The Burien Airport Committee (BAC) recommends capping flights at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, citing unacceptable health burdens from aircraft noise and air pollution on surrounding communities. The committee argues that decades of regional planning studies have failed to identify alternatives to concentrating all air traffic growth at Sea-Tac, and that current expansion plans will likely be insufficient beyond 2025. BAC opposes Sea-Tac's SAMP expansion plan and calls on state and regional officials to identify alternative locations for future air passenger and cargo growth.Open full document
Notes
The Burien Airport Committee (BAC) outlines concerns about unforecasted growth at Sea-Tac Airport and the failure of regional and state agencies to identify alternatives to continued expansion. The resolution calls for capping operations at Sea-Tac at levels consistent with sensitive land uses and a statewide plan, and opposes the SAMP plan. BAC urges other communities to push for alternative locations for air passenger and cargo growth.