Essential Air Service

Counties in the contiguous U.S. hosting Essential Air Service destinations, as of June 2023

Essential Air Service (EAS) 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, maintain 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 49 U.S.C. §§ 41731–41748.

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) 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.

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. As of October 2024, subsidies for the program amounted $550 million.

Community eligibility criteria

EAS subsidies have increased by more than 500% since 1997.

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 210 miles (340 km) 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 175 miles (282 km) 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 40 miles (64 km) from a small hub airport.

Controversy

Critics question the economic and environmental 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.

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 (DOT), 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.

Subsidized EAS communities

Areas excluding Alaska

Jurisdiction	Community	Airport	Destinations	Air carrier	Aircraft / maximum seats	Annual subsidy	Docket	Order	Expires
AZ	Prescott	Ernest A. Love Field	Denver (DEN) Los Angeles (LAX)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,879,690 (year 1) $6,291,268 (year 2) $6,731,657 (year 3)	1996-1899	2024-08-12	Aug 31, 2027
AR	Harrison	Boone County Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Memphis (MEM)	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$3,789,614 (year 1) $3,884,355 (year 2) $3,981,464 (year 3) $4,081,000 (year 4)	1997-2935	2023-01-10	Feb 28, 2027
AR	Hot Springs	Memorial Field Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Memphis (MEM)	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$2,936,106 (year 1) $3,009,509 (year 2) $3,084,747 (year 3) $3,161,866 (year 4)	1997-2935	2023-01-10	Feb 28, 2027
AR	Jonesboro	Jonesboro Municipal Airport	Nashville (BNA) St. Louis (STL)	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208B Caravan / 9	$4,530,458 (year 1) $4,643,668 (year 2)	1997-2935	2026-03-16	Feb 29, 2028
CA	El Centro	Imperial County Airport	Los Angeles (LAX) Phoenix (PHX)	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$2,920,934 (year 1) $2,993,957 (year 2) $3,068,806 (year 3) $3,145,526 (year 4)	2008-0299	2026-05-08	Oct 31, 2026
CA	Merced	Merced Regional Airport	Las Vegas (LAS) Los Angeles (LAX)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$5,908,551 (year 1) $6,203,979 (year 2) $6,514,178 (year 3) $6,839,886 (year 4)	1998-3521	2026-03-19	Jun 30, 2030
CO	Alamosa	San Luis Valley Regional Airport	Denver (DEN)	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$4,992,596 (year 1) $5,142,374 (year 2)	1997-2960	2026-06-16	Jun 30, 2028
CO	Cortez	Cortez Municipal Airport	Denver (DEN) Phoenix (PHX)	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Metroliner 23 / 9	$6,876,394 (year 1) $7,357,741 (year 2) $7,872,783 (year 3) $8,423,878 (year 4)	1998-3508	2024-08-08	Sep 30, 2028
CO	Pueblo	Pueblo Memorial Airport	Denver (DEN)	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$6,449,526 (year 1) $6,836,498 (year 2)	1999-6589	2025-03-07	Mar 31, 2027
HI	Hana	Hana Airport	Kahului (OGG)	Southern Airways Express d.b.a. Mokulele Airlines	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$956,792 (year 1) $995,064 (year 2) $1,034,866 (year 3) $1,076,261 (year 4)	1999-6502	2024-01-14	Jan 31, 2028
HI	Kamuela	Waimea-Kohala Airport	Kahului (OGG)	Southern Airways Express d.b.a. Mokulele Airlines	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$1,006,986 (year 1) $1,032,161 (year 2) $1,057,965 (year 3) $1,084,414 (year 4)	1997-2833	2025-07-03	Jun 30, 2029
HI	Kalaupapa	Kalaupapa Airport	Honolulu (HNL) Molokai (MKK)	Southern Airways Express d.b.a. Mokulele Airlines	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$2,380,027 (year 1) $2,439,528 (year 2) $2,500,516 (year 3) $2,563,029 (year 4)	2000-6773	2021-05-02	Apr 30, 2029
HI	Lānaʻi	Lanai Airport	Honolulu (HNL) Kahului (OGG)	Southern Airways Express d.b.a. Mokulele Airlines	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$3,970,286 (year 1) $4,069,543 (year 2)	2023-0183	2024-08-03	Aug 31, 2026
IA	Fort Dodge	Fort Dodge Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,471,432 (year 1) $6,924,432 (year 2) $7,409,142 (year 3)	2001-10682	2024-03-06	Mar 31, 2027
IA	Mason City	Mason City Municipal Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,537,921 (year 1) $6,995,575 (year 2) $7,485,266 (year 3)	2001-10684	2024-03-06	Mar 31, 2027
IA	Sioux City	Sioux Gateway Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,358,880 (year 1) $5,734,001 (year 2) $6,135,381 (year 3)	2011-0131	2023-12-20	Dec 31, 2026
