These documents relate to the Airport Alternative Committee's October 1992 meeting, which brought together cities, community organizations, and citizen groups concerned about aircraft noise around Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) Airport. The committee evaluated criteria and requirements for addressing airport expansion, including minimizing noise impact on the largest number of people, maximizing aircraft and ground safety, and providing 750 operations capacity by the year 2020. Alternative airport sites such as Vancouver, Black Lake, Fort Lewis, Portland, McCord, Arlington, and SeaTac were also discussed.Open full document
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Meeting notes from the Airport Alternative Committee listing evaluation criteria, requirements, and options for regional airport planning. The document includes criteria such as minimizing noise impact, maximizing aircraft safety, and providing 750 operations by 2020. Options discussed include replacement airports and looking at Vancouver/Portland/Sea-Tac alternatives.