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  • Biden nominates a former Obama official to run the Federal Aviation Administration

    By  DAVID KOENIGThe Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated a former Obama administration official to lead the Federal Aviation Administration after his first choice withdrew in March after running into opposition from Republican senators. The White House said Biden nominated Michael G. Whitaker, a former deputy administrator at the FAA. He is currently
  • 2023-08-22

    F.A.A. density guidelines: North Sea-Tac Park

    This document presents FAA density guidelines for the North Sea-Tac Park area near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, showing recommended population limits per acre across different zones. Areas closest to the runway are designated as a 'Clear Zone' allowing only 1.5 people per acre, while an 'Extended Clear Zone' permits 2 people per acre, and surrounding residential areas are limited to 20–40 people per acre. A gymnasium on the map is noted as accommodating 60 people during games, illustrating how the guidelines account for concentrated gatherings near airport flight paths.
  • 2023-08-22

    Sea-Tac/Communities Plan work program: Project overview and inventory

    This document outlines the Sea-Tac/Communities Plan, a collaborative airport master planning study conducted by the Port of Seattle and King County with FAA funding, covering environmental, demographic, economic, and land-use impacts of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on surrounding communities. The $642,000 study, two-thirds funded by a $427,978 FAA planning grant, hired multiple consultants to examine issues including noise exposure, air quality, water quality, and public opinion. The inventory phase aimed to compile comprehensive existing-conditions data within the first six months of the project, starting March 19, 1972.

  • Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often Than Previously Known

    FLIGHT RISKS By Sydney Ember and Emily SteelGraphics by Leanne Abraham, Eleanor Lutz and Ella KoezeAug. 21, 2023 On the afternoon of July 2, a Southwest Airlines pilot had to abort a landing at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. A Delta Air Lines 737 was preparing to take off on the same runway. The sudden maneuver avoided a possible collision by seconds. Near miss NEW

  • Close Calls and the New York Times: What You Need to Know

    The U.S. aviation system is the safest in the world, but one close call is one too many. The FAA and the aviation community are pursuing a goal of zero serious close calls, a commitment from the Safety Summit in March. The same approach virtually eliminated the risk of fatalities aboard U.S. commercial airlines. Since 2009,
  • 2023-08-16

    TRACON S46 Entrance

    Entrance sign for a U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility, visible with the FAA logo and agency lettering on a concrete monument sign. The facility is secured by chain-link fencing, consistent with FAA TRACON facilities that manage instrument approach control for airports such as Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
  • 2023-08-14

    FAA Jet Route Chart Centered on Seattle-Tacoma Area – 14/2202z

    A National Weather Service (NWS)-branded interactive aviation map showing FAA high-altitude jet routes (J-routes) radiating from a central fix near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), with surrounding cities including Seattle, Bellevue, Renton, Kent, Tacoma, and Olympia visible. The map is timestamped 14/2202z and displays multiple labeled jet airways (J20, J34, J90, J523, etc.) overlaid on a terrain basemap of the greater Puget Sound region.
  • 2023-08-14

    FAA Aviation Weather/Flight Track Map – Seattle-Tacoma Region

    An FAA or aviation weather service map dated the 14th at 2201 Zulu, showing airports, airways, and airspace boundaries (including a pink ADIZ/TRACON boundary) across the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area and western Washington state. Visible airport identifiers include SEA (Seattle-Tacoma International), BFI (Boeing Field), PAE (Paine Field/Everett), RNT (Renton), TIW (Tacoma Narrows), OLM (Olympia), and numerous others, with a weather.gov watermark visible in the lower right.

  • What is a TRACON?

    The area from 6-50 miles will affect you with or without a second airport. It’s an FAA acronym. Terminal Radar Approach Control. And if you live in any of the areas considered for a Second Airport, including Enumclaw or Pierce and Thurston Counties, keep reading. TRACONs are FAA facilities that house air traffic controllers who

  • Wing walking flights in Sequim draw lawsuit and FAA investigation

    By  Dominic Gates  Seattle Times aerospace reporter In Sequim, on the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula, you can sign up for a daring thrill ride available nowhere else in America: Mason Wing Walking will take you up in an airplane to about 3,500 feet where you can climb out of the open cockpit and