IA	Waterloo	Waterloo Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	SkyWest Airlines (as American Eagle)	Bombardier CRJ700 / 65 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$5,999,431 (year 1) $6,179,414 (year 2) $6,364,796 (year 3) $6,555,740 (year 4)	2011-0132	2026-03-12	Apr 30, 2030
IL	Decatur	Decatur Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,120,951 (year 1) $6,426,999 (year 2) $6,748,349 (year 3) $7,085,766 (year 4)	2006-23929	2024-12-12	Dec 31, 2028
IL	Marion / Herrin	Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	American Airlines Group (as American Eagle)	Bombardier CRJ700 / 65 or Embraer E170 / 65	$4,957,031 (year 1) $5,105,742 (year 2)	2000-7881	2026-05-14	Jul 31, 2028
KS	Dodge City	Dodge City Regional Airport	Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,880,125 (year 1) $7,361,734 (year 2) $7,877,055 (year 3)	1998-3502	2024-05-04	Apr 30, 2027
KS	Garden City	Garden City Regional Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)	American Airlines Group (as American Eagle)	Bombardier CRJ700 / 65 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$4,795,324 (year 1) $4,939,183 (year 2) $5,087,359 (year 3) $5,239,980 (year 4)	1998-3503	2026-05-15	Jul 31, 2030
KS	Hays	Hays Regional Airport	Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,022,964 (year 1) $6,444,571 (year 2) $6,895,691 (year 3)	1998-3497	2024-05-01	Apr 30, 2027
KS	Liberal, KS / Guymon, OK	Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport	Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,524,077 (year 1) $6,980,762 (year 2) $7,469,415 (year 3)	1998-3498	2024-05-04	Apr 30, 2027
KS	Salina	Salina Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,958,376 (year 1) $6,375,463 (year 2) $6,821,745 (year 3)	2002-11376	2023-12-18	Dec 31, 2026
KY	Owensboro	Owensboro–Daviess County Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,521,400 (year 1) $5,687,042 (year 2) $5,857,654 (year 3) $6,033,383 (year 4)	2000-7855	2023-05-30	Jul 31, 2030
KY	Paducah	Barkley Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$4,549,562 (year 1) $4,686,049 (year 2) $4,826,631 (year 3) $4,971,429 (year 4)	2009-0299	2025-09-19	Nov 30, 2029
ME	Augusta / Waterville	Augusta State Airport	Boston (BOS)	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$3,021,655 (year 1) $3,263,388 (year 2) $3,524,459 (year 3) $3,806,416 (year 4)	1997-2784	2022-09-19	Oct 31, 2026
ME	Bar Harbor	Hancock County–Bar Harbor Airport	Boston (BOS)	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$4,268,633 (year 1) $4,396,693 (year 2) $4,528,593 (year 3) $4,664,452 (year 4)	2011-0185	2024-09-06	Oct 14, 2028
ME	Presque Isle	Presque Isle International Airport	Boston (BOS)	JetBlue	Airbus A220-300 / 140	$10,412,703 (year 1) $11,235,581 (year 2)	2000-8012	2024-06-03	Aug 31, 2026
ME	Rockland	Knox County Regional Airport	Boston (BOS)	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$3,303,476 (year 1) $3,567,755 (year 2) $3,853,175 (year 3) $4,161,429 (year 4)	1997-2784	2022-09-19	Oct 31, 2026
MI	Alpena	Alpena County Regional Airport	Detroit (DTW)	SkyWest Airlines (as Delta Connection)	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$6,750,234 (year 1) $7,222,751 (year 2) $7,728,343 (year 3)	2009-0300	2024-5-14	Sep 30, 2027
MI	Escanaba	Delta County Airport	Detroit (DTW) Minneapolis/Saint Paul (MSP)	SkyWest Airlines (as Delta Connection)	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50	$5,361,460 (year 1) $5,522,304 (year 2)	2003-15128	2026-01-09	Dec 31, 2027
MI	Hancock / Houghton	Houghton County Memorial Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,513,688 (year 1) $6,969,646 (year 2) $7,457,521 (year 3)	2009-0302	2024-12-09	Jan 31, 2028
MI	Iron Mountain / Kingsford	Ford Airport	Detroit (DTW) Minneapolis/Saint Paul (MSP)	SkyWest Airlines (as Delta Connection)	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50	$5,015,812 (year 1) $5,166,286 (year 2) $5,321,275 (year 3) $5,480,913 (year 4)	1999-5175	2026-01-15	Jan 31, 2030
MI	Ironwood, MI / Ashland, WI	Gogebic–Iron County Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) Minneapolis/Saint Paul (MSP)	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$7,204,867 (year 1) $7,709,208 (year 2) $7,709,208 (year 3) $7,709,208 (year 4)	1996-1266	2023-06-18	Sep 30, 2027
MI	Muskegon	Muskegon County Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$6,805,487 (year 1) $7,281,872 (year 2) $7,791,603 (year 3) $8,337,015 (year 4)	2009-0301	2022-08-25	Oct 31, 2028
MI	Pellston	Pellston Regional Airport	Detroit (DTW)	SkyWest Airlines (as Delta Connection)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50 Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$4,219,848 (year 1) $4,430,840 (year 2) $4,652,382 (year 3) $4,885,001 (year 4)	2011-0133	2024-12-07	Jan 31, 2029
