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, 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.
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.
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

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 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, 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 ----Los Angeles	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,879,690 $6,291,268 $6,731,657			31 Aug 2027
AR	Harrison	Boone County Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth ----Memphis	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$3,789,614 $3,884,355 $3,981,464 $4,081,000			28 Feb 2027
AR	Hot Springs	Memorial Field Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth ----Memphis	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$2,936,106 $3,009,509 $3,084,747 $3,161,866			28 Feb 2027
AR	Jonesboro	Jonesboro Municipal Airport	Nashville ----St. Louis	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$2,217,130 $2,283,644 $2,352,153 $2,422,718			28 Feb 2026
CA	El Centro	Imperial County Airport	Los Angeles ----Phoenix	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$2,920,934 $2,993,957 $3,068,806 $3,145,526			30 Apr 2026
CA	Merced	Merced Regional Airport	Las Vegas ----Los Angeles-Hawthorne	Advanced Air	Pilatus PC-12 / 9	$3,552,016 $3,658,576 $3,768,333 $3,881,383			31 Dec 2025
CO	Alamosa	San Luis Valley Regional Airport	Denver	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$5,679,884 $6,077,476			30 Jun 2026
CO	Cortez	Cortez Municipal Airport	Denver ----Phoenix	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Metroliner 23 / 9	$6,876,394 $7,357,741 $7,872,783 $8,423,878			30 Sep 2028
CO	Pueblo	Pueblo Memorial Airport	Denver	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$6,449,526 $6,836,498			31 Mar 2027
HI	Hana	Hana Airport	Kahului	Southern Airways Express d.b.a. Mokulele Airlines	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$956,792 $995,064 $1,034,866 $1,076,261			31 Jan 2028
HI	Kamuela	Waimea-Kohala Airport	Kahului	Southern Airways Express d.b.a. Mokulele Airlines	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$1,006,986 $1,032,161 $1,057,965 $1,084,414			30 Jun 2029
HI	Kalaupapa	Kalaupapa Airport	Honolulu ----Molokai	Southern Airways Express d.b.a. Mokulele Airlines	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$2,380,027 $2,439,528 $2,500,516 $2,563,029			30 Apr 2029
IA	Fort Dodge	Fort Dodge Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,471,432 $6,924,432 $7,409,142			31 Mar 2027
IA	Mason City	Mason City Municipal Airport	Chicago-O'Hare	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,537,921 $6,995,575 $7,485,266			31 Mar 2027
IA	Sioux City	Sioux Gateway Airport	Chicago-O'Hare Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,358,880 $5,734,001 $6,135,381			31 Dec 2026
IA	Waterloo	Waterloo Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare	American Airlines Group	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$7,464,242			30 Apr 2026
IL	Decatur	Decatur Airport	Chicago-O'Hare	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,120,951 $6,426,999 $6,748,349 $7,085,766			31 Dec 2028
IL	Marion / Herrin	Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois	Chicago-O'Hare	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$5,595,516 $5,819,337 $6,052,110			31 Jul 2026
KS	Dodge City	Dodge City Regional Airport	Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,880,125 $7,361,734 $7,877,055			30 Apr 2027
KS	Garden City	Garden City Regional Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth	American Airlines Group	Bombardier CRJ700 / 65	$5,897,640			31 Jul 2026
KS	Hays	Hays Regional Airport	Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,022,964 $6,444,571 $6,895,691			30 Apr 2027
KS	Liberal, KS / Guymon, OK	Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport	Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,524,077 $6,980,762 $7,469,415			30 Apr 2027
KS	Salina	Salina Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,958,376 $6,375,463 $6,821,745			31 Dec 2026
KY	Owensboro	Owensboro–Daviess County Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$5,607,114 $5,831,399 $6,064,655			31 Jul 2026
KY	Paducah	Barkley Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$4,549,562 $4,686,049 $4,826,631 $4,971,429			30 Nov 2029
ME	Augusta / Waterville	Augusta State Airport	Boston	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$3,021,655 $3,263,388 $3,524,459 $3,806,416			31 Oct 2026
ME	Bar Harbor	Hancock County–Bar Harbor Airport	Boston	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$4,268,633 $4,396,693 $4,528,593 $4,664,452			14 Oct 2028
ME	Presque Isle	Presque Isle International Airport	Boston	JetBlue	Airbus A220-300 / 140	$10,412,703 $11,235,581			31 Aug 2026
ME	Rockland	Knox County Regional Airport	Boston	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$3,303,476 $3,567,755 $3,853,175 $4,161,429			31 Oct 2026
MI	Alpena	Alpena County Regional Airport	Detroit	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$6,750,234 $7,222,751 $7,728,343			30 Sep 2027
MI	Escanaba	Delta County Airport	Detroit ----Minneapolis/Saint Paul	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$6,899,725 $7,244,711			31 Dec 2025
MI	Hancock / Houghton	Houghton County Memorial Airport	Chicago-O'Hare	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,513,688 $6,969,646 $7,457,521			31 Jan 2028
