This collection of essays and timeline entries from HistoryLink.org traces the full history of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, from its origins as a World War II-era civilian airport built by the Port of Seattle to the complex debates of the 1980s–2000s over adding a third runway. Key topics include the airport's rapid growth during the jet age, the economic disruptions of the Boeing Bust, and the federal deregulation of airlines in 1978. A central focus is the prolonged public and political battle over noise impacts and runway expansion, which drove up the third runway's projected cost from $430 million to $1.1 billion and delayed its completion by nearly a decade.Open full document
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Search results from HistoryLink.org returning 18 files related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac). The results include essay abstracts covering the airport’s founding in the 1940s, growth through the jet age, the Boeing Bust era, deregulation, and the controversial Third Runway project. Topics span from the airport’s World War II origins through the early 2000s.