May 28, 1997August 2, 2026

EXH AR041132: Port Of Seattle Commission Resolution No. 3245 — Reaffirming Master Plan Update and Authorizing Third Runway Construction at STIA

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Port Of Seattle Commission Resolution No. 3245 reaffirms adoption of the Airport Master Plan Update for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA), authorizes construction of a new dependent air carrier runway (third runway) located 2500 feet west of existing runway 16L/34R, expansion of the existing parking garage, and a new north employee parking lot. References PSRC Resolution A-96-02, Resolution A-93-03, Resolution EB-94-01, Port Commission Resolution No. 3125 and No. 3212, NEPA, SEPA, Final EIS (February 9, 1996), Draft Supplemental EIS (February 7, 1997), Final Supplemental EIS (May 13, 1997), Puget Sound Air Transportation Committee (PSATC) Flight Plan Project, FAA Capacity Enhancement Study, Major Supplemental Airport Study, and PSRC Expert Panel noise reduction findings.

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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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