This presentation from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) explains what flight go-arounds are and how often they occur. A go-around happens when a pilot or air traffic controller decides it is not safe to land, due to factors like bad weather or aircraft spacing issues, and the plane must circle back for another attempt. SEA's go-around rate averages about 0.4% of all arrivals, closely matching the 0.39% national average reported by the FAA across 30 major U.S. airports.

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A presentation from the Port of Seattle’s Seattle-Tacoma International Airport explaining what flight go-arounds are, including the scenarios in which they may be initiated by pilots or FAA air traffic controllers. The presentation also compares go-around rates at Sea-Tac Airport to national averages reported by the FAA, showing both hover around 0.4% of all aircraft arrivals.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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