MI	Iron Mountain / Kingsford	Ford Airport	Detroit ----Minneapolis/Saint Paul	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$7,068,428 $7,563,218			31 Jan 2026
MI	Ironwood, MI / Ashland, WI	Gogebic–Iron County Airport	Chicago-O'Hare ----Minneapolis/Saint Paul	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$7,204,867 $7,709,208 $7,709,208 $7,709,208			30 Sep 2027
MI	Muskegon	Muskegon County Airport	Chicago-O'Hare	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$6,805,487 $7,281,872 $7,791,603 $8,337,015			31 Oct 2028
MI	Pellston	Pellston Regional Airport	Detroit	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50 Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$4,219,848 $4,430,840 $4,652,382 $4,885,001			31 Jan 2029
MI	Sault Ste. Marie	Chippewa County International Airport	Detroit ----Minneapolis/Saint Paul	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$7,181,640 $7,684,354			31 Jan 2026
MN	Bemidji	Bemidji Regional Airport	Minneapolis/Saint Paul	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$4,227,249 $4,438,611 $4,660,542 $4,893,569			28 Feb 2029
MN	Brainerd	Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport	Minneapolis/Saint Paul	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$5,676,069 $6,073,394			31 Jan 2026
MN	Chisholm / Hibbing	Range Regional Airport	Minneapolis/Saint Paul	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$6,992,582 $7,482,063 $8,005,808			31 May 2027
MN	International Falls	Falls International Airport	Minneapolis/Saint Paul	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$6,112,190 $6,540,044			31 Jan 2026
MN	Thief River Falls	Thief River Falls Regional Airport	Minneapolis/Saint Paul	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$5,801,556 $5,975,603 $6,154,871 $6,339,517 $6,529,702			31 May 2027
MO	Cape Girardeau / Sikeston	Cape Girardeau Regional Airport	Charlotte ----Chicago-O'Hare	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 30 ----Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$5,927,496 $6,223,871 $6,535,064 $6,861,818			30 Sep 2029
MO	Fort Leonard Wood	Waynesville–St. Robert Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare ----Dallas/Fort Worth	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$5,727,896 $6,014,291 $6,315,005 $6,630,755			30 Sep 2029
MO	Joplin	Joplin Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,459,372 $5,841,528 $6,250,434			30 Apr 2027
MO	Kirksville	Kirksville Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$5,609,670 $5,834,057 $6,067,419			31 Jul 2026
MS	Greenville	Greenville Mid-Delta Airport	Atlanta ----Dallas/Fort Worth	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$6,398,108 $6,718,014			30 Sep 2027
MS	Hattiesburg / Laurel	Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport	Houston-Intercontinental	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,987,253 $6,406,361 $6,854,806			31 Mar 2027
MS	Meridian	Meridian Regional Airport	Houston-Intercontinental	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,275,337 $5,644,610 $6,039,733			31 Mar 2027
MT	Butte	Bert Mooney Airport	Denver Salt Lake City	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50 Bombardier CRJ550 / 50	$6,354,635 $6,799,459 $7,275,421			31 Dec 2027
MT	Glasgow	Glasgow Valley County Airport	Billings	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$2,719,975 $2,855,974 $2,998,773 $3,148,711			31 Dec 2027
MT	Glendive	Dawson Community Airport	Billings	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$2,874,243 $3,017,955 $3,168,853 $3,327,295			31 Dec 2027
MT	Havre	Havre City–County Airport	Billings	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$2,849,018 $2,991,468 $3,141,042 $3,298,094			31 Dec 2027
MT	Sidney	Sidney–Richland Municipal Airport	Billings	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$6,002,320 $6,302,436 $6,617,558 $6,948,436			31 Dec 2027
MT	West Yellowstone	Yellowstone Airport	Denver - Seasonal ----Salt Lake City - Seasonal	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50 Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$3,101,601 $3,318,713 $3,551,023			15 Oct 2026
MT	Wolf Point	L. M. Clayton Airport	Billings	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$2,902,953 $3,048,100 $3,200,505 $3,360,530			31 Dec 2027
ND	Devils Lake	Devils Lake Regional Airport	Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$7,749,051 $8,291,485 $8,871,889			30 Jun 2027
ND	Dickinson	Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport	Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,451,987 $5,833,626 $6,241,980			30 Sep 2027
ND	Jamestown	Jamestown Regional Airport	Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$7,443,767 $7,964,830 $8,522,369			30 Jun 2027
NE	Alliance	Alliance Municipal Airport	Denver	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Metroliner 23 / 9	$4,179,971 $4,472,569 $4,785,649 $5,120,645			31 August 2029
NE	Chadron	Chadron Municipal Airport	Denver	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Metroliner 23 / 9	$4,185,771 $4,478,775 $4,792,290 $5,127,750			31 August 2029
NE	Grand Island	Central Nebraska Regional Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ700 / 65 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$4,997,598 $5,247,478			30 Jun 2027
NE	Kearney	Kearney Regional Airport	Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,894,232 $6,306,828 $6,748,306			31 Oct 2027
