A 1980 Seattle Times article reports that federal and state officials revived a proposal to build a new small-craft general-aviation airport on the Eastside of King County, with three potential sites identified near Snoqualmie Falls and Fall City. The FAA offered to fund up to 80% of the estimated $4.5 million construction cost, citing growing congestion at Sea-Tac Airport caused by the mixing of small private planes with large commercial jets. South King County residents, long burdened by airport noise and safety concerns, largely welcomed the idea, arguing that Eastside communities benefiting from aviation should share the responsibility for housing general-aviation facilities.Open full document
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The Seattle Times reports on a revived FAA proposal for a new small-craft general aviation airport on the Eastside of King County, with three sites identified near Snoqualmie Falls and Fall City. A companion article covers South King County residents’ perspective that an Eastside airport is overdue, given the burden their communities already bear from Sea-Tac Airport and other airfields.