MI	Sault Ste. Marie	Chippewa County International Airport	Detroit (DTW) Minneapolis/Saint Paul (MSP)	SkyWest Airlines (as Delta Connection)	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50	$4,984,855 (year 1) $5,134,401 (year 2) $5,288,433 (year 3) $5,447,086 (year 4)	2009-0303	2026-01-15	Jan 31, 2030
MN	Bemidji	Bemidji Regional Airport	Minneapolis/Saint Paul (MSP)	SkyWest Airlines (as Delta Connection)	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$4,227,249 (year 1) $4,438,611 (year 2) $4,660,542 (year 3) $4,893,569 (year 4)	2011-0134	2025-01-08	Feb 28, 2029
MN	Brainerd	Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport	Minneapolis/Saint Paul (MSP)	SkyWest Airlines (as Delta Connection)	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50	$5,055,895 (year 1) $5,207,571 (year 2) $5,363,799 (year 3) $5,524,713 (year 4)	2011-0135	2026-01-15	Jan 31, 2030
MN	Chisholm / Hibbing	Range Regional Airport	Minneapolis/Saint Paul (MSP)	SkyWest Airlines (as Delta Connection)	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$6,992,582 (year 1) $7,482,063 (year 2) $8,005,808 (year 3)	2003-15796	2024-05-13	May 31, 2027
MN	International Falls	Falls International Airport	Minneapolis/Saint Paul (MSP)	SkyWest Airlines (as Delta Connection)	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50	$5,652,073 (year 1) $5,821,635 (year 2) $5,996,284 (year 3) $6,176,173 (year 4)	2009-0304	2026-01-15	Jan 31, 2030
MN	Thief River Falls	Thief River Falls Regional Airport	Minneapolis/Saint Paul (MSP)	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$5,801,556 (year 1) $5,975,603 (year 2) $6,154,871 (year 3) $6,339,517 (year 4) $6,529,702 (year 5)	2001-10642	2022-02-21	May 31, 2027
MO	Cape Girardeau / Sikeston	Cape Girardeau Regional Airport	Charlotte (CLT) Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 30 Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$5,927,496 (year 1) $6,223,871 (year 2) $6,535,064 (year 3) $6,861,818 (year 4)	1996-1559	2025-09-21	Sep 30, 2029
MO	Fort Leonard Wood	Waynesville–St. Robert Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$5,727,896 (year 1) $6,014,291 (year 2) $6,315,005 (year 3) $6,630,755 (year 4)	1996-1167	2025-08-04	Sep 30, 2029
MO	Joplin	Joplin Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,459,372 (year 1) $5,841,528 (year 2) $6,250,434 (year 3)	2006-23932	2024-03-11	Apr 30, 2027
MO	Kirksville	Kirksville Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$5,971,060 (year 1) $6,269,613 (year 2) $6,583,094 (year 3)	1997-2515	2026-06-10	Jul 31, 2029
MS	Greenville	Greenville Mid-Delta Airport	Atlanta (ATL) Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$6,398,108 (year 1) $6,718,014 (year 2)	2008-0209	2025-07-06	Sep 30, 2027
MS	Hattiesburg / Laurel	Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport	Houston-Intercontinental (IAH)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,987,253 (year 1) $6,406,361 (year 2) $6,854,806 (year 3)	2001-10685	2024-03-03	Mar 31, 2027
MS	Meridian	Meridian Regional Airport	Houston-Intercontinental (IAH)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,275,337 (year 1) $5,644,610 (year 2) $6,039,733 (year 3)	2008-0112	2024-03-03	Mar 31, 2027
MT	Butte	Bert Mooney Airport	Denver (DEN) Salt Lake City (SLC)	SkyWest Airlines (as Delta Connection and United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50 Bombardier CRJ550 / 50	$6,354,635 (year 1) $6,799,459 (year 2) $7,275,421 (year 3)	2011-0136	2024-10-10	Dec 31, 2027
MT	Glasgow	Glasgow Valley County Airport	Billings (BIL)	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$2,719,975 (year 1) $2,855,974 (year 2) $2,998,773 (year 3) $3,148,711 (year 4)	1997-2605	2023-08-13	Dec 31, 2027
MT	Glendive	Dawson Community Airport	Billings (BIL)	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$2,874,243 (year 1) $3,017,955 (year 2) $3,168,853 (year 3) $3,327,295 (year 4)	1997-2605	2023-08-13	Dec 31, 2027
MT	Havre	Havre City–County Airport	Billings (BIL)	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$2,849,018 (year 1) $2,991,468 (year 2) $3,141,042 (year 3) $3,298,094 (year 4)	1997-2605	2023-08-13	Dec 31, 2027
MT	Sidney	Sidney–Richland Municipal Airport	Billings (BIL)	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$6,002,320 (year 1) $6,302,436 (year 2) $6,617,558 (year 3) $6,948,436 (year 4)	1997-2605	2023-08-13	Dec 31, 2027
MT	West Yellowstone	Yellowstone Airport	Denver (DEN) - Seasonal Salt Lake City (SLC) - Seasonal	SkyWest Airlines (as Delta Connection and United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50 Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$3,101,601 (year 1) $3,318,713 (year 2) $3,551,023 (year 3)	2003-14626	2024-02-19	Oct 15, 2026
MT	Wolf Point	L. M. Clayton Airport	Billings (BIL)	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$2,902,953 (year 1) $3,048,100 (year 2) $3,200,505 (year 3) $3,360,530 (year 4)	1997-2605	2023-08-13	Dec 31, 2027
