Sea-Tac Airport Master Plan Update Executive Summer 8509

A- rJ ;J .no Y' n_ "-6 ---Vl( ' ' ' ~--U :}.~ " ( " Q__. C:9 ------ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This updated master plan for Sea-Tac International Airpo r t is a g l e f e r the long-term development of the Airport. It identi fies f r he ? ~t : h _ airlines, and the public what actions and physical i mpr ve e ~ ts a ~e necessary to accommodate the future ~rowth of air traf fic a :1d t he e · : · ::-:~ characteristics of the air transport industry. ROLE 0~ SEA-TAC Sea-Tac International Airport 1s a major economic asse~ t t he c: : :•' Seattle, King County, and the Puget Sound region, and is the pr i n i . a l r carrier airport serving the northwest. The primary role of e Air -~ lS to serve the traveling public and to promote trade by ace mm dating t h ~ air transportation need~ of the region. Equally important is t~e Airport's role as an international gateway for passengers a rd ca r g POLICY GUIDELINES A series of policy guidelines and assumptions were developed t r ef ' e c : both stated Port policy and institutional and environmental constr ints . For example, it was determined _at the outset that no new ru nva ·s ut Sea-Tac would be considered, primarily because (1) the existing run ·a y configurations had previously been determined to provide ad e…
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