A bar and line chart from a Sea-Tac Airport budget presentation (slide 41 of a 292-page document) showing Non-Aero Operating Revenue and Concessionaire Relief Grants from 2019 through 2025 budget, with values ranging from $138M (2020) to $368M (2025 Forecast). The slide notes that 2025 Non-Aero revenue per enplanement is forecasted at $13.89, significantly higher than the pre-pandemic best of $10.40 in 2019.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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