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The FAA Administrator's Fact Book (December 2020) is an official reference document compiled by the FAA Office of Communications outlining the agency's core mission and vision. The FAA's mission is to provide the safest and most efficient aerospace system in the world, while its vision emphasizes advancing safety, efficiency, environmental responsibility, and global leadership with accountability to the American public. This document serves as a foundational overview of FAA priorities, which directly inform federal aviation and noise policies affecting airports such as Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2021–2025 is a federal planning document published by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration on September 30, 2020. It outlines the nation's airport infrastructure needs and investment priorities for a five-year period under Title 49 U.S. Code, Section 47103. While it covers the broader national airport system, it provides context for understanding federal aviation policy that can influence noise management decisions at airports like Sea-Tac.

This FAA Advisory Circular (AC 36-1H) published in 2001 and updated in 2012 provides official noise level data for U.S.-certificated and foreign aircraft, including turbojet and propeller-driven planes tested under 14 CFR Part 36 and ICAO Annex 16 standards. Noise measurements, expressed in Effective Perceived Noise Levels (EPNdB), cover takeoff, sideline, and approach conditions and are organized across multiple appendices by aircraft type and compliance stage. The document serves as a reference for tracking progress in aircraft noise reduction and supports noise policy decisions at airports across the United States.

A comprehensive legal research digest that compiles and indexes airport law resources for attorneys and administrators. It provides a bibliography of federal resources, statutory materials, regulations, case law, and secondary sources related to airport legal issues including topics like eminent domain, environmental concerns, leasing, contracting, security, and liability.

The FAA's Airport Capacity Benchmark Report 2001 measures the maximum number of flights 31 of the nation's busiest airports can handle per hour under both good and adverse weather conditions. The benchmarks were developed between October 2000 and April 2001 by the FAA and MITRE/CAASD to help understand the relationship between airline demand and runway capacity, and to inform long-term aviation policy decisions. While useful as a reference point, the report notes that these benchmarks are starting points for discussion rather than definitive guides for major investment or scheduling decisions.