ND	Devils Lake	Devils Lake Regional Airport	Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$7,749,051 (year 1) $8,291,485 (year 2) $8,871,889 (year 3)	1997-2785	2024-07-02	Jun 30, 2027
ND	Dickinson	Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport	Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,451,987 (year 1) $5,833,626 (year 2) $6,241,980 (year 3)	1995-697	2024-08-13	Sep 30, 2027
ND	Jamestown	Jamestown Regional Airport	Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$7,443,767 (year 1) $7,964,830 (year 2) $8,522,369 (year 3)	1997-2785	2024-07-02	Jun 30, 2027
NE	Alliance	Alliance Municipal Airport	Denver (DEN)	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Metroliner 23 / 9	$4,179,971 (year 1) $4,472,569 (year 2) $4,785,649 (year 3) $5,120,645 (year 4)	8322-0200	2025-08-16	August 31, 2029
NE	Chadron	Chadron Municipal Airport	Denver (DEN)	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Metroliner 23 / 9	$4,185,771 (year 1) $4,478,775 (year 2) $4,792,290 (year 3) $5,127,750 (year 4)	2000-8322	2025-07-07	August 31, 2029
NE	Grand Island	Central Nebraska Regional Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)	SkyWest Airlines (as American Eagle)	Bombardier CRJ700 / 65 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$4,997,598 (year 1) $5,247,478 (year 2)	2002-13983	2025-03-14	Jun 30, 2027
NE	Kearney	Kearney Regional Airport	Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,894,232 (year 1) $6,306,828 (year 2) $6,748,306 (year 3)	1996-1715	2024-08-07	Oct 31, 2027
NE	McCook	McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport	Denver (DEN)	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Metroliner 23 / 9	$3,567,084 (year 1) $3,816,780 (year 2) $4,083,955 (year 3) $4,369,831 (year 4)	1997-3005	2024-06-06	May 31, 2028
NE	North Platte	North Platte Regional Airport	Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,119,465 (year 1) $5,477,828 (year 2) $5,861,276 (year 3)	1999-5173	2023-12-18	Dec 31, 2026
NE	Scottsbluff	Western Nebraska Regional Airport	Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$4,732,229 (year 1) $5,063,485 (year 2) $5,417,929 (year 3)	2003-14535	2023-12-18	Dec 31, 2026
NH	Lebanon, NH / White River Junction, VT	Lebanon Municipal Airport	Boston (BOS) White Plains (HPN)	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$5,226,722 (year 1) $5,644,860 (year 2) $6,096,449 (year 3) $6,584,164 (year 4)	2003-14822	2022-11-31	Nov 30, 2026
NM	Carlsbad	Cavern City Air Terminal	Albuquerque (ABQ) Denver (DEN)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 or 145 / 30	$5,814,921 (year 1) $6,105,667 (year 2) $6,410,950 (year 3) $6,731,498 (year 4)	2002-12802	2026-02-05	Feb 28, 2030
NM	Clovis	Clovis Regional Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Denver (DEN)	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$4,960,369 (year 1) $5,109,180 (year 2) $5,262,455 (year 3) $5,420,329 (year 4)	1996-1902	2026-05-06	Apr 30, 2030
NM	Silver City / Hurley / Deming	Grant County Airport	Albuquerque (ABQ) Phoenix (PHX)	Advanced Air	King Air 350 / 9	$6,996,030 (year 1) $7,485,752 (year 2) $8,009,755 (year 3) $8,570,438 (year 4)	1996-1903	2025-03-01	Jan 31, 2029
NY	Massena	Massena International Airport	Boston (BOS)	Boutique Air	Pilatus PC-12 / 8	$5,756,644 (year 1) $6,044,477 (year 2) $6,225,811 (year 3)	2012-0163	2025-03-23	Mar 31, 2028
NY	Ogdensburg	Ogdensburg International Airport	Washington-Dulles (IAD)	Breeze Airways	Airbus A220 / 137	$4,996,757 (year 1) $5,196,627 (year 2) $5,404,492 (year 3)	1997-2842	2026-7-9	Sep 30, 2029
NY	Saranac Lake / Lake Placid	Adirondack Regional Airport	Boston (BOS) New York-JFK (JFK)	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 8 or 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 8 or 9	$4,496,758 (year 1) $4,744,080 (year 2)	2000-8025	2026-02-11	Feb 29, 2028
NY	Watertown	Watertown International Airport	Philadelphia (PHL)	American Airlines Group (as American Eagle)	Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$4,370,897 (year 1) $4,589,442 (year 2)	2013-0188	2025-09-22	Jan 31, 2028
OR	Pendleton	Eastern Oregon Regional Airport	Portland (PDX)	Boutique Air	Pilatus PC-12 / 8 or 9	$4,794,536 (year 1) $5,130,153 (year 2) $5,386,661 (year 3) $5,655,994 (year 4)	2004-19934	2026-05-16	May 31, 2030
PA	Bradford	Bradford Regional Airport	Pittsburgh (PIT) Washington-Dulles (IAD)	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$2,888,123 (year 1) $2,960,326 (year 2) $3,034,334 (year 3) $3,110,192 (year 4)	2003-14528	2022-09-18	Oct 31, 2026
PA	DuBois	DuBois Regional Airport	Pittsburgh (PIT) Washington-Dulles (IAD)	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$5,145,108 (year 1) $5,273,736 (year 2)	2004-17617	2024-12-05	Oct 31, 2026
