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2023-08-14FAA 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 -
2023-08-10DOT request for information on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)
A public comment submitted to the Department of Transportation argues that communities should have a stronger voice in shaping Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) policy, including drones and air taxis, before decisions are made. It calls on the FAA to conduct independent research on noise, health, environmental, and privacy impacts, and to use better noise measurement tools that reflect residents' real-world experience. The comment also urges regulators to avoid repeating mistakes made during the NextGen rollout, where communities were excluded from the process until after key decisions had already been implemented. -
Sea-Tac Airport Comparison of Air Carrier Operations Forecasts vs. Actuals, 1975–2010
A scatter plot comparing multiple historical and projected annual air carrier operations forecasts for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, spanning approximately 1975–2010. The chart overlays actual operations data against projections from sources including 1997 FAA and ACC (Hockaday) projections, the 1992 Flight Plan Project Final EIS, the 1996 Master Plan Update FEIS, the 1987 PSCOG Draft EIS, and several earlier studies dating back to a 1976 Sea-Tac Communities Plan, illustrating how successive forecasts consistently overestimated growth relative to actual operations. -
2023-07-25Port Of Seattle Commission Business Meeting – FY24 Appropriations & Grants Briefing, 7/25
A Port of Seattle Commission Business Meeting (dated 7/25, timestamped 1:25:27 of 3:08:59) displays a slide titled 'FY24 Appropriations & Grants,' noting Senator Murray's proposed FAA funding language for a failed insulation study and a June award of $5 million for Places of Worship noise insulation projects. The agenda item visible at the bottom references Agenda Item 10b: Sound Insulation Program Briefing and Authorization for the Executive Director to Advertise, Award, and Execute a Major Public Works Contract for Phase 2 of the Airport project. -
Two Pilots Seated in Commercial Airliner Cockpit with Digital Flight Displays
Two uniformed pilots wearing aviation headsets are seated in what appears to be a modern commercial airliner cockpit, with multiple digital flight displays and instrument panels visible. One pilot on the right appears to be wearing a blue lanyard/badge, but no airline logo or aircraft type is clearly legible. -
House passes air travel bill criticized by consumer groups, White House
By DAVID KOENIG and KEVIN FREKING The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration would get more money to hire air traffic controllers and the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots would be raised under a bill approved Thursday by the House. The measure seeks to improve air travel, which has been plagued by -
2023-06-27Noise policy review
The FAA's Noise Policy Review examines the growing problem of aircraft noise around airports, comparing historical and current annoyance levels among nearby residents. A Neighborhood Environmental Survey found a substantial increase in the percentage of people highly annoyed by aircraft noise, with annoyance rising consistently across all levels of noise exposure — well above what older models like the Schultz Curve had predicted. -
2023-06-12AICA Response and Mark Up: House’s 6-9-23 Draft T&I FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023
The Aviation-Impacted Communities Alliance (AICA) published a detailed response to the House's June 9, 2023 draft FAA Reauthorization Act, opposing or requesting edits to numerous sections of the bill. Key concerns include the weakening of community noise and pollution protections, the exclusion of affected communities from stakeholder processes, and the prioritization of aviation industry interests over public safety and accountability. AICA argues that several provisions—covering aircraft data privacy, ADS-B enforcement, rotorcraft operations, and leaded fuel—fail to adequately protect communities living near airports like Sea-Tac from noise, pollution, and safety risks.