CACC – Published Report, October 2022

Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission Report to Legislative Transportation Committees Introduction Per SSB 5370 (2019), as revised by SSB 5165 (2021), the following report is provided as the third report to the Legislature from the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC). At the onset, it is important to note that as a result of legislative action in 2022, the timeline for the Commission’s work was extended to June 15, 2023. I. Executive Summary The primary purpose of this report is to address the assigned task from legislation for the Commission to recommend the top two locations for the site of a new primary commercial aviation facility by October 15, 2022. In keeping with the intent of the legislation, but given the complex nature of this work, during the September 2022 Commission meeting voting members approved a recommendation supporting its adopted strategy to add capacity at existing airports while continuing to develop a greenfield option. The Commission’s recommendations include: • Add capacity to Paine Field according to its Airport Master Plan (with potential for additional capacity), assume Sea-Tac (SEA) executes its Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), and assist other airports interested in pursuing regional commercial service (distributed air service supported by emerging technology), and • Continue to develop greenfield site options with a two (2) runway configuration. The three greenfield sites requiring further analysis include: • Pierce County East – located south of Puyallup, 4.5 miles east of JBLM, south of Graham • Pierce County Central – located 2.25 miles south of JBLM,…

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