SAMP FAQs 2024-09-20

The Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) is the blueprint for changes at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to meet future, forecasted demand. The master plan process was completed in 2018. SAMP identi�ed 31 Near-Term Projects (NTPs) that are intended to serve 56 million annual passengers as well as �ights and cargo activity at an optimal level of service, as de�ned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Currently, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental review is underway, with the draft NEPA document expected to be released in fall 2024. Once the NEPA process is complete, the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review will follow. Key elements of the NTPs (i.e., Proposed Action) include construction of a second terminal, a centralized maintenance campus, o�-airport cargo handling facilities, realignment of airport roadways, and expansion of the fueling facilities. Highlights include: • A second terminal with 19 additional gates • An elevated busway and stations linking the existing rental car facility, new terminal, and main terminal • Cargo facilities to replace current facilities and to accommodate air freight • Realigning airport roadways • Air�eld updates to improve safety and e�ciency • New parking infrastructure to serve the second terminal • Additional facilities for sustainable aviation fuel www.portseattle.org A Regional Aviation Baseline Study conducted in 2021 by the Puget Sound Regional Council found that, based on forecasted demand, there will be 27 million more passenger boardings per year than SEA can accommodate at an optimal level of service by 2050. Without new facilities for…

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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 [...]