▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁per ▁month : ▁ 8 6 % ▁air ▁tax i ▁and ▁ 1 4 % ▁general ▁av iation . ▁ ▁Airlines ▁and ▁destin ations ▁ ▁Statistics ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Other ▁sources ▁▁▁ ▁Ess ential ▁Air ▁Service ▁documents ▁( D ocket ▁D OT - OST - 2 0 0 2 - 1 1 5 8 6 ) ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation : ▁ ▁Order ▁ 2 0 0 3 - 1 - 2 7 ▁( J anu ary ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ): ▁selecting ▁Al aska ▁Se ap lane ▁Service , ▁L LC , ▁to ▁provide ▁subs ided ▁essential ▁air ▁service ▁at ▁El fin ▁C ove ▁and ▁Pel ican , ▁Al aska , ▁at ▁an ▁annual ▁subs id y ▁rate ▁of ▁$ 1 7 7 , 6 8 1 ▁for ▁a ▁two - year ▁term ▁from ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁through ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Order ▁ 2 0 0 5 - 5 - 3 ▁( May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ): ▁selecting ▁Al aska ▁Se ap lane ▁Service ▁to ▁provide ▁essential ▁air ▁service ▁( E AS ) ▁to ▁Pel ican ▁and ▁El fin ▁C ove , ▁Al aska , ▁and ▁establish ing ▁a ▁subs id y ▁rate ▁of ▁$ 2 1 6 , 5 9 3 ▁per ▁year . ▁ ▁Order ▁ 2 0 0 7 -