"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:sdGue.99121$nG6.61177@attbi_s22...
That's astonishing, really. I like Appleton -- a lot -- but what is
there to justify several-times-daily airline service? Is the local
city government paying some sort of a subsidy to Air Wisconsin?
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Not the city... Uncle Sam. It's part of the Essential Air Service
program. Check this link you'll be amazed...

http://ostpxweb.dot.gov/aviation/rural/49deter.pdf

Wow, I thought most of those subsidies had been eliminated back when the
air mail routes were consolidated in the early 1970s. (That's when most
rural airports lost their airline service.)

I wonder whose butt you have to kiss to get your airport on that list?
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

It was shortly after that when the program was started. My town El Dorado,
AR (KELD) has been under the program since the late 70's, Infact my high
school job was gate agent for the ESA carrier at the time Skyways which was
later purchased by Midwest. The carrier now is Mesa.

I noticed on the above file Iowa City was listed but didn't have a
determination you and your chamber need to get with it. Go to your congress
criters that's how we did it.