The Joint Burien Airport Committee and Des Moines Airport Advisory Committee held a meeting on June 16, 2026, with the primary agenda item being a study session on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), which relates to long-term planning for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The meeting was open to the public both in person at Burien City Hall and virtually via Zoom. The next scheduled meeting of the Burien Airport Committee was set for July 21, 2026.

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Meeting agenda for the joint Burien Airport Committee and Des Moines Airport Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for June 16, 2026. The sole business item is a study session on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP).

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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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