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Noise Office Inquiries – Noise Hotline & online comment forms • 2016: 2,959 – 10 people = 55% of comments • 2015: 2,632 – 4 people = 59% of comments • 2014: 2,172 – 4 people = 63% of comments Calls to the Noise Office have increased in the past couple of years Aircraft Operations • 2016: 412,170 operations – 8% increase • 2015: 381,408 operations – 12% increase • 2014: 340,478 operations – 7% increase • 2013: 317,186 operations The difference between 2013 and 2016 was 94,984 operations. That’s 260 more aircraft going over homes per day. The increase in operations is predominantly what is causing additional noise complaints Sea-Tac Airport Economic Impacts • Economic Impact = $16.3 billion annually in business revenue • Generates 171,769 jobs / 19,000 directly related to the airport • Approximately 4,000 airport employees live in the local cities • Each international flight route generates $75 million annually to the economy • Tourism creates $365 million annually in state & local taxes and approximately 140,000 jobs. Sea-Tac Airport is a major contributor to the local economies Noise Contour & Noise Remedy Boundary Residential sound mitigation occurs within the Noise Remedy Boundary per FAA rules Noise Remedy Boundary 2018 DNL Contour Sea-Tac contours are based off aircraft operations data • All aircraft operations • Airport characteristics altitude/runways/taxiways • Flows – North/South • Type of aircraft in fleet • Aircraft configurations gear/flaps • Engine testing statistics • Weather • Terrain • Flight paths • Performance data…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]