Port Of Seattle Memorandum: Forecast of Aviation Demand for King County International Airport (Boeing Field) and Sea-Tac International Airport — Airspace Study

A 1982 Port of Seattle memorandum presents draft forecasts of aviation demand for Sea-Tac International Airport and Boeing Field, projecting aircraft operations through the year 2000. The forecasts cover annual take-offs and landings as well as peak-hour traffic under both visual and instrument flight conditions, with Sea-Tac's total annual operations expected to grow from roughly 214,000 in 1980 to over 261,000 by 2000. The document was circulated to FAA, King County, and Washington State DOT representatives for review as part of an airspace capacity and noise planning study.

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Memorandum dated February 11, 1982 from Jody Yamanaka (Planner II, Port Of Seattle) to Dawson Alexander (POS), Bill Hamilton (WSDOT), George Saito (FAA), Joe Sims (POS), and Don Smith (King County), soliciting comments on the draft working paper ‘Forecast of Aviation Demand’ for the Airspace Study. Attached Chapter 3 draft presents forecasts of annual and peak hour operations (ADPM) for Sea-Tac International Airport and King County International Airport (Boeing Field) for years 1985, 1990, and 2000, covering air carrier/air taxi, general aviation (itinerant and local), and military categories under both IFR and VFR conditions. Sea-Tac total annual operations forecast to grow from 213,604 (1980) to 261,830 (2000); Boeing Field forecasts also included. Comments requested by Advisory Committee meeting February 24, 1982.

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