Notes
Background section of the 2020 Stantec study on current and ongoing effects of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac Airport) operations, prepared for the Washington State Department of Commerce. Covers shared regional history including Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Duwamish, and Suquamish tribal heritage; Port of Seattle founding in 1911; Boeing Company origins with William Boeing and Conrad Westervelt’s 1916 Boeing Model 1 floatplane; Kelly Act 1925; Boeing Field; WWII-era Bow Lake site development beginning 1943; July 1949 passenger terminal opening; addition of second runway in 1970; third runway (Runway 16R/34L, 8,500 feet) proposal in mid-1990s and operational opening November 2008; 2019 statistics showing 51.8 million passengers, 413,000 operations, 87,300 direct jobs, $3.8 billion direct earnings; and the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) projecting growth to 500,000 operations and 56 million passengers by 2027. Impact study area includes Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, Tukwila, Highline School District, and Highline Community Hospital.