Economy, Traffic, Fuel, and Air Service – Presentation

Establishing scheduled commercial air service at Paine Field is gaining fresh attention from people who see an option to fighting clogged freeways to Sea-Tac airport. While no one expects — or is lobbying for — a Sea-Ev regional airport, there is growing interest in short-range commuter flights from Everett, perhaps with routes linking Snohomish County to Yakima, Spokane, Portland or other popular destinations in the Northwest. Adding scheduled commercial flights to the airport’s array of services would boost the county’s economy, supporters say, creating new jobs, new terminal facilities and a new attraction for companies looking for expansion sites. “We need to start somewhere. It’s time to quit putting it off. Aviation is a big part of any business coming to town,” former airport commissioner Hank Robinett said recently. “It’s vitally important to the economic future of our county. We need it.” Robinett, who has been lobbying business and government leaders to bring commercial air service to the field, wrote in a recent Herald guest editorial that “Snohomish County is one of the largest counties in the United States with no scheduled airline services.” Former Airport Director George Petrie endorsed Robinett’s views in a letter to the Herald, recalling that during the Alaska oil pipeline construction in the late 1970s, the airport had “a flourishing nonscheduled air freight operation, with few noise complaints. … I’ve always thought Paine Field could serve the Puget Sound area in the same way San Jose and Oakland (airports) serve the Bay Area.” Tom Hoban,…

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