PA	Johnstown	Johnstown–Cambria County Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) Washington-Dulles (IAD)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,673,281 (year 1) $5,843,480 (year 2) $6,018,784 (year 3) $6,199,384 (year 4)	2002-11451	2025-08-05	Oct 31, 2029
PA	Lancaster	Lancaster Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,173,875 (year 1) $5,329,091 (year 2) $5,488,964 (year 3) $5,653,633 (year 4)	2002-11450	2026-01-18	Dec 31, 2029
PR	Mayagüez	Eugenio María de Hostos Airport	San Juan (SJU)	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C - 8 or 9 Britten-Norman Islander - 8 or 9 Tecnam P2012 Traveller - 8 or 9	$2,030,765 (year 1) $2,142,458 (year 2) $2,260,293 (year 3) $2,384,609 (year 4) $2,515,762 (year 5)	2004-19622	2026-02-10	Apr 30, 2031
SD	Aberdeen	Aberdeen Regional Airport	Minneapolis/Saint Paul (MSP)	SkyWest Airlines (as Delta Connection)	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65 or 69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$5,097,827 (year 1) $5,352,718 (year 2) $5,620,354 (year 3) $5,901,372 (year 4)	2011-0137	2025-01-08	Feb 28, 2029
SD	Pierre	Pierre Regional Airport	Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,481,736 (year 1) $5,646,188 (year 2) $5,815,573 (year 3) $5,990,041 (year 4)	2011-0138	2025-04-01	May 31, 2029
SD	Watertown	Watertown Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,301,661 (year 1) $6,490,711 (year 2) $6,685,433 (year 3) $6,885,996 (year 4)	2001-10644	2025-04-01	May 31, 2029
TN	Jackson	Jackson Regional Airport	Atlanta (ATL) Chicago–O'Hare (ORD)	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$7,954,117 (year 1) $8,510,905 (year 2) $9,106,668 (year 3) $9,744,135 (year 4)	2000-7857	2024-08-04	Nov 30, 2028
TX	Victoria	Victoria Regional Airport	Houston-Intercontinental (IAH)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,956,029 (year 1) $6,372,951 (year 2) $6,819,058 (year 3)	2005-20454	2024-01-13	Feb 28, 2027
UT	Cedar City	Cedar City Regional Airport	Salt Lake City (SLC)	SkyWest Airlines (as Delta Connection)	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50	$6,426,743 (year 1) $6,876,615 (year 2) $7,357,979 (year 3)	2003-16395	2024-12-06	Dec 31, 2027
VT	Rutland	Rutland–Southern Vermont Regional Airport	Boston (BOS)	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$3,369,473 (year 1) $3,554,794 (year 2) $3,750,308 (year 3) $3,956,575 (year 4)	2005-21681	2023-08-14	Oct 31, 2027
VA	Staunton	Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport	Charlotte (CLT) Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	SkyWest Airlines (as American Eagle)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$6,020,730 (year 1) $6,201,352 (year 2) $6,387,392 (year 3) $6,579,014 (year 4)	2002-11378	2025-09-14	Oct 31, 2029
WI	Eau Claire	Chippewa Valley Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,906,038 (year 1) $6,319,461 (year 2) $6,761,823 (year 3)	2009-0306	2024-09-05	Nov 30, 2027
WI	Rhinelander	Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport	Minneapolis/Saint Paul (MSP)	SkyWest Airlines (as Delta Connection)	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50	$4,755,240 (year 1) $4,897,897 (year 2) $5,044,834 (year 3) $5,447,086 (year 4)	2011-01-09	2026-01-15	Jan 31, 2030
WV	Clarksburg / Fairmont	North Central West Virginia Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) Washington-Dulles (IAD)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$4,590,084 (year 1) $4,727,787 (year 2) $4,869,621 (year 3) $5,015,709 (year 4)	2005-20736	2025-11-13	Nov 30, 2029
WV	Lewisburg	Greenbrier Valley Airport	Charlotte (CLT) Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	SkyWest Airlines (as American Eagle)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$6,042,750 (year 1) $6,224,032 (year 2) $6,410,753 (year 3) $6,603,076 (year 4)	2003-15553	2025-09-14	Oct 31, 2029
WV	Morgantown	Morgantown Municipal Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) Washington-Dulles (IAD)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,992,164 (year 1) $6,411,615 (year 2) $6,860,428 (year 3)	2005-20735	2024-09-18	Oct 31, 2027
WV	Parkersburg, WV / Marietta, OH	Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport	Charlotte (CLT)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$5,784,370 (year 1) $6,073,588 (year 2) $6,377,268 (year 3) $6,696,131 (year 4)	2005-20734	2026-05-13	Apr 30, 2030
WY	Cody	Yellowstone Regional Airport	Denver (DEN) - Seasonal	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$3,461,368 (year 1) $3,703,664 (year 2) $3,962,920 (year 3)	2011-0121	2024-05-12	May 31, 2027
WY	Laramie	Laramie Regional Airport	Denver (DEN)	SkyWest Airlines (as United Express)	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,052,740 (year 1) $5,406,432 (year 2) $5,784,882 (year 3)	1997-2958	2024-08-14	Sep 30, 2027

