This proposal outlines an End-Around Taxi Procedure for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, designed for use when Runway 16C is restricted due to weather conditions. The procedure routes arriving aircraft heading to gates north of Box 77 behind departing aircraft using an intersection departure from Runway 16L at Echo, reducing the number of active runway crossings. The goal is to improve ground movement efficiency during low-visibility or adverse weather operations.

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A proposal for an end-around taxi procedure at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to be used when RWY16C is limited due to weather. The procedure utilizes an intersection departure on RWY16L at Echo, allowing arrivals parking north of Box 77 to taxi behind departing aircraft, reducing the number of runway crossings. The potential benefit is improved efficiency through fewer crossings.

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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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