NE	McCook	McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport	Denver	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Metroliner 23 / 9	$3,567,084 $3,816,780 $4,083,955 $4,369,831			31 May 2028
NE	North Platte	North Platte Regional Airport	Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,119,465 $5,477,828 $5,861,276			31 Dec 2026
NE	Scottsbluff	Western Nebraska Regional Airport	Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$4,732,229 $5,063,485 $5,417,929			31 Dec 2026
NH	Lebanon, NH / White River Junction, VT	Lebanon Municipal Airport	Boston ----White Plains	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$5,226,722 $5,644,860 $6,096,449 $6,584,164			30 Nov 2026
NM	Carlsbad	Cavern City Air Terminal	Albuquerque ----Phoenix	Advanced Air	King Air 350 / 9	$5,205,254 $5,517,570			31 Jan 2026
NM	Clovis	Clovis Regional Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth ----Denver	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$4,804,921			30 Apr 2026
NM	Silver City / Hurley / Deming	Grant County Airport	Albuquerque ----Phoenix	Advanced Air	King Air 350 / 9	$6,996,030 $7,485,752 $8,009,755 $8,570,438			31 Jan 2029
NY	Massena	Massena International Airport	Boston	Boutique Air	Pilatus PC-12 / 8	$5,756,644 $6,044,477 $6,225,811			31 Mar 2028
NY	Ogdensburg	Ogdensburg International Airport	Washington-Dulles	Breeze Airways	Airbus A220 / 137	$8,860,318 $9,126,128			30 Sep 2026
NY	Saranac Lake / Lake Placid	Adirondack Regional Airport	Boston ----New York-JFK	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$2,557,622 $2,634,351 $2,713,381 $2,794,783			28 Feb 2026
NY	Watertown	Watertown International Airport	Philadelphia	American Airlines Group	Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$7,298,978			31 Jan 2026
OR	Pendleton	Eastern Oregon Regional Airport	Portland	Boutique Air	Pilatus PC-12 / 8 or 9	$4,275,121 $4,488,877			31 May 2026
PA	Bradford	Bradford Regional Airport	Pittsburgh ----Washington-Dulles	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$2,888,123 $2,960,326 $3,034,334 $3,110,192			31 Oct 2026
PA	DuBois	DuBois Regional Airport	Pittsburgh ----Washington-Dulles	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$5,145,108 $5,273,736			31 Oct 2026
PA	Johnstown	Johnstown–Cambria County Airport	Chicago-O'Hare ----Washington-Dulles	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,673,281 $5,843,480 $6,018,784 $6,199,384			31 Oct 2029
PA	Lancaster	Lancaster Airport	Pittsburgh ----Washington-Dulles	Southern Airways Express	Cessna 208 Caravan / 9	$2,880,168 $2,952,172 $3,025,976 $3,101,626			31 Dec 2025
PR	Mayagüez	Eugenio María de Hostos Airport	San Juan	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C - 8/9 Britten-Norman Islander - 8/9 Tecnam P2012 Traveller - 8/9	$1,693,289 $1,744,088 $1,796,411 $1,850,303 $1,905,812			30 Apr 2026
SD	Aberdeen	Aberdeen Regional Airport	Minneapolis/Saint Paul	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$5,097,827 $5,352,718 $5,620,354 $5,901,372			28 Feb 2029
SD	Pierre	Pierre Regional Airport	Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,481,736 $5,646,188 $5,815,573 $5,990,041			31 May 2029
SD	Watertown	Watertown Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare ----Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$6,301,661 $6,490,711 $6,685,433 $6,885,996			31 May 2029
TN	Jackson	Jackson Regional Airport	Atlanta ----Chicago–O'Hare	Key Lime Air d.b.a. Denver Air Connection	Dornier 328JET / 30 or Embraer ERJ-145 / 50	$7,954,117 $8,510,905 $9,106,668 $9,744,135			30 Nov 2028
TX	Victoria	Victoria Regional Airport	Houston-Intercontinental	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,956,029 $6,372,951 $6,819,058			28 Feb 2027
UT	Cedar City	Cedar City Regional Airport	Salt Lake City	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50	$6,426,743 $6,876,615 $7,357,979			31 Dec 2027
VT	Rutland	Rutland–Southern Vermont Regional Airport	Boston	Hyannis Air Service d.b.a. Cape Air	Cessna 402C / 9 or Tecnam P2012 Traveller / 9	$3,369,473 $3,554,794 $3,750,308 $3,956,575			31 Oct 2027
VA	Staunton	Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport	Charlotte ----Chicago-O'Hare	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$6,020,730 $6,201,352 $6,387,392 $6,579,014			31 Oct 2029
WV	Clarksburg / Fairmont	North Central West Virginia Airport	Chicago-O'Hare ----Washington-Dulles	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$4,590,084 $4,727,787 $4,869,621 $5,015,709			30 Nov 2029
WV	Lewisburg	Greenbrier Valley Airport	Charlotte ----Chicago-O'Hare	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$6,042,750 $6,224,032 $6,410,753 $6,603,076			31 Oct 2029
WV	Morgantown	Morgantown Municipal Airport	Chicago-O'Hare ----Washington-Dulles	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,992,164 $6,411,615 $6,860,428			31 Oct 2027
WI	Eau Claire	Chippewa Valley Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,906,038 $6,319,461 $6,761,823			30 Nov 2027
WI	Rhinelander	Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport	Minneapolis/Saint Paul	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ550 / 50 or Bombardier CRJ700 / 65/69 or Bombardier CRJ900 / 76	$6,324,046 $6,766,729			31 Jan 2026
WY	Cody	Yellowstone Regional Airport	Denver - Seasonal	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$3,461,368 $3,703,664 $3,962,920			31 May 2027
WY	Laramie	Laramie Regional Airport	Denver	SkyWest Airlines	Bombardier CRJ200 / 50	$5,052,740 $5,406,432 $5,784,882			30 Sep 2027

