This 2005 map from the Washington State Department of Transportation's Aviation Division shows the locations and ownership types of airports across Washington State. Airports are categorized by ownership as City/County, City, County, Port, Private, or State. While centered on statewide aviation infrastructure, the map provides context for understanding the public and private entities responsible for airport operations in the region, including major facilities near the Seattle-Tacoma area.

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A map produced by the Washington State Department of Transportation showing airport ownership across Washington State. Airports are color-coded by ownership type including City/County, City, County, Port, Private, and State. The map was accessed on November 3, 2005.

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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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