Alaska

Community	Airport	Destinations	Carrier	Aircraft	Annual subsidy	Docket	Order	Expires
Adak	Adak Airport	Anchorage (ANC)	Alaska Airlines	Boeing 737-700 / 124	$3,613,465 (year 1) $3,875,430 (year 2)	2000-8556	2025-08-01	Sep 30, 2027
Akutan	Akutan Airport	Unalaska/Dutch Harbor (DUT) Akun Island (7AK)	Grant Aviation Maritime Helicopters	Beechcraft King Air 200 / 9 or Piper Navajo / 9 Bell 206	$1,550,110 (year 1) $1,706,657 (year 2) $1,860,691 (year 3) $1,040,113 (year 1) $1,098,078 (year 2) $1,152,195 (year 3)	2000-7068	2026-02-17	Jun 30, 2026
Alitak	Alitak Seaplane Base	Kodiak (ADQ)*	Redemption Inc. d.b.a.Island Air Service	Cessna 206 / 5 or De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver / 6	20% of $830,367 (year 1) $861,052 (year 2) $892,850 (year 3) $925,805 (year 4) $959,960 (year 5)	2000-6945	2025-10-08	Oct 31, 2030
Amook Bay	Amook Bay Seaplane Base	Kodiak (ADQ)*	Redemption Inc. d.b.a.Island Air Service	Cessna 206 / 5 or De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver / 6	2.5% of $830,367 (year 1) $861,052 (year 2) $892,850 (year 3) $925,805 (year 4) $959,960 (year 5)	2000-6945	2025-10-08	Oct 31, 2030
Angoon	Angoon Seaplane Base	Juneau (JNU)	Alaska Seaplanes	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9 Cessna 206 / 4 de Havilland Beaver / 6	$142,843 (year 1) $221,313 (year 2) $319,097 (year 3) $440,619 (year 4)	2006-25542	2022-12-11	Jan 31, 2027
Atka	Atka Airport	Unalaska/Dutch Harbor (DUT)	Grant Aviation	Beechcraft King Air / 9	$2,328,111 (year 1) $2,458,764 (year 2) $2,596,235 (year 3)	1995-363	2025-10-05	Sep 30, 2028
Central	Central Airport	Fairbanks (FAI) Circle (CRC)	Warbelow's Air Ventures	Piper Navajo / 8	$256,801	1998-3621	2025-11-10	Nov 30, 2027
Chisana	Chisana Airport	Tok (TKJ)	40-Mile Air	Cessna 185 / 3 or Cessna 206 and 207 / 4	$229,880	1998-4574	2025-06-08	May 31, 2027
Circle	Circle City Airport	Fairbanks (FAI) Central (CEM)	Warbelow's Air Ventures	Piper Navajo / 8	$256,801	1998-3621	2025-11-10	Nov 30, 2027
Cordova	Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport	Anchorage (ANC) Juneau (JNU)	Alaska Airlines	Boeing 737-700 / 124	$5,718,676 (passenger) $27,600 (freighter)	1998-4899	2025-03-16	Apr 30, 2027
Diomede	Diomede Heliport	Nome (OME)	Pathfinder Aviation	Bell 212 / 12 or Bell 412 / 12	$718,900 (year 1) $747,656 (year 2) $777,562 (year 3)	2009-0260	2023-06-16	Jun 30, 2026
Elfin Cove	Elfin Cove Seaplane Base	Juneau (JNU)	Alaska Seaplanes	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9 Cessna 206 / 4 de Havilland Beaver / 6	$329,352 (year 1) $388,744 (year 2) $460,787 (year 3) $548,306 (year 4)	2002-11586	2022-12-11	Jan 31, 2027
Excursion Inlet	Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base	Juneau (JNU)	Ward Air	Cessna 185 / 3 to 4 Cessna 206 / 3 to 4 Cessna 310 / 3 to 4	$36,657 (year 1) $40,103 (year 2) $43,894 (year 3) $49,250 (year 4)	2002-12014	2022-08-23	Sep 30, 2026
Gulkana	Gulkana Airport	Anchorage (ANC)	Reeve Air Alaska	Beechcraft King Air 200 / 9	$424,775 (year 1) $450,261 (year 2) $477,277 (year 3) $505,913 (year 4)	1995-492	2022-02-15	Jan 31, 2029
Gustavus	Gustavus Airport	Juneau (JNU) - Seasonal	Alaska Airlines	Boeing 737-700 / 124	$506,894	1998-4899	2025-03-16	Apr 30, 2027
Healy Lake	Healy Lake Airport	Fairbanks (FAI)	Wright Air Service	Cessna 206 / 5 or Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$240,860	1998-3546	2024-08-19	Aug 31, 2028
Hydaburg	Hydaburg Seaplane Base	Ketchikan Harbor (WFB)	Taquan Air	de Havilland Beaver / 6 or de Havilland Otter / 7	$309,441 (year 1) $341,029 (year 2) $374,110 (year 3) $411,623 (year 4) $450,968 (year 5)	1999-6245	2025-11-11	Oct 31, 2030
Kake	Kake Seaplane Base	Juneau (JNU)	Alaska Seaplanes	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9 Pilatus PC-12 / 9	$449,818 (year 1) $536,020 (year 2) $640,195 (year 3) $755,304 (year 4)	2008-0217	2022-08-23	Sep 30, 2026
Kitoi Bay	Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base	Kodiak (ADQ)	Redemption Inc. d.b.a.Island Air Service	Cessna 206 / 5 or De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver / 6	2.5% of $830,367 (year 1) $861,052 (year 2) $892,850 (year 3) $925,805 (year 4) $959,960 (year 5)	2000-6945	2025-10-08	Oct 31, 2030
Lake Minchumina	Minchumina Airport	Fairbanks (FAI)	Wright Air Service	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9 or Cessna 206 / 4	$213,600	2008-0237	2022-11-14	Oct 31, 2026
Manley Hot Springs	Manley Hot Springs Airport	Fairbanks (FAI) Minto (MNT)	Warbelow's Air Ventures	Piper Navajo / 9	$92,326	2004-17563	2024-09-09	Aug 31, 2026
May Creek	May Creek Airport	Gulkana (GKN)	Copper Valley Air Service	Cessna 185 / 3 (Winter) Cessna 206 / 5 (Summer)	$512,147 (year 1) $542,876 (year 2) $575,448 (year 3) $609,975 (year 4)	1995-492	2025-02-15	Jan 31, 2029
