WYOMING AERONAUTICS COMMISION

Air Service Enhancement Program & Capacity Purchase Agreement Annual Report Per W.S. § 10-3-602(C), 10-7-104

Wyoming Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division September 3, 2020

Shawn Burke Program Manager, Air Service Development [email protected] Contents Executive Summary ...... 2 Industry Trends and COVID-19 Impacts ...... 2 Air Service Enhancement Program ...... 3 FY 2019 ASEP Project Updates ...... 4 FY 2020 ASEP Projects ...... 5 Fiscal Year 2019 ASEP Grant Updates and Amendments ...... 6 Cody-Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) ...... 6 Riverton-Central Wyoming Regional Airport (RIW) ...... 7 Rock Springs/Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (RKS) ...... 8 (SHR) ...... 9 Fiscal Year 2020 ASEP Grants ...... 10 Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) ...... 10 Airport (JAC) ...... 11 Capacity Purchase Agreement Grants and Status ...... 12 Appendix ...... 14 Mead and Hunt Industry Analysis ...... 14 Airport Enplanement Numbers ...... 18 Casper – Natrona County Airport ...... 18 Cody-Yellowstone Regional Airport ...... 18 Cheyenne Regional Airport ...... 19 Gillette – Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport ...... 19 Jackson Hole Airport ...... 20 Laramie Regional Airport ...... 20 Riverton-Central Wyoming Regional Airport ...... 21 Rock Springs – Wyoming Regional Airport ...... 21 Sheridan County Airport ...... 22 Percentage Change Year Over Year of All US States ...... 23

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Executive Summary

Calendar year 2019 exceeded the previous record setting year of 2018 for commercial passenger traffic in the state and the first two months of 2020 were setting more records prior to COVID- 19. Overall passenger traffic to the state increased more than 15% from 2018 to 2019, the highest of any US state. Once again the state’s busiest airport, Jackson Hole, led the passenger volume increase by adding more than 116,000 additional passengers to the state. Every commercial airport in the state also grew in passenger traffic over the previous 2018 calendar year.

The Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) was underway at the recently renamed Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport (Gillette) and at the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport in Rock Springs starting in October, and delivered modest increases in passenger traffic through the end of the year with additional flights in Gillette. The start of 2020 looked even more promising than 2019, as Jackson Hole was undergoing another record winter travel season. operated by SkyWest under the CPA was scheduled to begin in the middle of January at Riverton- Central Wyoming Regional Airport and Sheridan County Airport.

Prior to COVID-19, the first few months of service under the CPA were living up to the intended benefits of the program – more passengers at a lower cost to the state and local communities. Riverton had its best combined January and February since 2008, and Sheridan its best ever, all while expending fewer dollars in revenue guarantees in those communities. In Sheridan and Riverton combined, per passenger costs were reduced by 60%, with 43% more passengers at a 9% reduction in total costs. Perhaps more importantly in the post COVID-19 environment, the CPA also provided a backstop to prevent Wyoming communities from completely losing air service.

While receiving federal CARES Act relief funds, airlines were obligated to not discontinue service to most cities until October 1, 2020. It’s uncertain whether routes would or could be dropped in the future, including those in Wyoming. With the CPA in place, the state is better positioned to retain service in the future as the airline industry continues to change.

Industry Trends and COVID-19 Impacts

The unprecedented scale of the impact of COVID-19 on the travel environment is only just now beginning to be understood. Passenger traffic fell more than 95% in April, as more than half of the nation’s airline fleet was idled. It will take years for passenger traffic to fully recover, and even then, it is unclear whether ticket margins will recover for airlines, as corporate and business traffic has been stymied. The largest US airline trade organization, Airlines for America, is expecting 2020 traffic to be down 60% compared to 2019, and 2021 to be down 40% when compared to 2019. A full recovery in passenger traffic is not likely until at least 2023.

Aircraft retirements have been accelerated across most legacy airlines as they sought to cut

2 costs, reduce aircraft sizes, and mitigate redundancies. Several regional airlines were forced to shut down operations as a result of shifting industry trends. which served Cody and Casper under United Express was forced to shutter operations earlier than expected, as simplified some regional jet operations under one regional provider. in August discontinued service to a number of small communities, leaving several of those communities with no air service should a financial backstop not be able to reinstate service.

