City of SeaTac Sound Attenuation Requirements (building code as of June 30 1998)

Airport Acceptance Rate – The maximum number of arrivals at an airport and varies depending upon several conditions such as number of runways available, weather conditions, direction of flow, types of approaches and operational conditions. ARTCC ( Air Route Traffic Control Center) – A regional facility established to provide air traffic control service to aircraft operating on IFR flight plans within controlled airspace and principally during the en route phase of flight. ATA (Airport Traffic Area) – Class D Airspace. Airspace established around airports with operating air traffic control towers. Class D Airspace generally consists of a 5-mile horizontal radius surrounding the airport and with a ceiling upper limit of 2,5(X) feet above ground level. Pilots must maintain radio contact with the AT(Ir while operating in this airspace. ATCT (Air Traffic Control Tower) – The facility that supervises, directs, and monitors the arrival and departure of air traffic at an airport and in the immediate airspace surrounding an airport (about 5 miles). HR (Instrument Flight Rules) – Rules governing the procedures for instrument flight. Instrument flight rules prevail when weather conditions are less than those required for Visual Flight Rules.8 SiD (Standard Insnument Departure) – A preplanned IFR air traffic control departure procedure published for pilot use. STAR (Standard Terminal Arrival Route) – A preplanned IFR air traffic control arrival procedure published for pilot use. TC A (Terminal Control Area) – Class B Airspace. Airspace surrounding high-density traffic ahports (such as Sea-Tac) in which both VFR and IFR operations are…

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