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  • Down-To-Earth Job — Sea-Tac’s Third Runway To Get Its Fill Of Dirt

    Jack Broom Seattle Times Staff Reporter Let’s say you’ve been looking for a better view, but you don’t want to leave the neighborhood. Instead, you bring in fill dirt to raise your property so you can see over all your neighbors. Somehow you get the dirt to form a nice column straight up from your
    CategoriesFrom The Web, History TagsFill Dirt, Seattle Times, Third Runway
  • 1994-12-11

    Sea-Tac’s Turbulent History

    Stephen Clutter, Paul J. Lim The latest controversy at Sea-Tac, over a possible third runway, is one more chapter in a long, turbulent history of airport expansion. Planes started using the site in 1944 and in five decades, it has become the 16th-busiest airport in the nation. ———————————- If you’re upset about the possibility of
    CategoriesFrom The Web, History TagsRichard Kennedy, Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle Times, Westside Hilltop Survival Committee
  • 1994-12-11

    Sea-Tac’s Turbulent History

    Dec 11, 1994 Stephen Clutter, Paul J. Lim The latest controversy at Sea-Tac, over a possible third runway, is one more chapter in a long, turbulent history of airport expansion. Planes started using the site in 1944 and in five decades, it has become the 16th-busiest airport in the nation. ———————————- If you’re upset about
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsBuyouts, Seattle Times, Third Runway
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    49 USC § 46110 U.S. Code – Judicial review

    (a) Filing and Venue.— Except for an order related to a foreign air carrier subject to disapproval by the President under section 41307 or 41509(f) of this title, a person disclosing a substantial interest in an order issued by the Secretary of Transportation (or the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration with respect to security
    CategoriesFrom The Web, Resources TagsAirport Law, Cornell University, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration
  • 1992-06-12

    Flight Patterns – FAA’s ‘Four Post’ traffic plan for planes is illogical, insulting

    June 12, 1992 Publication: THE SEATTLE TIMES Page: A9 Word Count: 354 The Ninth Circuit in San Francisco recently voted that since the noise level was not above 65 decibels (recently raised from 55 decibels) the Federal Aviation Administration did not have to be subject to any environmental impact requirements. Therefore, the FAA’s brilliant “four post” plan remains
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsFAA, Four Post Plan, letter, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Seattle Times
  • 1992-03-11

    PORT OF SEATTLE ORDERS $75,000 AIR CARGO STUDY | Journal of Commerce

    John Davies | Mar 11, 1992, 7:00 PM EST A $75,000 study of the needs of the air cargo industry at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was ordered Tuesday. Port of Seattle commissioners authorized a review of existing facilities, growth forecasts and a projection of what the airport should do to be prepared for emerging demands.The action follows the
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsCargo, Daily Journal Of Commerce, Port Of Seattle Commission, Sea-Tac Airport
  • 1991-06-09

    Destination Unknown — Airport! The Controversy

    Destination Unknown — Airport! The Controversy Jun 9, 1991 Lance Dickie ONE word sums up the public’s reaction to expanding Sea-Tac airport or planning for more planes in the sky over Puget Sound: Don’t. Don’t expand the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, don’t add runways to any existing regional airport and don’t replace Sea-Tac and start from
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsAirport Expansion, Editorial, Port Of Seattle, Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle Times
  • 1990-01-22

    Rumblings Over Flight-Path Plan

    By DICK LILLY January 22, 1990 Publication: THE SEATTLE TIMES Page: B3 Word Count: 1469 Like a plague, they slipped into Barbara Maxwell’s neighborhood, rattling the windows. Pretty soon, they were making it hard to hear phone conversations. After a while, they were interrupting backyard barbecues More and more jet planes, on their way to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport,
    CategoriesFrom The Web, History TagsFAA, Four Post Plan, Seattle Times
  • 1990-01-22

    Planned Flight Paths Spur Arguments

    Planned Flight Paths Spur Arguments Jan 22, 1990 Linda W.Y. Parrish Hearing set– The Federal Aviation Administration has set an environmental assessment hearing on its proposed changes in Sea-Tac Airport flight patterns for 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at Cleveland High School, 5511 15th Ave. S. FEDERAL WAY When the wind blows from the north,
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsFAA, Federal Way, Four Post Plan, Gary Locke, Greg Fisher, Seattle Times
  • Port of Seattle and Puget Sound Council of Governments launch Flight Plan study on May 23, 1989.

    By Walt Crowley (with research by Daryl McClary and Paula Becker) Posted 3/21/2003 HistoryLink.org Essay 4199 On May 23, 1989, the Port of Seattle and Puget Sound Council of Governments (PSCOG), reorganized in 1991 as the Puget Sound Regional Council, sign an Interagency Agreement to launch the “Flight Plan” study of future air service capacity needs
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsLand Use, PSCOG

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    As Sea-Tac International Airport continues to grow, Burien, Des Moines, and SeaTac are working together to advocate for a more collaborative approach to airport expansion planning — one that fully considers the health, environmental, transportation, and quality-of-life impacts on neighboring communities. Join us at a Community Open House on Tuesday, July 14, 6:00–7:30 p.m. at Burien City Hall (400

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