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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 -
2022-10-16
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 -
2022-10-15Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission Report to Legislative Transportation Committees
A 2022 Washington State report recommends a three-part strategy to address the region's projected 27 million annual passenger shortfall by 2050: expanding capacity at existing airports like Paine Field and Sea-Tac, and developing a new greenfield airport in Pierce or Thurston County. Sea-Tac is expected to remain the region's primary hub, optimizing capacity for passengers and freight through the 2030s under its Sustainable Airport Master Plan. The report also highlights the need to address harmful emissions and noise as part of an 'Airport of the Future' approach. -
WASP Screening Process Method Results 30AUG22 FINAL1024_20
This map, produced by Kimley-Horn for the Washington Aviation System Plan (WASP) Airport Site Selection Study, depicts the Thurston County Central representative location as a potential greenfield airport site, marked by a 6-mile diameter circle near East Olympia, Washington. The map shows surrounding infrastructure including Interstate 5, State Routes 510 and 507, rail lines, the Pierce-Thurston county boundary, and the existing Olympia Regional Airport. -
WASP Screening Process Method Results 30AUG22 FINAL1024_19
Figure 12 from the Washington Aviation System Plan (WASP) Airport Site Selection Study, produced by Kimley-Horn, depicting the Pierce County Central Representative Location as a greenfield airport candidate site. The map shows a 6-mile diameter future site area circle centered in rural Pierce County, Washington, bounded by routes 507, 702, 7, and 161, with nearby landmarks including Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the Thurston County boundary. -
WASP Screening Process Method Results 30AUG22 FINAL1024_18
Figure 11 from the Washington Aviation System Plan (WASP) Airport Site Selection Study, produced by Kimley-Horn, showing a satellite aerial map of a proposed greenfield airport site in Pierce County East near Graham, Washington. The map identifies a 6-mile diameter future site area circle centered near SR-161, with surrounding communities including Puyallup, Frederickson, Orting, and Bonney Lake visible, along with state routes 7, 161, 162, and 702. -
Washington Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission – Chair/Vice Chair/Planning Group Recommendation, September 23, 2022
A slide from a virtual meeting of the Washington State Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (WSDOT), dated 9/23/22, presents Recommendation 5: add capacity to Paine Field per its Airport Master Plan, continue developing a greenfield site with a two-runway configuration, and analyze Pierce County East, Pierce County Central, and Thurston County Central sites. The meeting was broadcast on TVW and is identified on-screen as relating to a 'New Commercial Airport Site.' -
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A TVW broadcast of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission virtual meeting dated 9/23/22, showing a 'Public Benefit' presentation slide. The slide references Puget Sound regional population data from the US Census Bureau and notes that in 2019, of the 25 million passengers that departed Sea-Tac Airport, 17.3 million were originating locally. -
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