A Delta Air Lines aircraft departs over the main terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA-TAC), with Alaska Airlines check-in curb areas visible below. The busy departures roadway shows a posted 20 mph speed limit, with signage for Alaska, Frontier, and Sun Country airlines visible on the terminal facade.

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Image shows an airport terminal with departure gates, a control tower in the background, and an aircraft taking off overhead. The scene includes ground traffic and airport infrastructure typical of a major commercial airport.

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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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