Notes
Chapter 2 of the Washington Aviation System Plan (WASP), dated July 1, 2009, published by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation Division. Covers Washington State’s public airport system of 138 public use airports, including Seattle-Tacoma International (Sea-Tac), Boeing Field, Spokane International, Paine Field, and general aviation facilities statewide. Documents quick facts: 17 million scheduled passengers annually, 3.7 million aircraft operations, 12,000 registered aircraft, 19,000 active pilot certificates, 171,000 aviation jobs, $18.6 billion in sales output, 600,000 tons of air cargo. Washington ranked 9th largest public aviation system and 4th in general aviation hours flown (950,000 hours in 2007) behind California, Texas, and Florida. Includes Exhibit 2-1 map of all Washington public use airports. Notes military airports McChord AFB, Fairchild AFB, Fort Lewis, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, and Port Angeles Coast Guard Air Station. References airport closures including Evergreen Field, Blaine Municipal, J-Z Airport (Almira), and conversion of Western Airpark (Yelm) and Hillcrest Airport to private use.