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| Founded | 1977 | |||
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| Hubs | Denver International Airport Kansas City International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport LA/Ontario International Airport Billings Logan International Airport Albuquerque International Sunport |
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| Fleet size | 35 | |||
| Destinations | 64 | |||
| Parent company | Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. | |||
| Headquarters | Cheyenne, Wyoming | |||
| Key people | Doug Voss and Ivan Simpson (Co-Founders) |
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| Website | http://www.flygreatlakes.com | |||
Great Lakes Airlines, is an American regional airline operating domestic scheduled and charter services. Corporate headquarters are located in Cheyenne, Wyoming,[1] with hubs at Denver International Airport, Kansas City International Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Billings Logan International Airport, LA/Ontario International Airport, Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport, and Albuquerque International Sunport.
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History
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The airline was established by Doug Voss and Ivan Simpson and started operations on April 5, 1977. It began scheduled services on October 12, 1981, with flights between Spencer, Iowa, and Des Moines, Iowa. In February 1988, Great Lakes acquired Alliance Airlines, adding six cities around Lake Michigan to the route network. In the following years it continued to expand and in February 1992 signed a codesharing agreement with United Airlines. On January 19, 1994, the airline went public trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange. In October 1995, Great Lakes began operating under the Midway Connection banner at Raleigh/Durham through a marketing agreement with Midway Airlines, but this ceased in 1997.[citation needed] Prior to the relocation of the headquarters to Cheyenne, Great Lakes was headquartered in Summit Township, Clay County, Iowa, by Spencer Municipal Airport and near the City of Spencer.[2][3][4]
Its status with United Express was downgraded to a codeshare agreement in 2001 and on May 1, 2001, it became an independent carrier. Great Lakes has code sharing agreements with United Airlines and Frontier Airlines.[citation needed]
Destinations
Great Lakes Airlines serves 48 of its destinations through the Essential Air Service program, and is the largest Essential Air Service provider in the United States. Great Lakes flies to the following domestic scheduled destinations (as of April 2009): [5]
- Montana
- Billings (Billings Logan International Airport) Hub
- Glasgow (Glasgow Airport)
- Glendive (Dawson Community Airport)
- Havre (Havre City-County Airport)
- Lewistown (Lewistown Municipal Airport)
- Miles City (Miles City Municipal Airport)
- Sidney (Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport)
- Wolf Point (L.M. Clayton Airport)
- Nevada
- Ely (Ely Airport)
- Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport) [begins TBA]
- South Dakota
- Brookings (Brookings Regional Airport) [begins TBA]
- Huron (Huron Regional Airport)
- Pierre (Pierre Regional Airport)
Terminated Destinations
- Colorado
- Grand Junction (Grand Junction Regional Airport) [service to Denver was terminated when Frontier Airlines began serving the airport through Lynx Aviation]
- Illinois
- Chicago (O'Hare International Airport) Former hub
- Marion (Williamson County Regional Airport) [to St. Louis, replaced by Cape Air]
- Quincy (Quincy Regional Airport) [to St. Louis, replaced by Cape Air]
- Sterling (Whiteside County Airport) [to Chicago]
- Springfield (Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport) [to Chicago Meigs Field]
- Iowa
- Mason City (Mason City Municipal Airport) [to Chicago]
- Ottumwa (
Ottumwa Industrial Airport ) [to Chicago] - Spencer (Spencer Municipal Airport) [to Chicago and Minneapolis]
- Dubuque (Dubuque Regional Airport) [to Chicago]
- Missouri
- Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport) [to St. Louis, replaced by Cape Air]
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe (Santa Fe Municipal Airport) [originally had flights to Denver]
- Texas
- Amarillo (Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport) [service to Denver was terminated when Southwest Airlines initiated service]
Fleet
Great Lakes Airlines operates two types of aircraft in its fleet. Great Lakes is the world's largest single operator of the Beechcraft 1900.
The Great Lakes Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers |
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| Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia | 6 | 30 |
| Raytheon Beechcraft Beech 1900D Airliner | 29 | 19 |
References
- ^ "Contact Us." Great Lakes Airlines. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
- ^ "Welcome to Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd." Great Lakes Airlines. December 5, 1998. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
- ^ "Spencer city, Iowa." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
- ^ Hilkevitch, John. "AN AIRLINE REGROUPS GREAT LAKES FLYING AGAIN, THOUGH STILL PUZZLED BY ONSET OF CRISIS." Chicago Tribune. May 25, 1997. Business 1. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
- ^ http://flygreatlakes.com/time_table/doc_files/time_table.pdf
External links
- Great Lakes Airlines
- Greatlakesav.com (Archive)
- Great Lakes Airlines Forum
- Great Lakes Airlines Pictures
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