Through the summer, Wyoming and its neighboring states have fared relatively better than national averages. Tourist traffic was the first and most predominant traffic to rebound as visitors pursued destinations to the rural, Rocky Mountain west. Overall year-to-date passenger traffic to the state through July 2020 is down 45% compared to 58% nationally. In July, Wyoming had the smallest decline in passenger traffic of any state. August and September are also expected to be less than the national declines.

The COVID-19 outbreak also meant the discontinuation of American Airlines flights from Cheyenne to Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) operated by SkyWest. Aircraft availability in American Airlines prorate network might have made this route untenable medium-term, but discontinuation was accelerated by the COVID-19 effects on travel and SkyWest, and the Cheyenne Regional Air Focus Team elected to save minimum revenue guarantee funds. Service will be reinstated to Cheyenne on United Express operated by SkyWest starting November 11, 2020. This will help the airport retain TSA screening services, and remain eligible for federal funds for capital projects.

For more information on the COVID-19 impacts to the airline industry, please refer to the appendix for an analysis by Mead and Hunt.

Air Service Enhancement Program

Enclosed in this report is a summary of Air Service Enhancement Program (ASEP) expenditures for fiscal year 2019 and 2020, as well as an accompanying synopsis of each project. Three communities required extensions on their FY 2019 agreements in order to bridge them into the Capacity Purchase Agreement; those three being Sheridan and Riverton, which both required additional funds for their six and a half month extension, and Rock Springs, which required no additional funds to extend for an additional three months. Another project being reported on from FY 2019 is seasonal service from Cody-Yellowstone Regional Airport to Chicago O’Hare, which was ongoing during last year’s programmatic update. That project required fewer funds than allocated, resulting in $93,150 in state funds being recovered.

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FY 2019 ASEP Project Updates

Cody-Yellowstone Riverton-Central Rock Springs-Southwest Sheridan County Regional Airport Wyoming Regional Wyoming Regional Airport (SHR) (COD) Airport (RIW) Airport (RKS)

Original June 22, 2019 – July 1, 2018 – July 1, 2018 – July 1, 2018 – Term September 29, 2019 June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019

Amended - July 1, 2018 – July 1, 2018 – July 1, 2018 – Term January 11, 2020 September 30, 2019 January 11, 2020

State Percent 40% 60% 60% 60% Match

Original State $ 134,400 $ 596,937 $ 715,514 $ 596,937 Grant

Amendment $ - $ 935,000 $ - $ 935,000

Total State $ 134,400 $ 1,531,937 $ 715,514 $ 1,531,937 Grant

State Grant $ (41,250) $ (1,222,520) $ (714,737) $ (1,220,195) Expended

State Dollars $ 93,150 $ 309,418 $ 777 $ 311,742 Recovered

Local Dollar $ 61,876 $ 813,463 $ 477,009 $ 815,013 Match

Local Dollar 60% 40% 40% 40% Percentage Match

Passengers 1,527 22,946 60,010 32,109

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FY 2020 ASEP Projects

Cheyenne Regional Cheyenne Regional Jackson Hole Airport (CYS) AA Airport (CYS) UA Airport (JAC)

Airline American Eagle United Express Operated American Airlines Operated by SkyWest by SkyWest

Original Term November 1, 2019 – November 11, 2020 – December 18, 2020 – October 31, 2020 May 31, 2021 April 6, 2020

Amended Term November 1, 2019 – - December 18, 2020 – April 12, 2020 March 25, 2020

State Percent Match 30.1% 60.0% 40%

State Grant $ 600,000 $ 527,551 $ 140,000

State Dollars $ 360,298 $ - $ - Recovered

Local Dollar Match $ 1,393,355 $ 351,701 $ 210,000

Local Dollar 69.9% 40.0% 60.0% Percentage Match

Passengers 9,107 22,000 (Est) 12,677

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Fiscal Year 2019 ASEP Grant Updates and Amendments

