This diagram shows the runway layout at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), illustrating three parallel runway pairs oriented roughly north-south: 34L/16R, 34C/16C, and 34R/16L. Black aircraft icons represent arriving or departing flights on the northern runways, while blue icons indicate traffic on the central and southern runways, reflecting how flight operations are distributed across the airfield. The map is relevant to noise policy discussions as it visually documents the flight paths and runway usage patterns that affect surrounding communities.

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Aerial satellite map of Sea-Tac Airport showing the three parallel runway configuration with runway designations 34R, 34C, 34L (and their reciprocals 16R, 16C, 16L). Aircraft symbols in black and blue indicate traffic positions on the runways and taxiways. A scale bar and north arrow are included.

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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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