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1980-04-09Proposal for airport on Eastside pops up again
A 1980 Seattle Times article reports that federal and state officials revived a proposal to build a new small-craft general-aviation airport on the Eastside of King County, with three potential sites identified near Snoqualmie Falls and Fall City. The FAA offered to fund up to 80% of the estimated $4.5 million construction cost, citing growing congestion at Sea-Tac Airport caused by the mixing of small private planes with large commercial jets. South King County residents, long burdened by airport noise and safety concerns, largely welcomed the idea, arguing that Eastside communities benefiting from aviation should share the responsibility for housing general-aviation facilities. -
Seattle Times 1980-04-09 pg 107 Eastside Airport Proposal in Carnation (Lorraine Hine Des Moines Mayor)
A full newspaper page from The Seattle Times dated Wednesday, April 9, 1980 (page G4) featuring two articles — 'Proposal for airport on Eastside pops up again' by Charles Brown and 'South Enders: Airport on Eastside overdue' by Cathy Reiner — covering proposals for a new general-aviation airport in East King County, with a map illustrating three proposed airfield sites in the Snoqualmie Valley area near Fall City, Carnation, and North Bend. -
1969-02-08Sea-Tac International Airport: Part 3 — Boeing Bust to Deregulation
The Port of Seattle built Seattle-Tacoma International Airport during World War II to relieve pressure on existing airports such as Seattle’s Boeing Field. Following the war, Sea-Tac quickly established itself as the region’s aviation hub, but it had to undertake major improvements to accommodate newer jet aircraft and steadily increasing numbers of passengers. During the