This document bundle relates to a 2018 media inquiry from KING 5 Television to the City of Burien regarding an FAA flight path decision affecting the Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) Airport area, along with an FAA Air Traffic Initial Environmental Review from May 2016. The environmental review describes a proposed Letter of Agreement between Sea-Tac's Air Traffic Control Tower and the Seattle Terminal Radar Approach Control facility to standardize turboprop departure headings to 250 degrees during north flow operations, routing smaller aircraft westward to improve safety and reduce ground delays. The change was intended to de-conflict slower turboprops from faster jet traffic and Boeing Field operations, though it raised noise concerns for communities such as Burien located under the newly defined flight paths.Open full document
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An email chain from City of Burien City Manager Brian Wilson forwarding a media inquiry from KING 5 television regarding an FAA flight path decision. The email notifies Quiet Skies Partners that the city did not receive the FAA statement directly, and includes an embedded FAA Air Traffic Initial Environmental Review document describing a proposed Letter of Agreement (LOA) between SEA Air Traffic Control Tower and Seattle Terminal Radar Approach Control (S46) to automate a 250-degree westerly turn departure heading for southbound turboprops during north flow operations. The FAA document outlines safety and efficiency justifications for the proposed procedure change.