McCarthy	McCarthy Airport	Gulkana (GKN)	Copper Valley Air Service	Cessna 185 / 3 (Winter) Cessna 206 / 5 (Summer)	$512,147 (year 1) $542,876 (year 2) $575,448 (year 3) $609,975 (year 4)	1995-492	2025-02-15	Jan 31, 2029
McGrath	McGrath Airport	Anchorage-Merrill Field (MRI)	Alaska Air Transit	Pilatus PC-12 / 9	$563,895 (year 1) $585,786 (year 2)	2017-0108	2024-08-18	Nov 30, 2026
Minto	Minto Al Wright Airport	Fairbanks (FAI) Manley (MLY)	Warbelow's Air Ventures	Piper Navajo / 9	$92,326	2004-17563	2024-09-09	Aug 31, 2026
Moser Bay	Moser Bay Seaplane Base	Kodiak (ADQ)*	Redemption Inc. d.b.a.Island Air Service	Cessna 206 / 5 or De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver / 6	10% of $830,367 (year 1) $861,052 (year 2) $892,850 (year 3) $925,805 (year 4) $959,960 (year 5)	2000-6945	2025-10-08	Oct 31, 2030
Nikolski	Nikolski Air Station	Unalaska/Dutch Harbor (DUT)	Grant Aviation	Beechcraft King Air / 9 or Piper Navajo / 9	$521,893 (year 1) $554,697 (year 2) $589,275 (year 3)	1995-363	2025-10-05	Sep 30, 2029
Olga Bay	Olga Bay Seaplane Base	Kodiak (ADQ)*	Redemption Inc. d.b.a.Island Air Service	Cessna 206 / 5 or De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver / 6	10% of $830,367 (year 1) $861,052 (year 2) $892,850 (year 3) $925,805 (year 4) $959,960 (year 5)	2000-6945	2025-10-08	Oct 31, 2030
Pelican	Pelican Seaplane Base	Juneau (JNU)	Alaska Seaplanes	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9 Cessna 206 / 4 de Havilland Beaver / 6	$578,820 (year 1) $700,936 (year 2) $853,751 (year 3) $1,040,497 (year 4)	2002-11586	2022-12-11	Jan 31, 2027
Petersburg	Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport	Juneau (JNU) Ketchikan (KTN) Seattle (SEA) - Freighter	Alaska Airlines	Boeing 737-700 / 124	$2,395,607 (passenger) $308,343 (freighter)	1998-4899	2025-03-16	Apr 30, 2027
Port Alexander	Port Alexander Seaplane Base	Sitka (SIT)	Baranautica Air Service	Cessna 185 / 3	$148,000 (year 1) $151,700 (year 2)	1999-6244	2025-10-06	Sep 30, 2027
Port Bailey	Port Bailey Seaplane Base	Kodiak (ADQ)*	Redemption Inc. d.b.a.Island Air Service	Cessna 206 / 5 or De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver / 6	5% of $830,367 (year 1) $861,052 (year 2) $892,850 (year 3) $925,805 (year 4) $959,960 (year 5)	2000-6945	2025-10-08	Oct 31, 2030
Port Williams	Port Williams Seaplane Base	Kodiak (ADQ)*	Redemption Inc. d.b.a.Island Air Service	Cessna 206 / 5 or De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver / 6	5% of $830,367 (year 1) $861,052 (year 2) $892,850 (year 3) $925,805 (year 4) $959,960 (year 5)	2000-6945	2025-10-08	Oct 31, 2030
St. George	St. George Airport	Unalaska/Dutch Harbor (DUT)	Grant Aviation	Beechcraft King Air / 9	$2,093,959 (year 1) $2,202,255 (year 2) $2,316,036 (year 3)	2017-0109	2025-10-05	Sep 30, 2029
San Juan / Uganik	San Juan (Uganik) Seaplane Base	Kodiak (ADQ)	Redemption Inc. d.b.a.Island Air Service	Cessna 206 / 5 or De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver / 6	10% of $830,367 (year 1) $861,052 (year 2) $892,850 (year 3) $925,805 (year 4) $959,960 (year 5)	2000-6945	2025-10-08	Oct 31, 2030
Seal Bay	Seal Bay Seaplane Base	Kodiak (ADQ)	Redemption Inc. d.b.a.Island Air Service	Cessna 206 / 5 or De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver / 6	10% of $830,367 (year 1) $861,052 (year 2) $892,850 (year 3) $925,805 (year 4) $959,960 (year 5)	2000-6945	2025-10-08	Oct 31, 2030
Tatitlek	Tatitlek Airport	Anchorage-Merrill Field (MRI)	J & M Alaska Air Tours d.b.a. Alaska Air Transit	Cessna 208 CaravanEX / 9	$327,454 (year 1) $289,510 (year 2)	2013-0030	2025-10-09	Sep 30, 2027
Tenakee Springs	Tenakee Seaplane Base	Juneau (JNU)	Alaska Seaplanes	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9 Cessna 206 / 4 de Havilland Beaver / 6	$157,447 (year 1) $200,011 (year 2) $252,340 (year 3) $316,645 (year 4)	2006-25542	2022-12-11	Jan 31, 2027
West Point	West Point Village Seaplane Base	Kodiak (ADQ)	Redemption Inc. d.b.a.Island Air Service	Cessna 206 / 5 or De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver / 6	12.5% of $830,367 (year 1) $861,052 (year 2) $892,850 (year 3) $925,805 (year 4) $959,960 (year 5)	2000-6945	2025-10-08	Oct 31, 2030
Wrangell	Wrangell Airport	Ketchikan (KTN) Juneau (JNU) Seattle (SEA) - Freighter	Alaska Airlines	Boeing 737-700 / 124	$2,709,315 (passenger) $338,778 (freighter)	1998-4899	2025-03-16	Apr 30, 2027
Yakutat	Yakutat Airport	Anchorage (ANC) Juneau (JNU)	Alaska Airlines	Boeing 737-700 / 124	$5,815,877 (passenger) $24,076 (freighter)	1998-4899	2025-03-16	Apr 30, 2027
Zachar Bay	Zachar Bay Seaplane Base	Kodiak (ADQ)	Redemption Inc. d.b.a.Island Air Service	Cessna 206 / 5 or De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver / 6	12.5% of $830,367 (year 1) $861,052 (year 2) $892,850 (year 3) $925,805 (year 4) $959,960 (year 5)	2000-6945	2025-10-08	Oct 31, 2030

