWest Point Village Seaplane BaseKodiak Island Air Servicede Havilland Beaver / 6$38,408
WrangellWrangell AirportJuneau
----Petersburg
Alaska AirlinesBoeing 737-700 / 124$315,069
YakutatYakutat AirportCordova
----Juneau
Alaska AirlinesBoeing 737-700 / 124$3,783,552
Zachar BayZachar Bay Seaplane BaseKodiak Island Air Servicede Havilland Beaver / 6$38,408

Communities formerly having subsidized EAS

The following tables list airports which formerly had Essential Air Service subsidized routes.

Areas excluding Alaska

Alaska