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1987-10-01
Regional Airport System Plan 1988-2020: Air transportation element of the Regional Transportation Plan
★The 1988-2020 Regional Airport System Plan, published in October 1987, outlines policies for managing and developing public-use airports across King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties through the year 2020. A central finding is that Sea-Tac Airport was projected to reach full capacity within 10 to 15 years, with intolerable aircraft delays expected unless alternative measures were taken. The plan also addresses noise and flight track mitigation programs, land use compatibility near airports, and the potential role of satellite airports such as Paine Field, Bremerton National, and Tacoma Narrows in relieving pressure on Sea-Tac. -
2026-09-03
Commercial Aviation Work Group
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 -
2026-09-03
Commercial Aviation Work Group: Meeting Agenda, September 3, 2026
Meeting agenda for the Commercial Aviation Work Group (CAWG), the State ‘second airport’ committee, scheduled September 3, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. via Zoom virtual meeting. Topics include: practicality and legality of operating western Washington Puget Sound airports as a single airport system; Puget Sound General Aviation Airports role; Committee Structure Options and Annual Report discussion; -
2026-09-03
Commercial Aviation Work Group: Meeting Agenda, September 3, 2026
Meeting agenda for the Commercial Aviation Work Group (CAWG), the State ‘second airport’ committee, scheduled September 3, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. via Zoom virtual meeting. Topics include: practicality and legality of operating western Washington Puget Sound airports as a single airport system; Puget Sound General Aviation Airports role; Committee Structure Options and Annual Report discussion; -
2026-07-29
FAA NextGen for airports
This Federal Aviation Administration document describes how the NextGen air traffic modernization program benefits both general aviation and commercial airports through improved GPS-based approach procedures, ADS-B surveillance technology, and more efficient departure queue management systems. Key upgrades include WAAS/LPV approaches that allow aircraft to land in low-visibility conditions without expensive ground equipment, and surface surveillance tools to better track aircraft and vehicles on the ground. The document also outlines plans to optimize airspace procedures across 21 metropolitan areas to reduce delays and improve safety. -
Boeing Field/King County International Airport (BFI) airport profile
This airport profile for Boeing Field/King County International Airport (BFI) was produced as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation Economic Impact Study of Washington’s 134 public-use airports. It details the airport’s characteristics, key aviation activities, and 2018 economic impacts, including 18,679 jobs supported and $3.04 billion in total business revenues. The profile -
2026-07-25
Boeing Field/King County International Airport (BFI) airport profile
This airport profile for Boeing Field/King County International Airport (BFI) was produced as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation Economic Impact Study of Washington’s 134 public-use airports. It details the airport’s characteristics, key aviation activities, and 2018 economic impacts, including 18,679 jobs supported and $3.04 billion in total business revenues. The profile -
Hanscom Field
A blue single-engine propeller aircraft, partially readable registration ending in '202', taxis or lands on a runway at a general aviation airport. A concrete air traffic control tower is visible in the background, along with an American flag and airport terminal buildings, viewed from outside a chain-link perimeter fence. This does not appear to be Sea-Tac Airport. -
2026-01-01
Understanding the Transition to Unleaded Aviation Gasoline: A Primer
ACRP Research Focus primer developed under ACRP Project 03-73, published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine via the Transportation Research Board and Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Covers the transition from 100LL avgas (aviation gasoline containing tetraethyllead) to unleaded aviation gasoline for general aviation piston -
2026-01-01
Understanding the Transition to Unleaded Aviation Gasoline: A Primer
ACRP Research Focus primer developed under ACRP Project 03-73, published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine via the Transportation Research Board and Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Covers the transition from 100LL avgas (aviation gasoline containing tetraethyllead) to unleaded aviation gasoline for general aviation piston