Cody-Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD)

Scope: Weekly summer seasonal service to Cody-Yellowstone Chicago-O’Hare Intl. on United Regional Airport Express. (COD)

Category: Growth Service Original June 22, 2019 – Term September 29, 2019 Term: June 22, 2019 – September 29, 2019 Amended -

Synopsis: 12 weekly roundtrip flights on Term United Express to Chicago-O’Hare State Percent 40% on CRJ-700 aircraft. This project Match produced close to the 1,600 Original State $ 134,400 passengers originally projected, and Grant only required $41,250 in state Amendment - expenditures, resulting in a recovery Total State $ 134,400 of $93,150 dollars. Grant State Grant $ (41,250) Expended State Dollars $ 93,150 Recovered Local Dollar $ 61,876 Match

Local Dollar 60% Percentage Match

Passengers 1,527

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Riverton-Central Wyoming Regional Airport (RIW)

Scope: Daily to twice daily service to Intl. (DEN) shared with Sheridan County Airport Riverton-Central Wyoming Regional (SHR) airport on Airport (RIW) (DAC). Frequencies varied by day and season. Original Term July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 Category: Critical Service Amended Term July 1, 2018 – Amended Term: July 1, 2018 – January 11, 2020 January 11, 2020 (Extended from ending June 30, State Percent 60% 2019) Match

Status: Closed and airport moved into CPA Original State $ 596,937 as of January 11, 2020. Grant

Synopsis: Originally granted $596,937 in state funds, Amendment $ 935,000 the DAC service to RIW and SHR faced headwinds of higher than anticipated fuel Total State $ 1,531,937 and lower realized revenue. Unlike typical Grant guarantee agreements, the DAC contract did State Grant $ (1,222,520) not have capped exposure as the revenue Expended risk was born by the local sponsor and the state. An additional $935,000 was granted in State Dollars $ 309,417 Recovered order to continue service through the fiscal year, and extend through January 11, 2020, Local Dollar Match $ 813,463 at which point United Express (operated by SkyWest) began operations. $309,417 in Local Dollar 40% state dollars were recovered from this Percentage Match project at the end of the contract term, as revenue performance improved in the latter Passengers 22,946 half of 2019.

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Rock Springs/Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (RKS)

Scope: Twice daily service to Denver Intl. (DEN) Rock Springs- on United Express operated by SkyWest. Southwest Wyoming

Category: Critical Service Regional Airport (RKS) Original July 1, 2018 – Amended Term: July 1, 2018 – January 11, 2020 Term June 30, 2019 (Extended from ending June 30, 2019) Amended July 1, 2018 –

Term September 30, 2019 Status: Closed and airport transitioned to CPA. State Percent 60% Synopsis: Service was originally to last the 2019 Match fiscal year (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019); Original State $ 715,514 however, with the transition to service Grant under the CPA, the contract was extended to end September 30, 2019. Amendment $ - No additional funds were needed under Total State $ 715,514 the extension, as the market had Grant performed above expectations. State Grant $ (714,737) Expended State Dollars $ 777 Recovered Local Dollar $ 477,009 Match Local Dollar 40% Percentage Match Passengers 60,010

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Sheridan County Airport (SHR)

Scope: Daily service to Denver Intl. (DEN) Sheridan County shared with Riverton Regional Airport Airport (SHR) (RIW) airport on Denver Air Connection (DAC). Frequencies varied by day and Original Term July 1, 2018 – season. June 30, 2019

Category: Critical Service Amended Term July 1, 2018 – January 11, 2020 Amended Term: July 1, 2018 – January 11, 2020 (Extended from ending June 30, 2019) State Percent 60%