*Service includes flag stop(s)

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.

Jurisdiction	Community	Airport	Destinations	Air carrier	Aircraft / maximum seats	Annual grant	Docket	Order	Expires
AL	Muscle Shoals	Northwest Alabama Regional Airport	Charlotte (CLT)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$6,587,880 (year 1) $6,917,274 (year 2) $7,626,295 (year 3) $7,626,295 (year 4)	2000-7856	2022-08-15	Sep 30, 2028
AZ	Page	Page Municipal Airport	Phoenix (PHX)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$4,398,924	1997-2694	2022-02-22	Sep 30, 2026
AZ	Show Low	Show Low Regional Airport	Phoenix (PHX)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$5,640,760 (year 1) $5,922,798 (year 2) $6,218,938 (year 3) $6,529,885 (year 4)	1998-4409	2024-08-17	Sep 30, 2028
AR	El Dorado / Camden	South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field	Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$6,598,335 (year 1) $6,829,277 (year 2) $7,068,301 (year 3) $7,315,692 (year 4)	1997-2935	2025-08-15	Aug 31, 2029
CA	Crescent City	Del Norte County Airport	Los Angeles-Hawthorne (HHR) Oakland (OAK)	Advanced Air	Dornier 328JET / 30	$4,161,287 (year 1) $4,577,415 (year 2) $5,035,157 (year 3) $5,538,673 (year 4)	1997-2649	2024-05-25	Sep 30, 2028
GA	Macon	Middle Georgia Regional Airport	Baltimore (BWI) Charlotte (CLT)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$5,051,444	2007-28671	2023-09-04	Sep 30, 2027
IA	Burlington	Southeast Iowa Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$6,637,685 (year 1) $6,969,569 (year 2)	2001-8731	2025-04-09	Jun 30, 2027
IL	Quincy, IL / Hannibal, MO	Quincy Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$6,491,881 (year 1) $6,816,475 (year 2)	2002-14492	2025-08-14	Oct 31, 2027
MI	Manistee / Ludington	Manistee County Blacker Airport	Chicago-O'Hare (ORD)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$6,849,260 (year 1) $7,191,723 (year 2) $7,551,309 (year 3)	1996-1711	2024-09-10	Sep 30, 2027
MS	Tupelo	Tupelo Regional Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Nashville (BNA)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$6,924,540 (year 1) $7,270,767 (year 2) $7,634,057 (year 3) $8,016,020 (year 4)	2009-0305	2024-08-16	Sep 30, 2028
NY	Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh International Airport	Washington-Dulles (IAD)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$6,845,871 (year 1) $7,188,165 (year 2) $7,547,573 (year 3)	2003-14783	2024-08-21	Sep 30, 2027
PA	Altoona	Altoona–Blair County Airport	Charlotte (CLT)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$6,492,990 (year 1) $6,817,640 (year 2) $7,158,522 (year 3) $7,516,448 (year 4)	2002-11446	2024-07-03	Sep 30, 2028
UT	Moab	Canyonlands Regional Airport	Phoenix (PHX)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$6,400,457 (year 1) $6,656,475 (year 2) $4,615,156 (year 3)	1997-2827	2023-10-01	Sep 30, 2026
UT	Vernal	Vernal Regional Airport	Phoenix (PHX)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$6,913,907 (year 1) $7,190,463 (year 2) $4,985,388 (year 3)	1997-2706	2023-10-02	Sep 30, 2026
WV	Beckley	Raleigh County Memorial Airport	Charlotte (CLT)	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$5,974,075 (year 1) $6,272,800 (year 2) $6,586,440 (year 3) $6,915,762 (year 4)	1997-2761	2025-09-20	Sep 30, 2029

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 2020, only one community has ever taken advantage of the program:

State	Community	Airport	Total grant	Docket	Order	Expires
CA	Visalia	Visalia Municipal Airport	$3,703,368	2004-19916	2017-1-2	Jan 2, 2027

Communities formerly having subsidized EAS

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

Areas excluding Alaska

State	Community	Airport	Service to hub(s)	Carrier	Aircraft/seats	Docket	Order	Ended	Reason/notes
MD	Hagerstown	Hagerstown Regional Airport	Baltimore (BWI) Pittsburgh (PIT)	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	2006-25228	2019-8-17	Oct 18, 2019	Below 10 passenger enplanement requirement and exceeded $200 subsidy cap.
NV	Ely	Ely Airport	Las Vegas (LAS)	Great Lakes Airlines	Beechcraft 1900D / 19	1995-361	2012-12-14	Mar 31, 2013	Exceeded $1000 per passenger subsidy cap in effect at the time.
NY	Jamestown	Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport	Pittsburgh (PIT)	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	2003-14950	2016-8-26	Jan 16, 2018	Below 10 passenger enplanement requirement and exceeded $200 subsidy cap. Multiple attempts to reestablish air service with Boutique Air have been denied.
PA	Franklin / Oil City	Venango Regional Airport	Pittsburgh (PIT)	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	1997-2523	2019-8-17	Oct 18, 2019	Below 10 passenger enplanement requirement and exceeded $200 subsidy cap.
SD	Huron	Huron Regional Airport	Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP)	Great Lakes Airlines	Beechcraft 1900D / 19	2000-7138	2014-7-10	Sep 30, 2016	Exceeded $1,000 subsidy cap

Alaska

Community	Airport	Service to hub(s)	Carrier	Aircraft	Docket	Order	Ended	Reason
Chatham	Chatham Seaplane Base	Juneau (JNU)	Ward Air	Cessna 185 / 3, or Cessna 206 / 4, or de Havilland Beaver / 6	1997-3134	2018-8-15	Sep 30, 2018	Low resident count, no objections to terminating service
Rampart	Rampart Airport	Fairbanks (FAI)	Warbelow's Air Ventures	Piper Navajo / 9	2008-0201	2016-8-2	Aug 2, 2016	Subsidy no longer required
Funter Bay	Funter Bay Seaplane Base	Juneau (JNU)	Ward Air	Cessna 185 / 3, or Cessna 206 / 4, or de Havilland Beaver / 6	1997-3134	2018-8-15	Sep 30, 2018	Low resident count, no objections to terminating service

See also

• Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011
• Public service obligation

External links

• US Department of Transportation: Policy - Essential Air Service
• US Department of Transportation: Policy - Essential Air Service Reports