CACC

Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission Members

Voting Members Representative of commercial service airports and ports –County with a population of two million or more Jeffrey Brown Representative of commercial service airports and ports –Port in eastern WA with a runway of at least 13,500’ in lengthStroud Kunkle Representative of commercial service airports and ports –Commercial service airport in eastern WA located

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Second Airport

This provides a portal for information concerning the progress towards a second airport, which was studied and debated by the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Committee (or as they refer to themselves 'the CACC') from 2020-2023

CategoriesFrequently Asked Questions, HistoryTagsCACC, Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission, Second Airport
2018-11-29
*Why There Is No Second Airport In Site

I admit to a bit of Schadenfreüde whenever I attend a public forum of electeds where the potential siting of a second airport is to be discussed. Because I know I’ll be witnessing my electeds feeling frustrated, patronised and condescended to. Which is how I feel a hundred or so times a year when I

CategoriesNews StoriesTagsCACC, Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission, Port Of Seattle, Second Airport

Upcoming Events

StART SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table
Add to CalendarMWednesday Aug 26, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Zoom (Virtual Meeting)

Meeting Objectives Introduce the primary feedback themes identified by StART members regarding StART’s Operating Procedures and determine areas that may warrant future discussion. 5:00 PM – Welcome Meeting Management Welcome Lead: Andrés Mantilla, Facilitator, Uncommon Bridges; Wendy Reiter, Airport Managing Director, POS 5:15 PM – Dinner: All participants eat. 5:30 PM – StART Operating Procedures
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Commercial Aviation Work Group
Add to CalendarMThursday Sep 3, 10:00am - 1:30pm
Virtual Meeting (Zoom)

Meeting Agenda 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Welcome – Evan Nordby, Chair a. Introductions and Agenda Reviewb. Status of appointments and non-voting member invitationsc. Other updates as necessary 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Is it practical and legal to operate the western Washington [Puget Sound] airports as a single airport system? – Consultant
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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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