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King County International Airport (Boeing Field) is a major regional facility with its own Part 150 program and FAA Roundtable
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2024-07-13The Museum of Flight Campus Map
This is a campus map for the Museum of Flight in Seattle, showing the layout of its East and West campuses along East Marginal Way South adjacent to Boeing Field. The map identifies key buildings and galleries, outdoor aircraft displays including a B-52G Stratofortress, F/A-18A Hornet, and Lockheed Super Constellation, as well as parking areas, bus stops, and entrance points. It does not contain information related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy. -
2024-06-13Record of Approval: FAA Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program, King County International Airport/Boeing Field
This document is the FAA's official Record of Approval for King County International Airport/Boeing Field's (Boeing Field/BFI) Noise Compatibility Program under Federal Aviation Regulation Part 150. It outlines six key recommendations to reduce aircraft noise impacts on nearby residents, including developing combined noise contours with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, implementing quieter flight approach and departure procedures, and upgrading noise monitoring systems. The FAA reviewed and issued determinations on each recommendation, approving most measures on a voluntary basis while noting that approvals do not constitute commitments to implement the actions. -
2023-12-18King County Ordinance 19713 KCIA/Boeing Field Roundtable
King County Ordinance 19713 (File 2023-0053), sponsored by Joe McDermott and Girmay Zahilay, amending K.C.C. 15.94.010, 15.94.030, 15.94.050, and adding a new section to K.C.C. 15.08 related to the King County International Airport (KCIA)/Boeing Field community roundtable. The ordinance preamble details environmental justice concerns in the Duwamish valley communities of South Park and Georgetown — -
2023-12-18
King County Ordinance 19713 KCIA/Boeing Field Roundtable
King County Ordinance 19713 (File 2023-0053), sponsored by Joe McDermott and Girmay Zahilay, amending K.C.C. 15.94.010, 15.94.030, 15.94.050, and adding a new section to K.C.C. 15.08 related to the King County International Airport (KCIA)/Boeing Field community roundtable. The ordinance preamble details environmental justice concerns in the Duwamish valley communities of South Park and Georgetown — -
Boeing Field eyes plan that could relieve cargo congestion at Sea-Tac
By Marissa Nall – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jun 15, 2023 Listen to this article 3 min Private airline services companies have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the development of King County International Airport — Boeing Field in the past several years. Now the airport is launching its own planning effort to meet the forecast for rising -
2023-03-27Local and State Legislation Hope to Address Environmental Impacts From Airports
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, SeaTac, Washington, as seen from the air. Photo is attributed to Joe Mabel (under a Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 license). by Agueda Pacheco Flores A County ordinance and a Washington State House bill could help alleviate the impact of local airports on South End communities. In the King County Council, Councilmember -
Facing climate concerns, will King County stop Boeing Field expansion?
Not long ago, halting an airport expansion over climate issues and environmental justice concerns might have seemed far-fetched. But times are changing. by Katie Wilson / June 9, 2021 A Boeing 737 Max 9 built for United Airlines lands at King County International Airport after a test flight from Moses Lake, Washington, on Nov. 18, 2020. -
Facing climate concerns, will King County stop Boeing Field expansion?
Not long ago, halting an airport expansion over climate issues and environmental justice concerns might have seemed far-fetched. But times are changing. by Katie Wilson Back in April, I wrote about the dissonance between the existential urgency of the climate crisis and the default desire for economic growth to lift us out of the pandemic doldrums. We’re -
2020-01-01King County Joint Aircraft Emissions Technical & Community Task Force Report
A King County task force report examines aircraft emissions from airports including Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and King County International Airport (KCIA), finding that aviation accounts for 15 percent of King County's total emissions and disproportionately harms nearby frontline communities. The report identifies key challenges to reducing aviation pollution at the local level, including limited regulatory authority and immature clean-energy technologies. Near-term recommendations focus on improving air quality around airports and phasing out leaded aviation fuel, while acknowledging that significant emissions reductions are unlikely in the short to medium term. -
2019-04-01Beacon Hill Community Noise Team Fact Sheet
The Beacon Hill Community Noise Team is a Seattle resident group that documented excessive noise pollution from Sea-Tac and King County airports, as well as road traffic, across 52 neighborhood sites in 2018. Their measurements found that more than half of recorded noise levels exceeded FAA mitigation thresholds, Seattle city ordinances, and EPA public health standards by up to 800%. The group is calling on local, state, and federal officials to take action, citing compounding health and socioeconomic burdens already faced by Beacon Hill's nearly 40,000 residents.