Status: Closed and airport moved into CPA as of Match January 11, 2020. Original State $ 596,937 Synopsis: Similar to Riverton (RIW), this project Grant was originally granted $596,937 in state funds, the DAC service to RIW and SHR Amendment $ 935,000 faced headwinds of higher than anticipated fuel and lower realized revenue. Unlike typical guarantee Total State Grant $ 1,531,937 agreements, the DAC contract did not have capped exposure as the revenue State Grant $ (1,220,195) risk was born by the local sponsor and Expended the state. An additional $935,000 was State Dollars $ 311,742 granted in order to continue service Recovered through the fiscal year and extend through January 11, 2020, at which Local Dollar $ 815,013 point United Express (operated by Match SkyWest) began operations. $311,742 in state dollars were recovered from this Local Dollar 40% Percentage project at the end of the contract term, Match as revenue performance improved in the latter half of 2019. Passengers 32,109

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Fiscal Year 2020 ASEP Grants

With the transition of Gillette, Riverton, Rock Springs and Sheridan to the Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA), there were three grants that took place during FY 2020. One for Jackson Hole Airport and two for Cheyenne Regional Airport due to COVID-19. Cheyenne suspended its service to DFW and then transitioned to United Express operated by SkyWest with service to Denver Intl. Airport (DEN) from American Eagle operated by SkyWest with service to Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW).

Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS)

Scope: Daily service to Dallas/Ft. Worth Cheyenne Cheyenne Intl. Airport (DFW) on American Regional Airport Regional Airport Eagle operated by SkyWest (CYS) (CYS) Airlines was discontinued due to COVID-19 and the remaining Airline American Eagle United Express Operated by Operated by funds were recovered into the SkyWest SkyWest ASEP. Service will transition to once daily flights to Denver Intl. Original November 1, 2019 November 11, 2020 Airport (DEN) moving to twice Term – October 31, 2020 – May 31, 2021 daily in March and running through May 31st, 2020 or when Amended November 1, 2019 - Term – April 12, 2020 reconstruction will take place. Service is expected to State Percent 30.1% 60.0% resume after reconstruction is Match done. State $ 600,000 $ 527,551 Category: Critical Service Grant American Eagle Term : November 1, 2019 – April 12, 2020. State Dollars $ 360,298 $ - Recovered Discontinued early due to COVID-19.

Local Dollar $ 1,393,355 $ 351,701 United Express Term: November 11, 2020 Match – May 31, 2021 Local Dollar 69.9% 40.0%

Status: Closed and transitioned to Percentage Match United Express beginning November 11, 2020. Passengers 9,107 22,000 (Est)

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Jackson Hole Airport (JAC)

Scope: Additional capacity on American Airlines Jackson Hole to Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) for the peak Airport (JAC) winter months. Service was discontinued early in March due to the COVID-19 Airline American Airlines outbreak. No state funds were Original Term December 18, 2020 recovered. – April 6, 2020

Category: Growth Service Amended Term December 18, 2020 – March 25, 2020 Term: December 18th, 2019 – April 6th, 2020. Discontinued in March due to COVID-19. State Percent Match 40%

Status: Closed State Grant $ 140,000

State Dollars Recovered $ -

Local Dollar Match $ 210,000

Local Dollar Percentage 60.0% Match

Passengers 12,677

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Capacity Purchase Agreement Grants and Status

October 2019 marked the beginning of the CPA agreement with service on United Express operated by SkyWest, as flights continued under the same branding at Rock Springs – Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport and Gillette – Northeastern Wyoming Regional Airport. Sheridan Regional Airport and Riverton – Central Wyoming Regional Airport transitioned to United Express on January 12, 2020. For the first few months of the CPA prior to COVID-19, the program was working as intended, and substantially more passengers were carried to Wyoming airports for less cost. The CPA helped bring 8,282 additional passengers through Wyoming airports, all while reducing financial outlay from the state and local communities. In Sheridan and Riverton, the total cost per passenger was reduced by 60%, the number of passengers increased by 43% to the two airports and the overall costs were reduced by 9%.

As the COVID-19 pandemic began to significantly affect air travel to the state, flights were reduced in order to better match capacity to demand starting in late March. WYDOT, the local communities, and SkyWest continued to reevaluate capacity during the effects of COVID-19, and were able to reduce financial exposure to the CPA. Because the reductions were put into place proactively, the state was able to recover $257,269 in state funds for the first term of the CPA, which be will available for future grants. The table below provides a summary of the first term of the CPA.

