Regional Aviation Baseline Study 2021-05-25 Final Overview

PSRC is not making recommendations on expansion of current airports or siting of new facilities Regional Aviation Baseline Study Study Objectives — Identify the roles of each airport and the aviation activities within the region based on existing planning efforts — Provide a regional perspective on how aviation activities at airports in the region interact with each other, the community and the broader economy — Obtain input from stakeholders about their needs and build a common understanding about aviation and airspace constraints — Identify future aviation needs within the central Puget Sound Region and set the stage for future planning Overview of Regional Aviation System Trends, Forecast, and System Requirements by Sector Forecast represents regional demand for air service in 2050 if unconstrained by airport or airspace capacity Commercial Scheduled passenger service Air Cargo Freight and mail carried in the lower hold of passenger aircraft and on dedicated freighters General Aviation Business, flight instruction, medical, emergency, law enforcement, recreation, and tourism Commercial Aviation Trends, forecasts, and system requirements — Based on current airport capacity and plans, the region will be able to accommodate approximately 28,600,000 enplanements by 2027 — One enplanement = one passenger boarding a plane — The projected demand for passenger enplanements is 55,600,000 by 2050 – nearly double the 2018 demand — As the region grows, congested roads mean it will take longer to access airports – light rail and other multimodal solutions could help increase access — Sea-Tac faces airspace constraints – but new FAA navigation…

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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 [...]