TagAirports(140)

Advanced Search Options

  • 1976-02-06

    Sea-Tac Aerial

    Aerial photograph looking north over Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, showing the main terminal building, satellite concourses with jet aircraft at gates, and the distinctive circular/spiral parking garage structure in the foreground. Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains are visible in the background, consistent with Sea-Tac's geographic orientation.
  • 1971-01-29

    Supporting information for the adopted noise regulations for California airports

    This 1971 report, prepared by Wyle Laboratories for the California Department of Aeronautics, provides the technical supporting information behind California's adopted noise regulations for airports. It documents the research and methodology used to establish noise standards governing aircraft operations at California airports. While focused on California, the report represents an early example of state-level regulatory efforts to address airport noise impacts on surrounding communities.
  • 1971-01-29

    Supporting information for the adopted noise regulations for California airports

    This 1971 report, prepared by Wyle Laboratories for the California Department of Aeronautics, provides the technical supporting information behind California's adopted noise regulations for airports. It documents the research and methodology used to establish noise standards governing aircraft operations at California airports. While focused on California, the report represents an early example of state-level regulatory efforts to address airport noise impacts on surrounding communities.
  • 1969-01-01

    Sea-Tac Airport Aerial View, circa 1969

    Black-and-white aerial photograph showing a cruciform terminal building with a central rotunda, multiple concourses extending outward to aircraft gates, large surface parking lots, and active runways. The layout and architectural style are consistent with a major American commercial airport from the 1960s–1970s era, but no visible text, logos, or captions confirm the specific airport identity.
  • 1969-01-01

    SEA-TAC Aerial late1960s

    Aerial photograph looking northwest over Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), showing the original terminal complex, parallel runways, taxiways, and surface parking lots. In the background, Puget Sound, the city of Seattle, and the Olympic Mountains are visible, consistent with a photo taken from the south during the airport's early operational decades.
  • 1968-02-01

    APA – Planning The Airport Environment

    This 1968 report by the American Society of Planning Officials examines the major planning challenges posed by airports, particularly in light of rapid growth in air transportation and the introduction of new jet aircraft. It summarizes methods and tools planners can use to achieve environments compatible with airport operations, viewing airports as transportation facilities, nuisances,
  • Report231 pdf
    1968-02-01

    Planning the airport environment

    This 1968 report by the American Society of Planning Officials examines the major planning challenges posed by airports, particularly in light of rapid growth in air transportation and the introduction of new jet aircraft. It summarizes methods and tools planners can use to achieve environments compatible with airport operations, viewing airports as transportation facilities, nuisances,
  • 1961-01-01

    Sea-Tac Aerial 1961

    Aerial photograph showing an airport terminal building with a circular drive, large surface parking lots filled with period automobiles, and visible runways. A Union Oil (Union 76) service station is visible at the entrance road; the body of water and tree line in the background suggest a Puget Sound-area location consistent with Seattle-Tacoma Airport.
  • 1961-01-01

    Sea-Tac Airport Aerial View, 1961

    Black-and-white aerial photograph showing a commercial airport with a central terminal building, circular access road, parking areas, multiple runways in an X/cross configuration, and what appear to be propeller-era aircraft on the apron. The layout and scale are consistent with a regional hub airport, likely dating from the 1950s or early 1960s based on aircraft types and terminal design visible, but no text, captions, or watermarks are present to confirm the specific facility or date.
  • 1949-01-01

    SeaTac Baggage Claim – 1949

    Interior view of the baggage claim area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in 1949, showing passengers waiting at a long wooden counter to collect luggage. The image caption reads 'SeaTac Baggage Claim - 1949,' depicting the original low-slung terminal building with panoramic windows overlooking the surrounding landscape.