Gillette-Northeast Riverton-Central Rock Springs- Sheridan Wyoming Wyoming Southwest Wyoming County Regional Airport Regional Airport Regional Airport Airport (GCC) (RIW) (RKS) (SHR)

Term October 6, 2019 January 12, 2020 October 6, 2019 January 12, 2020 – June 30, 2020 – June 30, 2020 – June 30, 2020 – June 30, 2020

State Percent 60% 60% 60% 60% Match

State Dollar $ 496,854 $ 455,424 $ 497,440 $ 429,846 Match

State Dollars $ 120,893 $ 125,502 $ - $ 10,873 Recovered

Local Dollar $ 331,236 $ 303,616 $ 331,627 $ 286,564 Match Local Dollar 40% 40% 40% 40% Percentage Match

Passengers 32,014 6,316 22,940 7,374

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More than 68,000 passengers used service provided under the CPA from October 2019, through June, 2020. While COVID-19 did damper passenger ridership for the second half of the first term, initial result were encouraging as evidenced in the reduction of the total cost per passenger to Sheridan and Riverton below:

Cost Per Passenger 2019 (ASEP) 2020 (CPA)

Sheridan $ 89.17 $ 42.29

Riverton $ 111.72 $ 38.55

When comparing CPA airports for months before and after the CPA (October-February for Gillette and Rock Springs and January-February for Sheridan and Riverton), an additional 9,135 passengers transited through WY airports while providing a savings of $75,562 in state dollars.

October – February (RKS, GCC) January-February (RIW/SHR)

ASEP (18/19) CPA (19/20)

Passengers 46,481 55,616

State Cost $ 707,263 $ 631,702

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Appendix Mead and Hunt Industry Analysis September 1st, 2020

COVID-19 Airline Industry Update At the beginning of 2020, the U.S. airline industry had been enjoying the greatest run of success that this industry has ever seen. From 2010 to 2019, the US industry had generated $120B in net profits. The airlines had a record year in 2019 in terms of passengers and revenues. In January and February of 2020, demand was up year over year, and all signs suggested another record year on the way The fundamentals of the industry were incredibly strong driven by these five factors: 1. Capacity restraint aided by industry consolidation dating back to 2008- 2010 2. Lower fuel prices 3. Significant Increases in ancillary revenue 4. Fleet renewal to more cost-efficient aircraft 5. A strong, growing economy amid the longest sustained growth in U.S. history

And then, beginning in mid-March the Corona virus impacts on the airline industry came crashing down. This update looks at the major industry impacts we’ve seen over the last 6 months and their implications going forward. Beginning mid-March, the bottom started falling out for air travel demand as COVID-19 cases began ramping up. By the end of March, air travel demand was down over 90%. By mid-April, demand bottomed out down over 95% vs. 2019 levels. From Mid-April onwards, demand began a slow pace of recovery. June and July saw reasonable throughput progress, but by mid-August, as virus cases resurged throughout the U.S., demand recovery has started to stall out again.

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To put the demand fall-off in perspective, what has happened over the last 6 months has erased 40 years of traffic growth for the industry. No other external event or influence even comes close to this.

Our current outlook suggests that the U.S. industry will see over $120 billion in domestic revenue lost in 2020. International revenues will be hit even harder.

The airlines have wasted no time in responding. Schedules from late March onwards were being reworked week-by-week, and capacity was pulled down as quickly as possible. Airlines began parking and retiring aircraft to reduce costs and capacity as demand withered away. Over 50% of the entire U.S. airline fleet was grounded for the month of May. Actions also went far beyond just capacity cuts and fleet reductions. Airlines began offering voluntary leaves and early retirement packages. The U.S. Cares Act offered $50 billion in support for the airlines in exchange for minimum service guarantees and deferring furloughs until September 30. Many of the largest airlines, however, have massive furlough programs underway to take effect once that September 30th deadline passes. Recent intelligence

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suggests that as high as 30% of the work force at the three major network airlines may disappear by the end of 2020. In addition to changes in the fleet and work force, airlines have been simplifying onboard service, implementing massive new cleaning and safety processes, re-focusing on cargo opportunities, shutting down under-utilized facilities and terminals, renegotiating with vendors and airports and suspending any non-essential capital spending. The massive list of actions continues to grow.

