By Joel Donofrio Yakima Herald-Republic Yakima’s interest in using its airport to relieve crowding at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has the attention of state transportation officials. Amid airspace congestion reports and considerable opposition from west side cities and counties to a new airport, Rob Hodgman, the Washington State Department of Transportation senior aviation planner, said one
It won’t be easy, but WA can launch the airport of the future
By Tom Dent and Karen Keiser Special to The Times We are at the start of the greatest transformation in flight since the development of the jet engine. It is not going to happen overnight, and we won’t see large, emissions-free commercial aircraft anytime soon, but like what we have witnessed with space exploration, technological
Seattle needs a new Sea-Tac-sized airport. No one wants it near them
1 of 8 | Jeremy Foust, owner of Left Foot Farm in Eatonville, pauses before feeding his goats. Foust’s goat farm falls inside the circle identified as a possible airport site. (Karen Ducey / The Seattle Times) By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter By 2040, Western Washington will need another large airport. State officials
Boy, do we hate being right…
I wrote the following article in 2018: *Why There Is No Second Airport In Site I’m throwing up that old news in light of the fact that yesterday, the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) met its statutory obligation to deliver a recommendation on a ‘second airport’, basically by punting a final decision into 2023 which
Why prospects that Pierce, Thurston could be home to new 2-runway airport just improved
By Shea Johnson Updated September 26, 2022 10:09 AM Two rural expanses of land in Pierce County are among three so-called “greenfield” sites still under consideration for a new airport after a state Legislature-created group on Friday narrowed down options for where it will recommend establishing flight operations to accommodate growing passenger and cargo traffic
Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission Meeting 09/23/2022
“Greatest Public Benefit” is a concept that has been devastating for airport communities. It means that, as they say on Star Trek, “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one”. The discussion of compensation and mitigation is always the lowest priority. This makes any commercial airport a de facto sacrifice zone. The
Skagit County no longer being considered for a commercial airport
The two Skagit County sites being considered for a new commercial airport were taken off the state Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission’s list Friday. The commission had been looking into 10 possible sites for a new airport. The sites on the list are what are called greenfield sites — undeveloped, commonly agricultural land that is sought
CACC Online Open House and Virtual Public Meeting
The online open house received nearly 60,000 page views from an estimated 20,000 users. Of users, 1,121 provided their zip codes. Most ...
‘It’s Not Going to Happen’: Commissioners Dismiss Residents’ Fears of Major Expansion of Toledo Airport
Meeting: Residents Remain Wary as State Considers New Sites to Alleviate Pressure on Sea-Tac By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com The runway of the Ed Carlson Memorial-South Lewis County Airport in Toledo is seen in this image on the WSDOT website. Lewis County officials have again signaled that they have no intention of transforming Toledo’s South
Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission Status Report 07/2020
In October 2019, the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) convened to begin the process of developing recommendations for a new primary commercial aviation facility in ...