Alaska

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

*Service includes flag stop

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	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$6,587,880 $6,917,274 $7,626,295 $7,626,295			30 Sep 2028
AZ	Page	Page Municipal Airport	Phoenix	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$4,398,924			30 Sep 2026
AZ	Show Low	Show Low Regional Airport	Phoenix	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$5,640,760 $5,922,798 $6,218,938 $6,529,885			30 Sep 2028
AR	El Dorado / Camden	South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field	Dallas/Fort Worth	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$6,598,335 $6,829,277 $7,068,301 $7,315,692			31 Aug 2029
CA	Crescent City	Del Norte County Airport	Los Angeles-Hawthorne ----Oakland	Advanced Air	Dornier 328JET / 30	$4,161,287 $4,577,415 $5,035,157 $5,538,673			30 Sep 2028
GA	Macon	Middle Georgia Regional Airport	Baltimore ----Charlotte	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$5,051,444			30 Sep 2027
IA	Burlington	Southeast Iowa Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$6,637,685 $6,969,569			30 Jun 2027
IL	Quincy, IL / Hannibal, MO	Quincy Regional Airport	Chicago-O'Hare	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$6,491,881 $6,816,475			31 Oct 2027
MI	Manistee / Ludington	Manistee County Blacker Airport	Chicago-O'Hare	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$6,849,260 $7,191,723 $7,551,309			30 Sep 2027
MS	Tupelo	Tupelo Regional Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth ----Nashville	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$6,924,540 $7,270,767 $7,634,057 $8,016,020			30 Sep 2028
NY	Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh International Airport	Washington-Dulles	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$6,845,871 $7,188,165 $7,547,573			30 Sep 2027
PA	Altoona	Altoona–Blair County Airport	Charlotte	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Regional Jet / 30	$6,492,990 $6,817,640 $7,158,522 $7,516,448			30 Sep 2028
UT	Moab	Canyonlands Regional Airport	Phoenix	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$6,656,475 $4,615,156			30 Sep 2026
UT	Vernal	Vernal Regional Airport	Phoenix	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$7,190,463 $4,985,388			30 Sep 2026
WV	Beckley	Raleigh County Memorial Airport	Charlotte	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$6,272,800 $6,586,440 $6,915,762			30 Sep 2029
WV	Parkersburg, WV / Marietta, OH	Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport	Charlotte	Corporate Flight Management d.b.a. Contour Airlines	Embraer ERJ-135 / 30	$2,134,573			30 Apr 2026

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			30 Apr 2026

Communities formerly having subsidized EAS

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