Despite the Cares Act support and all the actions taken by the airlines, the financial damage for the first half of 2020 was massive. The top eight publicly traded airlines saw almost a $30B drop in pre-tax profits. Revenues dropped by over 86% in the 2nd Quarter as load factors fell over 50 percentage points on average. Keep in mind that the first two months of 2020 were performing better than last year, so all this damage was done in just three and a half months. As a result of this new precarious position, airlines lost 70% of their market value as stock prices plummeted. While stocks have recovered considerably since they bottomed out in mid-May, the market values are still down roughly 50% from pre-COVID values. No doubt, airlines have been rebuilding their networks since May, but as of the end of August, only 50% of capacity has been restored by the top four airlines. Schedules loaded for September suggest that the airlines are pulling back down from the August levels, as demand in September and the Fall softens. October could be reduced even further. There have been some very clear trends emerging in the recovery efforts so far.

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 First, leisure demand is clearly coming back faster than business, driven by several factors:

o Weak aircraft loads and travel demand are driving aggressive pricing actions. o Pent-up demand as people look to escape confinement is driving a significant portion of the air travel demand today. o We’re also seeing a younger demographic of travelers looking for leisure activities. o This is most pronounced in beach and mountain destinations. Florida and Carolina beaches have seen demand recovery stronger than most places. Key mountain states have also enjoyed stronger recovery to-date.

 Airlines like Delta and American have focused on rebuilding their largest hubs first.

o Delta’s Atlanta, , Detroit, and Salt Lake City hubs are regaining capacity faster than the rest of Delta’s system. o Similarly, American is focusing on rebuilding its Dallas/Ft. Worth and Charlotte hubs.

 United has recently taken a different tact. They recently announced a host of point-to-point markets to Florida and other leisure destinations to take advantage of the leisure demand recovery.

 The Ultra-low-cost airlines like Allegiant have brought capacity back much faster than the traditional airlines with August system-wide seats increasing over 2019 levels.

 The remaining international markets being flown have largely been limited to major transoceanic gateways like London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Tokyo, and Seoul, or select islands in the Caribbean.

 Smaller markets in the U.S. are struggling to hang on to the limited service they had pre- COVID, and airlines are taking a very close look at whether these markets will be sustainable going forward.

 American Airlines recently announced it is suspending service to 15 smaller markets in October as it seeks additional government funding.

These recovery trends are driving a structural change in the airline industry moving forward.

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Airport Enplanement Numbers Casper – Natrona County Airport Casper-Natrona County Airport 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000

3,000 Monthly Enplanement Monthly 2,000 1,000 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC CPR 2017 6,494 6,493 8,524 7,311 8,154 8,904 9,516 8,918 7,074 8,172 8,229 8,768 2018 6,499 5,945 7,508 6,899 7,079 7,642 8,488 8,491 7,419 7,094 7,340 7,968 2019 6,592 6,271 7,442 7,381 8,178 9,106 9,354 9,180 8,418 8,669 8,621 9,023 2020 7,355 6,873 3,794 343 1,075 2,331 3,524

Cody-Yellowstone Regional Airport Cody-Yellowstone Regional Airport 7,000

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000 Monthly Enplanements Monthly

1,000

0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC COD 2017 1,700 1,695 2,038 2,160 3,432 4,876 5,845 5,474 4,358 3,504 2,108 2,315 2018 1,819 1,630 2,383 2,391 3,651 4,907 5,796 5,336 4,269 2,738 2,297 2,166 2019 1,808 1,838 1,854 1,879 2,793 4,979 6,521 5,932 5,166 3,603 2,294 2,553 2020 2,025 1,961 1,189 94 404 834 2,667

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Cheyenne Regional Airport Cheyenne Regional Airport 2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000 Monthly Enplanements Monthly 500

0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC CYS 2017 199 157 181 156 56 13 22 18 20 9 18 15 2018 155 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 736 861 2019 885 867 1,065 946 1,668 1,648 1,927 1,831 1,839 1,178 919 1,115 2020 1,012 880 573 25 0 0 0

Gillette – Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport Gillette-Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport 4,000

3,500 CPA Begins

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

Monthly Enplanements Monthly 1,000

500

0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC GCC 2017 2,175 2,226 2,621 2,591 2,918 2,868 2,693 2,547 2,497 2,469 2,448 2,102 2018 1,920 2,074 2,428 2,371 2,520 2,652 2,493 2,378 2,080 2,452 2,272 2,278 2019 2,277 1,839 2,203 2,311 2,527 2,688 2,563 2,762 2,556 2,899 2,689 3,343 2020 2,402 2,139 1,527 121 338 448 1,026

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Jackson Hole Airport Jackson Hole Airport 70,000

60,000

50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000 Monthly Enplanements Monthly

10,000

0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAC 2017 33,346 27,546 33,544 9,008 13,878 36,019 52,090 50,746 34,835 19,214 8,895 23,726 2018 35,589 32,033 36,133 12,239 12,239 37,867 56,762 56,903 43,333 23,122 12,982 23,305 2019 39,292 37,790 46,217 13,143 18,961 48,187 62,417 64,055 47,761 25,500 13,061 26,718 2020 40,677 42,748 26,200 481 2,043 6,796 30,291

Laramie Regional Airport Laramie Regional Airport 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800

600 Monthly Enplanements Monthly 400 200 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC LAR 2017 927 948 1,287 1,107 1,228 1,210 1,318 1,386 1,285 1,348 1,392 1,488 2018 1,067 1,091 1,232 1,300 1,469 1,435 1,406 1,301 1,349 1,611 1,562 1,569 2019 1,112 1,184 1,243 1,293 1,485 1,565 1,668 1,632 1,742 1,610 1,597 1,765 2020 1,345 1,268 907 63 194 330 651

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Riverton-Central Wyoming Regional Airport Riverton-Central Wyoming Regional Airport 1,200 CPA Begins

1,000

800

600

400 Monthly Enplanements Monthly 200

0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC RIW 2017 746 652 716 676 774 637 629 779 541 519 517 587 2018 512 505 545 551 547 573 657 703 656 654 681 713 2019 504 472 590 510 674 625 641 731 663 753 621 722 2020 942 1,129 703 28 120 223 466

Rock Springs – Wyoming Regional Airport Rock Springs - Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport 2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000 Monthly Enplanements Monthly 500

0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC RKS 2017 1,248 1,255 1,334 1,371 1,596 1,440 1,464 1,660 1,420 1,493 1,564 1,555 2018 1,505 1,272 1,525 1,581 2,094 2,014 2,136 2,094 1,915 2,033 2,164 2,268 2019 1,815 1,660 2,068 1,796 1,796 1,838 2,377 2,123 1,936 2,104 1,915 2,228 2020 1,835 1,654 1,101 64 179 355 647

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Sheridan County Airport

Sheridan County Airport 2,500 Scenic flights 2,000 CPA Begins

1,500

1,000 Monthly Enplanements Monthly 500

0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC SHR 2017 714 643 771 664 752 866 799 884 800 762 1,906 805 2018 753 686 815 686 787 853 899 881 854 823 821 915 2019 742 687 715 689 852 853 916 1,038 980 1,755 723 953 2020 1,177 1,565 805 74 151 309 838

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Percentage Change Year-over-year of All US States % Change in Enplanements 2018-2019 20%

15% 14%

11% 11%10%10% 10%10%10%10% 10% 9%

8% 7% 7% 7% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

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IL

RI

IA

ID

HI

FL

IN

NJ

KS

SC

AL LA

TX

KY

CT

AZ

VT

SD

PA

AK

MI

CA

AR

UT

TN NE NY

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VA

NC

OK

CO

OR

GA

NV

ND

NH

OH

MS

MT ME

WY

MA

WV

WA MD

MN NM

MO -1% USAverage

-5%

-7% -7%

-10% Source: 2019 FAA Preliminary Enplanements Report

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